Get QR Code Categories
curl --request GET \
--url https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/ \
--header 'Authorization: <api-key>'import requests
url = "https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/"
headers = {"Authorization": "<api-key>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: '<api-key>'}};
fetch('https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<api-key>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/")
.header("Authorization", "<api-key>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<api-key>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"All": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "Website URL",
"slug": "url",
"description": "When scanned, redirects user to a website.",
"preview_image": "https://qcg-media.scanova.io/qr-category/2020/09/url.png",
"allowed_qr_types": "bt",
"allowed_qr_types_display": "Both",
"tags": "internet,website,link,url,webpage",
"is_active": true,
"is_new": false,
"has_landing_page": false,
"helpdesk_link": "https://support.scanova.io/hc/en-us/articles/36997331177753-Create-Website-URL-QR-Code",
"created": "2020-09-07T11:37:48.093485+05:30",
"modified": "2025-10-16T14:50:48.791993+05:30"
}
]
}
QR Code Management
Get QR Code Categories
Retrieves all available QR Code categories. Supports optional filtering via view_type. Authentication required — include your API key in the Authorization header.
GET
/
qr
/
category
/
Get QR Code Categories
curl --request GET \
--url https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/ \
--header 'Authorization: <api-key>'import requests
url = "https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/"
headers = {"Authorization": "<api-key>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: '<api-key>'}};
fetch('https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<api-key>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/")
.header("Authorization", "<api-key>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://management.scanova.io/qr/category/")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<api-key>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"All": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "Website URL",
"slug": "url",
"description": "When scanned, redirects user to a website.",
"preview_image": "https://qcg-media.scanova.io/qr-category/2020/09/url.png",
"allowed_qr_types": "bt",
"allowed_qr_types_display": "Both",
"tags": "internet,website,link,url,webpage",
"is_active": true,
"is_new": false,
"has_landing_page": false,
"helpdesk_link": "https://support.scanova.io/hc/en-us/articles/36997331177753-Create-Website-URL-QR-Code",
"created": "2020-09-07T11:37:48.093485+05:30",
"modified": "2025-10-16T14:50:48.791993+05:30"
}
]
}
Query Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
view_type | string | No | all | Filter/grouping of categories. Allowed values: all, recommended, use_case, content_type, favourite. |
all— returns a flat list of all categories.recommended— returns categories highlighted as recommended as per your industry (if provided)use_case— groups categories by common use cases (e.g., Information & Navigation).content_type— groups by content type (e.g., Redirection, Link to a Scanova Landing Page).favourite— returns user favorites if available
Authorizations
API key authentication. Enter your API key directly in the Authorization header.
Query Parameters
Filter categories by view type
Available options:
all, recommended, use_case, content_type, favourite Response
QR code categories grouped by type based on view_type parameter
Response structure varies based on view_type parameter
Show child attributes
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