$ man qr-code
/qr-code
PRICE / CALL
$0.005
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
webprobeCATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
● live
NAME
qr-code — reads one or more qr codes from a public png, jpg, gif, bmp, or svg-rendered image url and returns the decoded text strings
synonym alias of qr-code-decode — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/qr-code
Content-Type: application/json
X-PAYMENT: <signed-transferWithAuthorization>
{ ... }↳ first call →
402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.DESCRIPTION
Reads one or more QR codes from a public PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, or SVG-rendered image URL and returns the decoded text strings. Use it as a QR code reader, QR code decode API, or scan-QR-from-image tool.
INPUT — request schema
| property | type | description | req? |
|---|---|---|---|
| image_url | string | Public http(s) URL of an image containing one or more QR codes. Must be directly fetchable. | required |
OUTPUT — response shape
| field | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| codes | string | — |
| source | string | — |
EXAMPLES — two ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/qr-code \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{ }'first response =
402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster> # Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x... # Then call the qr-code tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
- tags
- web-probeqrcodeqr-code
- methods
- POST
- cluster
- webprobe
- price
- $0.005 USDC per call
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