Create dynamic and static QR Codes, customize their render, fetch the image, upgrade a code to a Bitlink, and read scan metrics by browser, city, country and device OS. 16 operation(s), extracted verbatim from the OpenAPI Bitly publishes at https://dev.bitly.com/v4/v4.json.
Bitly QR Codes API is one of 11 APIs that Bitly publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include QR Codes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and a getting-started guide.
This API exposes
16 operations
across 13 paths,
and defines 64 schemas.
It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 4.0.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api-ssl.bitly.com/v4.
16 operations13 paths64 schemas1 DELETE9 GET3 PATCH2 POST1 PUT
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Bitly QR Codes API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
Paths & Operations 16
Across 13 paths, the API surfaces 16 operations — 1 DELETE, 9 GET, 3 PATCH, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
QR Codes 16
QR codes can be created and customized with different dot patterns, corner shapes, colors, and more. They can contain bitlinks, links to microsites, or several kinds of static dat…
The contract defines 64 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BitlinkUpdate (17 properties), QRCodeMinimal (16 properties), QRCodeDetails (15 properties), QRCodeCustomizationsPublic (11 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
BadRequest
BADREQUEST
BaseScanMetrics
object
4 properties
BitlinkBody
object
BitlinkScans
object
4 properties
BitlinkScansSummary
object
4 properties
BitlinkUpdate
object
17 properties
CityScanMetric
object
5 properties
CityScanMetrics
object
DeeplinkRule
object
10 properties
DeletedLink
object
1 property
DeletedQRCode
object
1 property
DynamicRoutingDeviceEnum
string
Device type values for use in dynamic routing rules (devicematch / deviceexclude)
DynamicRoutingPlatformEnum
string
Platform (OS) values for use in dynamic routing rules (osmatch / osexclude)
DynamicRoutingRule
object
A dynamic routing rule that redirects traffic to a different destination based on user attributes.
9 properties
Error
object
4 properties
FieldError
object
3 properties
Forbidden
FORBIDDEN
GS1Metadata
object
Contains GS1 related metadata
1 property
GS1Value
object
2 properties
Gone
GONE
GradientColor
object
2 properties
HasReferences
object
1 property
InstallPreference
string
InternalError
INTERNALERROR
MobileOS
string
MonthlyLimitExceeded
MONTHLYLIMITEXCEEDED
NotFound
NOTFOUND
OtherScanMetrics
object
2 properties
PublicCreateQRCodeRequest
object
Customization and content values for a QR code created through the public API
10 properties2 required
PublicCreateStaticQRCodeRequest
object
Request body for generating a static QR code image. Customizations such as gradient, backgroundgradient, frame, text and logo are not supported.
3 properties2 required
PublicDeleteQRCodeResponse
object
QR Code delete response
2 properties
PublicQRCodeImageResponse
object
Wraps the image data for a QR code.
1 property
PublicStaticQRCodeResponse
object
Response containing a generated static QR code image.
1 property
PublicUpdateQRCodeRequest
object
Customization and content values for a QR code created through the public API
6 properties
QRCBulkUpdate
object
1 property
QRCBulkUpdateRequest
object
5 properties1 required
QRCodeBranding
object
1 property
QRCodeCorner
object
Represents one corner, both inner and outer, of a QR code, with color and shape values
3 properties
QRCodeCorners
object
An object representing all three corners of the QR code. The corners corresponding to each property are: corner1 = top left, corner2 = top right, and corner3 =…
3 properties
QRCodeCustomizationsPublic
object
Options for customizing a QR Code's appearance
11 properties
QRCodeCustomizationsStaticPublic
object
Appearance options for a static QR code. gradient, backgroundgradient, frame, text, and logo are not supported.
6 properties
QRCodeDestination
object
3 properties
QRCodeDetails
object
15 properties
QRCodeDotPatternType
string
QRCodeFrameRequest
object
3 properties1 required
QRCodeFrameType
string
QRCodeGradient
object
4 properties
QRCodeLogoPublic
object
1 property
QRCodeMinimal
object
16 properties
QRCodeSpecSettingsPublic
object
The QR code's editable spec settings, which for now is just the error correction
1 property
QRCodeText
object
Contains the center, top, and bottom text to be used in the QR code
3 properties
QRCodeTypeEnum
string
The type of dynamic/static content the QR serves, e.g. Link In Bio page, micro site, bitlink, email, text, Wifi, etc.
QRCodesMinimal
object
QR code paginated list Response
2 properties
QRPagination
object
This object specifies how to query the next set of results.
3 properties
QRScans
object
2 properties
RedirectQRCodeRequest
object
Request to redirect a QRCode
1 property1 required
ScanMetric
object
2 properties
ScanMetrics
object
SimplifiedError
object
3 properties
TemporarilyUnavailable
TEMPORARILYUNAVAILABLE
Text
object
An object describing text with color
2 properties1 required
TimeUnit
string
the unit of time queried for (minute, hour, day, week, month)
UnprocessableEntity
UNPROCESSABLEENTITY
UpgradeRequired
UPGRADEREQUIRED
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