Duplicate a QR code

Overview

Copy a code's settings to a new code.

Use this to create a similar code for another location.

You'll need the qr_code_id. Send any field to change it on the copy; the rest is copied from the source. The copy gets its own id, image and unique code, and is named <source> (Copy) unless you send name.

Returns the new code.

Prerequisites

A bearer token for the account. See Authentication.
The QR code's id (qrCodeId), from List QR codes.

Base URL

Environment	URL
Production	`https://production-api.shoutaboutus.com`
Development	`https://development-api.shoutaboutus.com`

Endpoint

POST /api/v1/qr-codes/{qrCodeId}/duplicate

Authentication

Account token

The source code must have been created under your token's account; otherwise 404. The copy belongs to the same account.
store_id, when sent, must be a location inside your own account tree; otherwise 422.

🚧
QR codes belong to the account that created them, and every QR endpoint matches on that account exactly; it doesn't walk the partner tree. A Partner token sees nothing, even for a location inside the partner's own tree: list endpoints return an empty result, and single-record endpoints return 404 QR code not found. The 404 means "not visible to this token", not "this QR code doesn't exist". Use an Account token for every endpoint in this section.

Rate limit

This endpoint has no rate limit.

Request parameters

Parameter	In	Type	Required	Description
`qrCodeId`	path	integer	Yes	The id of the QR code to copy (`id` in List QR codes). Digits only.

Request body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	No	Name for the copy, up to 255 characters. Defaults to `<source> (Copy)`.
`store_id`	integer	No	A location for the copy. Must be inside your account tree. Defaults to the source's location.
`destination_type`	string	No	Where a scan goes: `landing_page` (a landing page template), `review_site` (the location's landing page URL on a review site) or `custom_url` (any URL).
`landing_page_id`	integer	Conditional	Required when `destination_type` is `landing_page`. The landing page template (`value` in List landing page templates); must be one of your account's templates or a shared one.
`review_site_id`	integer	Conditional	Required when `destination_type` is `review_site`. The review site (`value` in List supported review sites).
`destination_url`	string	Conditional	Required when `destination_type` is `custom_url`. The URL a scan opens.
`customization`	object	No	How the image looks: `color` (a hex colour such as `#000000`, a colour name, or `[r, g, b]`) and `width` (pixels, 64 to 2048; 300 when left out).

Request payload

{
  "name": "Front desk (Copy)",
  "store_id": 3008
}

Response body

The payload is inside data.

Field	Type	Description
`status`	string	`success`.
`data`	object	The new QR code.
`data.id`	integer	The QR code's id. Use it as `qrCodeId`.
`data.name`	string	The code's name.
`data.company_id`	integer	The account that owns the code.
`data.store_id`	integer	The location the code is for.
`data.qr_code_image_path`	string	Where the image is stored.
`data.destination_type`	string	Where a scan goes: `landing_page` (a landing page template), `review_site` (the location's landing page URL on a review site) or `custom_url` (any URL).
`data.landing_page_id`	integer or null	The landing page template, for `landing_page`.
`data.review_site_id`	integer or null	The review site, for `review_site`.
`data.destination_url`	string or null	The URL a scan opens.
`data.customization`	object or null	How the image looks: `color` (a hex colour such as `#000000`, a colour name, or `[r, g, b]`) and `width` (pixels, 64 to 2048; 300 when left out).
`data.created_at`	string	When the code was created (ISO 8601).
`data.updated_at`	string	When the code was last changed (ISO 8601).
`data.unique_code`	string	The code's public id, used in the link the image encodes.
`data.qr_code_image_url`	string or null	URL of the QR code image (PNG).
`data.company`	object	The owning account.
`data.company.id`	integer	The account's id.
`data.company.name`	string	The account's name.
`data.store`	object or null	The location.
`data.store.id`	integer	The location's id.
`data.store.name`	string	The location's name.
`data.landing_page`	object or null	The landing page template, or `null`.
`data.landing_page.id`	integer	The template's id.
`data.landing_page.unique_code`	string	The template's encoded id.
`data.review_site`	object or null	The review site (`{"id": …}`), or `null`.
`message`	string	`QR code duplicated successfully`

Response payload

{
  "data": {
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
      "name": "Front desk (Copy)",
      "company_id": 5994,
      "store_id": 3008,
      "destination_type": "landing_page",
      "landing_page_id": 1,
      "review_site_id": null,
      "destination_url": "https://production.shoutaboutus.com/lp/1?store_id=3008",
      "customization": {
        "color": "#000000",
        "width": 240
      },
      "updated_at": "2026-10-01T10:10:01.000000Z",
      "created_at": "2026-10-01T10:10:00.000000Z",
      "id": 3120,
      "qr_code_image_path": "qr_codes/qr_3120_1790935801.png",
      "unique_code": "p8rwyk",
      "qr_code_image_url": "https://d2ny6zb7otrnhl.cloudfront.net/qr_codes/qr_3120_1790935801.png",
      "company": {
        "id": 5994,
        "name": "Acme Coffee"
      },
      "store": {
        "id": 3008,
        "name": "Acme Coffee - Circular Quay"
      },
      "landing_page": {
        "id": 1,
        "unique_code": "9ocy"
      },
      "review_site": null
    },
    "message": "QR code duplicated successfully"
  }
}

Examples

Success payload

See Response payload.

Error payload

404 Not found

{
  "message": "QR code not found",
  "status": "error",
  "errors": []
}

422 Location outside your tree

{
  "message": "The selected store id does not belong to your company hierarchy.",
  "errors": {
    "store_id": [
      "The selected store id does not belong to your company hierarchy."
    ]
  }
}

422 Invalid destination type

{
  "message": "The selected destination type is invalid.",
  "errors": {
    "destination_type": [
      "The selected destination type is invalid."
    ]
  }
}

Status	Meaning
`201`	The copy was created.
`401`	The token is missing, expired or invalid.
`404`	`QR code not found`: the source wasn't created under your token's account, or has been deleted.
`422`	A field is invalid, or `store_id` is outside your tree.
`500`	Unexpected server error.

Example request

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://production-api.shoutaboutus.com/api/v1/qr-codes/2963/duplicate" \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <bearer-token>' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"name": "Front desk (Copy)", "store_id": 3008}'