QR code from a URL

Create a QR code as a PNG image with a single URL — A scannable QR code as an image. No charting library, no JavaScript, no screenshots.

Live example

https://yakcharts.com/chart.png?type=qrcode&data=%5b%22https%3a%2f%2fyakcharts.com%22%5d&title=QR%20code

Embed it anywhere

<img src="https://yakcharts.com/api/chart.png?apiKey=YOUR_KEY&type=qrcode&data=%5b%22https%3a%2f%2fyakcharts.com%22%5d">

Works in email, PDFs, READMEs, Slack, dashboards — anywhere an image works. Sign the URL with your secret to remove the watermark.

From code

curl "https://yakcharts.com/api/chart.png?apiKey=YOUR_KEY&type=qrcode&data=%5b%22https%3a%2f%2fyakcharts.com%22%5d" -o chart.png

Full reference + JavaScript, Python, PHP, Go and Ruby samples in the docs.

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Put this chart in your own emails, reports and dashboards

YakCharts turns data into a PNG from a single URL — no charting library, no JavaScript, no screenshots. Free tier included; every plan has all 28 chart types.

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