Read the text out of a QR code or barcode in a PNG or JPEG image
Read the text out of a QR code or barcode in a PNG or JPEG image. Auto-detects QR, DataMatrix, PDF417, Aztec and 1D symbologies (Code128/39/93, EAN-13/8, UPC-A/E, ITF, Codabar). A valid image with no code returns { found: false }; a payload that is not a parseable image is a 400.
Answeringour last check, 2026-09-24
1 of 1checks answered this week
453 msmedian answer time
$0.004listed price per call
$0.004price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
POST https://qr.openverbs.com/v1/decode
| Category | Image and media |
|---|---|
| Provider host | qr.openverbs.com |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 3 from 1 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.004 | 453 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"image": "example"
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"image": {
"description": "The image containing the code \u2014 a PNG or JPEG, as a base64 string or a data: URL.",
"maxLength": 12000000,
"minLength": 1,
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"image"
],
"type": "object"
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}