QRdex
by @sebastienb
Create, manage, and track QR codes using the QRdex.io REST API. Use when working with QR code generation, URL shortening with QR codes, WiFi QR codes, email/SMS/WhatsApp QR codes, scan tracking, or any QRdex.io operations. Supports all QR types (url, email, telephone, sms, whatsapp, wifi) with customizable colors and shapes.
clawhub install qrdexπ About This Skill
name: qrdex description: Create, manage, and track QR codes using the QRdex.io REST API. Use when working with QR code generation, URL shortening with QR codes, WiFi QR codes, email/SMS/WhatsApp QR codes, scan tracking, or any QRdex.io operations. Supports all QR types (url, email, telephone, sms, whatsapp, wifi) with customizable colors and shapes.
QRdex
Manage QR codes via the QRdex.io REST API.
Setup
Set the API key as an environment variable:
export QRDEX_API_KEY="your-api-key"
Get a key from: QRdex.io β Team Settings β API section. API access requires Growth plan or above.
Quick Reference
Base URL: https://qrdex.io/api/v1
All requests require Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY and Content-Type: application/json.
Create a QR Code
curl -X POST https://qrdex.io/api/v1/qr_codes \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"qr_code": {
"title": "My Website",
"qr_type": "url",
"url": "https://example.com"
}
}'
QR Types and Required Fields
| Type | Required Fields |
|------|----------------|
| url | url |
| email | email_address (optional: email_subject, message) |
| telephone | telephone_number |
| sms | telephone_number (optional: message) |
| whatsapp | telephone_number (optional: message) |
| wifi | wifi_ssid (optional: wifi_encryption, wifi_password, wifi_hidden) |
Common Optional Fields
foreground_color β hex color (default: #000000)background_color β hex color (default: #FFFFFF)shape β QR code shape (default: rounded)track_scans β enable scan tracking (default: true)List QR Codes
curl https://qrdex.io/api/v1/qr_codes \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY"
Query params: page, per_page (max 100), qr_type filter.
Get / Update / Delete
# Get
curl https://qrdex.io/api/v1/qr_codes/:id -H "Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY"Update (partial β only send changed fields)
curl -X PATCH https://qrdex.io/api/v1/qr_codes/:id \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"qr_code": {"title": "New Title"}}'Delete (soft-delete)
curl -X DELETE https://qrdex.io/api/v1/qr_codes/:id -H "Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY"
Download QR Image (SVG)
curl https://qrdex.io/api/v1/qr_codes/:id/image \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY" -o qr.svg
Returns image/svg+xml. Use the image_url field from any QR code response directly in
Using the Python Script
For programmatic use, use scripts/qrdex_api.py:
# Set API key
export QRDEX_API_KEY="your-key"List QR codes
python scripts/qrdex_api.py listCreate QR codes
python scripts/qrdex_api.py create --title "My Site" --type url --url "https://example.com"
python scripts/qrdex_api.py create --title "WiFi" --type wifi --ssid "Guest" --wifi-password "pass123"
python scripts/qrdex_api.py create --title "Email" --type email --email "hi@example.com"
python scripts/qrdex_api.py create --title "Chat" --type whatsapp --phone "+15551234567" --message "Hello!"Get details
python scripts/qrdex_api.py get 123Update
python scripts/qrdex_api.py update 123 --title "Updated Title" --fg-color "#FF0000"Delete
python scripts/qrdex_api.py delete 123Download image
python scripts/qrdex_api.py image 123 -o qr.svg
Error Handling
401 β Invalid/missing API key403 β No permission404 β QR code not found or belongs to different team422 β Validation error or plan limit reached429 β Rate limited (100 req/min per key). Check X-RateLimit-Remaining header.API Reference
For full field descriptions and response schemas, see references/API_REFERENCE.md.
βοΈ Configuration
Set the API key as an environment variable:
export QRDEX_API_KEY="your-api-key"
Get a key from: QRdex.io β Team Settings β API section. API access requires Growth plan or above.