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$ man qr-scanner

/qr-scanner

agentutility / web-probe / qr-scanner
PRICE / CALL
$0.002
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
webprobe
CATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
live
NAME
qr-scanner qr scanner api / qr image decoder / scan qr code from url
synonym alias of qr-code-decode — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/qr-scanner
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }
↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.
DESCRIPTION

QR scanner API / QR image decoder / scan QR code from URL. Reads QR codes from a public image URL and returns decoded text strings plus source notes.

INPUTrequest schema
propertytypedescriptionreq?
image_urlstringPublic http(s) URL of an image containing one or more QR codes. Must be directly fetchable.required
OUTPUTresponse shape
fieldtypedescription
codesstring
sourcestring
EXAMPLEStwo ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/qr-scanner \
  -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-scanner tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
tags
web-probeqrscannerqr-scanner
methods
POST
cluster
webprobe
price
$0.002 USDC per call
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arxiv-bibtexarXiv to BibTeX / arxiv citation generator / paper bibtex / LaTeX citation builder / academic citation lookup.$0.002
github-readmeGitHub README fetch / repo readme / open-source-readme-as-markdown / package documentation puller.$0.002
keyword-suggestKeyword autocomplete / search suggest / SEO keyword research / query expansion / autocomplete suggestions.$0.002
qr-codeQR code reader / QR code decode API / scan QR from image URL.$0.002
qr-code-decodeQR code decode / QR decoder / QR reader / scan QR from URL / QR code OCR / barcode reader / link extraction from QR.$0.002
qr-readerQR reader API / scan QR image / decode QR code from URL.$0.002
crates-io-statsCrates.io package stats / Rust crate registry lookup / cargo package metadata / Rust ecosystem stats.$0.003
hacker-news-searchHacker News search / HN search / yc-news / Algolia HN.$0.001
SEE ALSO
agentutility · webprobe · x402 · mcp · llms.txt · registry.json · bazaar.x402.org