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API Reference/Qr codes

Generate QR code

Generate QR code for pod with specified validity duration. Response format depends on Accept header: 'image/png' returns binary PNG data, 'application/json' returns JSON with base64-encoded image.

POST
/v1/qr-code
AuthorizationBearer <token>

In: header

Header Parameters

Accept?string

Response format preference. Use 'image/png' for binary PNG data or 'application/json' for JSON response with base64-encoded image.

Default"image/png"
Value in"image/png" | "application/json"
location_idstring

Pod UUID

Formatuuid
validity_minutesnumber

QR code validity duration in minutes. Default 5.

Range0.01 <= value <= 60
metadata?object

Additional metadata for the QR code

Empty Object

Response Body

curl -X POST "https://api-v3.be-in.app/v1/qr-code" \
  -H "Accept: image/png" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "location_id": "46910cc3-ab41-4b80-b4a7-94dab9f1b795",
    "validity_minutes": 0.01
  }'
const body = JSON.stringify({
  "location_id": "46910cc3-ab41-4b80-b4a7-94dab9f1b795",
  "validity_minutes": 0.01
})

fetch("https://api-v3.be-in.app/v1/qr-code", {
  headers: {
    "Accept": "image/png"
  },
  body
})
package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "net/http"
  "io/ioutil"
  "strings"
)

func main() {
  url := "https://api-v3.be-in.app/v1/qr-code"
  body := strings.NewReader(`{
    "location_id": "46910cc3-ab41-4b80-b4a7-94dab9f1b795",
    "validity_minutes": 0.01
  }`)
  req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, body)
  req.Header.Add("Accept", "image/png")
  req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
  res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
  defer res.Body.Close()
  body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

  fmt.Println(res)
  fmt.Println(string(body))
}
import requests

url = "https://api-v3.be-in.app/v1/qr-code"
body = {
  "location_id": "46910cc3-ab41-4b80-b4a7-94dab9f1b795",
  "validity_minutes": 0.01
}
response = requests.request("POST", url, json = body, headers = {
  "Accept": "image/png",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
})

print(response.text)
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandlers;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest.BodyPublishers;

var body = BodyPublishers.ofString("""{
  "location_id": "46910cc3-ab41-4b80-b4a7-94dab9f1b795",
  "validity_minutes": 0.01
}""");
HttpClient client = HttpClient.newBuilder()
  .connectTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
  .build();

HttpRequest.Builder requestBuilder = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
  .uri(URI.create("https://api-v3.be-in.app/v1/qr-code"))
  .header("Accept", "image/png")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .POST(body)
  .build();

try {
  HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(requestBuilder.build(), BodyHandlers.ofString());
  System.out.println("Status code: " + response.statusCode());
  System.out.println("Response body: " + response.body());
} catch (Exception e) {
  e.printStackTrace();
}
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;

var body = new StringContent("""
{
  "location_id": "46910cc3-ab41-4b80-b4a7-94dab9f1b795",
  "validity_minutes": 0.01
}
""", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");

var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept", "image/png");
var response = await client.PostAsync("https://api-v3.be-in.app/v1/qr-code", body);
var responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
{
  "request_id": "string",
  "expires_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "image_png": "string"
}
{
  "error": "string",
  "code": "string",
  "details": {}
}
{
  "error": "string",
  "code": "string",
  "details": {}
}
{
  "error": "string",
  "code": "string",
  "details": {}
}
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