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Google Chart Server API generates QR Codes

By Roger ⋅ April 29, 2008 ⋅ Email this post ⋅ Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

Google Chart API now generates QR Codes. Simply choose the size in pixels of your barcode and the url you wish to encode. I chose 300 x 300 and http://2d-code.co.uk/ as the url. Inserting these in the required url format gives:

http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=300x300&chl=http://2d-code.co.uk/

Which when you paste it into your browser address bar produces this:

QR Code generated by Google Charts API

Discussion

8 comments for “Google Chart Server API generates QR Codes”

  1. yep this has been out for a few week s now, only wish it was configured to encode more than just url’s

    until then it’s really just a neat trick.

    i keep wondering what google is really up when it comes to qr codes.

    if they wanted to make this happen they could roll out really effective tools with less than a few hundred developer hours (so in other words less than a weeks time for a small google team).

    …..what are you delaying for google?

    Cheers,
    Dean

    Posted by Dean Collins | May 2, 2008, 6:49 pm

  2. Dean, It seems to work with text as well, just substitute it for the url.

    Posted by Roger | May 3, 2008, 6:54 am

  3. The google charting api is quite good, and fast also.

    - Shelon Padmore

    Posted by Shelon Padmore | June 13, 2008, 8:45 pm

  4. Google Maps with QR codes! Check it out - http://www.ventipix.com/qrcodemap.html

    Posted by Perry | June 15, 2008, 4:30 pm

  5. If you are looking to create AND decode 2D Codes, check out the Snappr.net API http://www.snappr.net/api.php

    The API also works for 1D Barcode decoding. It’s beta but works quiet nicely.

    Posted by Philip | October 1, 2008, 8:39 pm

  6. Quickmark has QR code reader API now. So, can develope our programs via it.

    http://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/Store/Default.asp

    Posted by K | April 22, 2009, 7:19 am

  7. This is by far my fav tool for making qr codes: http://www.mskynet.com/static/maestro made by MSKYNET. The most popular one on the net seems to be Kaywa which is simple but not bad: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/.

    -Jack

    Posted by Jack | December 16, 2009, 11:49 am

  8. This service from Google is a very powerful tool really. And this feature can be useful in some cases.
    Most of all I’m interested in generation of dynamic diagrams and formulas. This can be used for my furtheral scientific activity.
    http://lifeisfine.ru/2010/04/programmgooglecapi/

    Posted by lifephysic | April 27, 2010, 4:02 pm

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