Every QR code in a flow shares its destination and design, but Analytics tracks each one on its own. Use a separate code for each placement, like a window decal, a receipt, or a poster, to see which spot drives scans.
User Permissions | Admins, and Editors with the Flow Editor additional role. |
Note: Available with Flowcode 2. If you don't see it, contact your Flowcode CSM.
Add a QR code to a flow
In the Flow Editor, click QR codes in the entrypoints box on the canvas. The Entry panel lists the flow's codes, or shows "No codes have been added yet".
In the Entry panel, click Add.
Enter a Name. Add stays greyed out until you do.
(Optional) Enter a Description of up to 64 characters.
Click Add. You'll see "New code added".
Tip: Name each code for the place it goes, like "Front window decal", before you print it. Analytics lists it under that name in the Entrypoint table.
Download one QR code
Go to Flows and open the flow (not the editor).
In the right panel, open the menu at the top and select the code under Codes.
Click Download.
Select a format under Select file type.
Click Download.
Choose the right file format
PNG: image for print and digital. RGB only.
SVG: sharp at any size, good for designers and printers. RGB only.
JPG: small file, never transparent.
PDF: recommended for print.
EPS: for printers that ask for it. Rasterized at about 100 DPI, so not a true vector file.
TIFF: for print workflows that need it.
The panel shows the code's Color model:
RGB codes offer all 6 formats.
CMYK codes offer only JPG, PDF, EPS, and TIFF.
For a transparent background, select PNG or SVG, then select Use a transparent background. Leave it off for a white background.
Size a QR code for print or screens
Print: about 1 inch of code per foot of scanning distance. 1 foot away is 1 inch, 25 feet away is about 2 feet.
TV, video, and big screens: show the code for at least 30 seconds, at least a third of the screen's height.
Download every code in a flow at once
On the flow's page, click Download next to Edit flow.
In Bulk download, under Select entrypoint type, select Codes.
Under Select file type, select a file type.
Click Download.
Note: Large flows are emailed to you. Bulk download has no transparent option.
Publish and test
Click Publish.
After you click Publish, the new code shows under Codes on the flow's page, ready to download. Scan a test print or frame with your phone before you go live.
Best practices
Name each code for the place it goes before you print it. The flow's first code is named after the flow.
Scan a test print or frame with your phone before you go live.
Troubleshooting
"There's no download button."
Use Download in the right panel of the flow's page, or in the editor click QR codes, then the code's name. A flow with no QR codes has nothing to download, so add one first.
"PNG or SVG isn't in the list."
The code uses CMYK. Use PDF or EPS, or switch Color model to RGB in Edit QR code design. See Change the design or logo of a QR code you've already published.
"The download link in my email expired."
Bulk download links last 1 week. Run Download on the flow's page again.
"I see 'Code already exists'."
Code names in a flow are unique. Click Update to change the existing code, Restore if it was removed, or Cancel and use a new name.
"My new flow has no QR code."
Flows copied without Include entry points start with none. Click QR codes, then Add, then publish.
FAQs
Can each QR code in a flow go somewhere different?
Only with data properties. See Data properties - Personalize one flow for many placements. Otherwise every code goes to the flow's destination, so use a separate flow for a different destination.
Does a new code replace one I already printed?
No. A new code is a new link, and printed codes keep working.
Can I add many codes at once?
Yes. Click the arrow next to Add, select Many codes, and upload a CSV. See Many codes - Create many QR codes at once from a CSV, and download them.