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# Age restriction

> Put an age gate in front of a QR Code's landing page, asking each scanner for a date of birth before the content behind the code is ever shown to them.

## What age restriction controls

Age restriction gates a Dynamic QR Code's content behind a date-of-birth prompt — anyone who scans it must confirm they're at least a minimum age before the destination loads. It's a per-QR toggle, available wherever [Advanced settings](/qr-codes/manage/password-protection) live: the **Publish** panel while creating a Dynamic QR Code, or the **Settings** tab of an already-published one.

<Note>
  Age restriction is only available on **Dynamic** QR Codes. Publishing a Static QR Code (like [Wi-Fi](/qr-codes/create/wifi) or [Contact Card](/qr-codes/create/contact-card)) shows a notice instead — "Advanced settings need a Dynamic QR Code" — since Static codes have no server-side step to enforce a gate at.
</Note>

## Turning it on

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the QR Code's Settings tab">
    Open the QR Code and go to **Settings**. Under **Security & Access**, find **Age restriction** — "Restrict content for users below a certain age. Users will be prompted to enter their date of birth to continue."
  </Step>

  <Step title="Turn on the toggle">
    Switching **Age restriction** on immediately expands a **Minimum Age** field, defaulting to `18`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the minimum age and save">
    Enter the minimum age and click **Save**. The field's helper text confirms: "Users must be at least this age to view the content."

    <Frame caption="Age restriction turned on with a Minimum Age of 18, under Security & Access alongside Password protection and Geo-fencing">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/scanova-api/GYe-uH0LLG0Kq3Wk/images/v2/qr-codes/manage/age-restriction/settings-tab-expanded.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=GYe-uH0LLG0Kq3Wk&q=85&s=99e8027cea5fc8cba8d042a31211a50b" alt="QR Code Settings tab, Security & Access section, with Password protection" width="1316" height="904" data-path="images/v2/qr-codes/manage/age-restriction/settings-tab-expanded.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

Turning the toggle off at any point removes the gate — no confirmation step, no save needed beyond the toggle itself.

## Setting it while creating a QR Code

The same control is available before publishing: in the **Publish** panel, open the **Advanced** tab, find **Age restriction** under **Security & Access**, and turn it on the same way. It saves along with the rest of the QR Code when you click **Publish**.

## Related

* [Password protection](/qr-codes/manage/password-protection) — the other content gate in the same Security & Access section, requiring a password instead of an age
* [GPS & geofencing](/qr-codes/manage/gps-geofencing) — a location-based restriction, in the same panel
* [QR Code scheduling](/qr-codes/manage/scheduling) — a time-based restriction, in the Targeting & Lifecycle section of the same Settings tab