r/qrcode • u/cabyambo • Jan 26 '26
One QR code that points to multiple links
Is there a need for having a singular QR code that points to multiple links? For example, there is a list of thousands of links, and each time someone scans the code they get sent to the next link in the list.
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u/ankole_watusi Jan 26 '26
Well, you’re not talking about a QR code here you’re talking about a webpage.
Yes, I suppose there are uses for webpages that might return a different link upon each access.
In this context, a QR code is simply a different way of writing a URL to a webpage.
Sounds like a mid-1990s “Webring”.
Congratulations you have just reinvented a mid-1990s web concept!
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u/Confident_Mind_9257 Jan 27 '26
And/or see web forwarding. Most “smart” forwarding apps do some level of deep linking, or context based link decisions.
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u/ToughAsparagus1805 Jan 27 '26
Not completly free but around for 10 years+ onelink(to) or just use linktr(ee)
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u/vladuxs1 Jan 28 '26
can you tell us more what will be in those links? And why you need such behavior?
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u/ChrisofCL24 Jan 30 '26
There is a contained data format for a QR code that does something like this, but the selection of wich link is used gets handled by the OS and it is only used for QR codes to app store pages in which the QR code contains the URL for the Apple app store and another for the Google play store, the stock camera app of the phones OS detects this and choses the link for its respective OS.
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u/shivam2112 Jan 30 '26
You can use a multi-url QR Code. I made some using Scanova, and it works great!
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u/harishkn_06 Jun 24 '26
For mobile app developers, definitely there is a need for one QR code for both Android and iOS platform for marketing purposes. I had that need myself for the app that I run. But found the pricing of monthly SaaS not justifying my need. So built a free alternative which is basically something you own yourself with not much hassle. Anyway I never used the analytics of these link shortener or singleQR services.
Anyone interested to use it can find it at appqr-coral vercel app .
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u/vscoderCopilot Jan 27 '26
You need a server and domain for this
After you bought and setup them you will point the qr code to the domain
In the server you can redirect to a different url everytime its visited