> ## 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.

# Website URL QR Code

> Create a QR code that redirects to any website URL.

## What it's for

A Website URL QR code redirects anyone who scans it straight to a web address — a landing page, a product listing, a menu hosted elsewhere, anything with a URL. It's the simplest Quick Code: no landing page is built, the QR just encodes (or, for a Dynamic code, redirects to) the link you provide.

<Note>
  This is a **Quick Code** — a direct-action QR with no landing page, distinct from **Build a Page** (the block-based landing page builder). See [Quick Code vs. full Page](/qr-codes/create/quick-code-vs-page) for when to use which.
</Note>

## Create a Website URL QR code

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Create QR Code and choose Quick Code">
    From the sidebar, go to **QR Codes**, then click **Create QR Code** (or navigate to `/qr/create`). Click the **Quick Code** card — labeled "A direct QR code for a URL, phone, email, Wi-Fi, or plain text. No landing page."
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick Website URL">
    On the **Quick Code** type grid, click **Configure** under **Website URL**, in the **Dynamic** section at the top. This opens the form at `/qr/quick/url`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the URL">
    Type the destination address into the **URL** field. The input has a fixed `https://` prefix, so you only need to enter the rest (e.g. `example.com`) — the placeholder shows `https://example.com`. An invalid or empty URL blocks publishing.

    <Frame caption="The Website URL Quick Code form with a URL entered">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/scanova-api/q8t3kzcRTgAP7jV0/images/v2/qr-codes/create/website-url/website-url-form-filled.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=q8t3kzcRTgAP7jV0&q=85&s=4d8337f48d948905211f32e6dbb1e5b4" alt="Website URL Quick Code form showing the URL field filled in with scanova.io, the Dynamic/Static QR code type picker, Short URL section, and Advanced settings for Conditional Redirection and UTM tracking" width="1440" height="900" data-path="images/v2/qr-codes/create/website-url/website-url-form-filled.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Dynamic or Static">
    Website URL is the one Quick Code type that supports both **Dynamic** (editable later, trackable, supports [Conditional Redirection](/qr-codes/manage/conditional-redirection) and UTM tracking) and **Static** (encodes the URL directly; can't be edited or tracked after publishing) — every other Quick Code type on this page is Static only. Dynamic is selected and recommended by default.

    If you keep Dynamic, a **Short URL** section appears where you can set a slug (or a [custom domain](/qr-codes/manage/custom-domains), if configured) — a slug is required before a Dynamic code can be published.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish">
    Click **Publish** in the top-right. A panel opens where you can confirm or rename the QR code (it defaults to the URL's hostname, e.g. "scanova.io"), assign a folder or tags, and adjust QR design before confirming.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Creating one via the API

To create a Website URL QR code through the API rather than the UI, use category ID `1` (labeled **Website URL**, `allowed_qr_types: "bt"` — it accepts both `"dy"` and `"st"` for `qr_type`), with an `info` payload shaped like:

```json theme={null}
{
  "type": "url",
  "data": {
    "url": "https://example.com"
  }
}
```

See [Create QR Code](/v1/api-reference/endpoint/qr_manager/create) for the full request schema and [Category List](/v1/api-reference/references/category-list) for the complete ID-to-label mapping.

## Related

* [Creating your first QR code](/getting-started/first-qr-code) — this exact QR type walked through end-to-end from a fresh login.
* [Quick Code vs. full Page](/qr-codes/create/quick-code-vs-page) — how Website URL compares to a full landing page.
* [Folders, tags & bulk operations](/qr-codes/manage/folders-tags-bulk-operations) — organize the QR code after publishing it.
* [Conditional redirection](/qr-codes/manage/conditional-redirection) — route scans by device, location, or time once the code is Dynamic.