> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.scanova.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Contact Card QR Code
> Create a Contact Card QR Code that prompts the scanner to save your details straight to their phone, with name, job title, phone, email, and company name.
## What it's for
A Contact Card QR Code prompts whoever scans it to save your details — name, phone, email, company, address — straight into their phone's contacts app. It's a **Quick Code**: a direct-action QR Code with no landing page, built from a small form rather than the page builder.
Contact Card is **Static only** — there's no Dynamic option for this type, matching [Wi-Fi](/qr-codes/create/wifi). Once published, the encoded details can't be edited or tracked; to change them, create a new QR Code. This also means [Advanced settings](/qr-codes/manage/age-restriction) like password protection and age restriction — which require a Dynamic QR Code — aren't available for a Contact Card.
Contact Card is distinct from **Business Card**, a separate, Dynamic category that renders a full landing page. Use Contact Card for a plain "save my contact" QR Code with no landing page; use [Business Card](/qr-codes/create/business-card) when you want a branded page with a photo, social links, and scan tracking.
## Create a Contact Card QR Code
From the sidebar, go to **QR Codes**, then click **Create QR Code** (or navigate to `/qr/create`). Click the **Quick Code** card.
Scroll to the **Static Only** section and click **Configure** under **Contact Card** — "Prompt the scanner to save your contact details." This opens the form at `/qr/quick/simple-vcard`.
Type into **Full name** — this is the only required field, placeholder "Jane Smith".
All remaining fields are optional: **Job title**, **Company**, **Phone**, **Email**, **Website** (with a fixed `https://` prefix), and an **Address** block (Street address, City, State / Province, Country, Postal code). The live QR Code preview updates as you type, growing denser with each field added since a vCard encodes everything directly into the code itself.
Click **Publish**. Because this category is Static only, the panel shows a **Design** picker and a notice that "Advanced settings need a Dynamic QR Code" instead of the Advanced settings list that Dynamic categories get — there's no Short URL or Copy URL option either, since a Static code has no destination link to share.
Confirming publish shows the finished QR Code, tagged **Static** and **Simple VCard**, with **View details**, **Edit Design**, and **Download** actions — no **Copy URL** option, since a Static code has no destination link to copy.
## Creating one via the API
To create a Contact Card QR Code through the API rather than the UI, use category ID `7` (labeled **Simple VCard**, slug `vCard`, `allowed_qr_types: "st"` — only `"st"` is valid for `qr_type`), with an `info` payload shaped as an **array of two blocks**:
```json theme={null}
[
{
"type": "profile_info",
"data": {
"name": "Priya Nair",
"title": "Partnerships Lead",
"company": "Scanova"
}
},
{
"type": "contact_details",
"data": {
"emails": [{ "email": "priya.nair@scanova.io" }],
"phoneNumbers": [{ "phoneNumber": "+91 98765 43210" }],
"addresses": [
{
"street": "221 Main Street",
"city": "Bengaluru",
"state": "Karnataka",
"country": "India",
"postalCode": "560001"
}
],
"website": [{ "url": "https://scanova.io" }],
"faxes": []
}
}
]
```
`profile_info.data` only accepts `name` (required), `title`, and `company`. `contact_details.data` accepts `emails`, `phoneNumbers`, `website`, `addresses`, and `faxes`, each an array of objects — every entry can carry an optional `label` alongside its value (e.g. `{"email": "...", "label": "Work"}`) except `addresses`, which uses `addressLabel` instead. Every field in both blocks is optional except `name`.
See [Create QR Code](/api-reference/management-api/qr/create) for the full request schema.
The [Category List](/v1/api-reference/references/category-list) reference table doesn't currently list Simple VCard (or the other Quick Code–only categories on this page) — the ID above was confirmed directly against the live `/qr/category/` endpoint and by publishing a live Contact Card QR Code.
## Related
* [Business Card QR Code](/qr-codes/create/business-card) — the Dynamic, landing-page alternative for sharing contact details
* [Creating your first QR Code](/getting-started/first-qr-code) — a full walkthrough of the Quick Code flow this type belongs to
* [Quick Code vs. full Page](/qr-codes/create/quick-code-vs-page) — how Contact Card and the other Quick Code types compare to a full landing page
* [Folders, tags & bulk operations](/qr-codes/manage/folders-tags-bulk-operations) — organize the QR Code after publishing it