> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Duplicating a QR Code

> Copy an existing QR Code to reuse its content and design, what carries over to the copy, what is reset, and when duplicating beats starting from scratch.

## What duplicating does

Duplicate creates a new QR Code that starts as a copy of an existing one — same category, same content — so you don't have to re-enter everything to make a variant. It's available from the overflow (**⋮**) menu on a QR Code's detail page (just **Duplicate** and **Move to Trash** there), or from the row's own **⋮** menu in the [QR Codes list](/qr-codes/manage/folders-tags-bulk-operations) — a longer menu with **Analytics**, **Duplicate**, **Move to Folder**, **Deactivate**, and **Delete**.

<Frame caption="The overflow menu on a QR Code's detail page, showing Duplicate and Move to Trash">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/scanova-api/FJpDFpkrq6b7yDgr/images/v2/qr-codes/manage/duplicate/overflow-menu.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=FJpDFpkrq6b7yDgr&q=85&s=2f2375ce94b029706cb71b159e317fd8" alt="QR Code detail page overflow menu open, showing Duplicate and Move to Trash options" width="1316" height="904" data-path="images/v2/qr-codes/manage/duplicate/overflow-menu.png" />
</Frame>

## Duplicating a QR Code

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the overflow menu and choose Duplicate">
    Click the **⋮** menu and select **Duplicate**. This opens the **Duplicate QR Code** dialog.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set a name and number of copies">
    **New name** defaults to the original name with `(copy)` appended. **Number of copies** defaults to `1`, up to a maximum of **10** at once.

    <Warning>
      The name field has a **100-character limit**. Appending `(copy)` to an already-long name can push it over that limit — the dialog blocks saving with "Ensure this field has no more than 100 characters" until you shorten it.

      <Frame caption="The validation error when the auto-generated name exceeds 100 characters">
        <img src="https://mintcdn.com/scanova-api/FJpDFpkrq6b7yDgr/images/v2/qr-codes/manage/duplicate/duplicate-name-too-long-error.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=FJpDFpkrq6b7yDgr&q=85&s=3d414587b7059a8c3737c1bc8c655938" alt="Duplicate QR Code dialog showing a red validation error" width="1316" height="904" data-path="images/v2/qr-codes/manage/duplicate/duplicate-name-too-long-error.png" />
      </Frame>
    </Warning>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose what to copy">
    Under **Copy options**: **Copy design** (include the custom design and styling) and **Copy custom domain** (reuse the same custom domain, shown by name) are both on by default. Turn either off to have the duplicate fall back to the default design or Scanova's default domain instead.

    <Frame caption="The Duplicate QR Code dialog with a shortened name and both copy options on">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/scanova-api/FJpDFpkrq6b7yDgr/images/v2/qr-codes/manage/duplicate/duplicate-dialog.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=FJpDFpkrq6b7yDgr&q=85&s=71d763d8f3738803cea670d6929ad8b8" alt="Duplicate QR Code dialog showing the original QR Code's name and category, a New name field, Number of copies stepper" width="1316" height="904" data-path="images/v2/qr-codes/manage/duplicate/duplicate-dialog.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Duplicate">
    Click **Duplicate**. You land back on the QR Codes list with a confirmation toast ("Duplicated "\<name>"") and the new copy at the top, tagged with a fresh QR ID and its own short URL slug — everything else about it starts identical to the source.

    <Frame caption="The QR Codes list right after duplicating, showing the new copy and a confirmation toast">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/scanova-api/FJpDFpkrq6b7yDgr/images/v2/qr-codes/manage/duplicate/qr-list-showing-duplicate.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=FJpDFpkrq6b7yDgr&q=85&s=fc08dd8ac3534430bf32f6b322cfd7b7" alt="QR Codes list showing a confirmation toast reading Duplicated Golden Gate Bridge (docs copy)" width="1316" height="904" data-path="images/v2/qr-codes/manage/duplicate/qr-list-showing-duplicate.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  A duplicate is a fully independent QR Code — it doesn't stay linked to the source. Editing, deleting, or changing settings on one has no effect on the other.
</Note>

## Related

* [QR Code details](/qr-codes/manage/qr-code-details) — where the **⋮** menu that starts a duplicate also lives
* [Downloading a QR Code](/qr-codes/manage/download) — get an image of the duplicate once it's set up the way you want
* [Folders, tags & bulk operations](/qr-codes/manage/folders-tags-bulk-operations) — organize duplicates alongside the rest of your QR Codes