Create and manage QR codes in Canva

Add a QR code to your design so people can scan it to reach a link. Canva has two QR code tools: Static QR Codes for a quick, fixed link, and Dynamic QR codes for a link you can update later and track.

• Your link is permanent and won't change, like a poster pointing to your website.
• You want a quick code with no setup. Just enter a URL and generate.
• You don't need to track scans.
• You want the same features regardless of your plan.

• You want to change the destination link after printing or sharing.
• You want to reuse a QR code for something new after it's served its purpose — like updating an event flyer's link once the event is over.
• You want to customize corners, patterns, or logos.
• You want to track scans with Insights (Business, Enterprise, Nonprofit)
• You want to set expiration dates on your QR Codes (Business, Enterprise, Nonprofit)
• You want to allow collaborators to edit the QR code (Business, Enterprise, Nonprofit)

You can create either type of QR code from Apps or from Elements. Dynamic QR codes are available in all markets except China, on web and mobile.

1. From the editor, select Apps and search "QR code."
2. Both Static QR codes and Dynamic QR codes appear in the results,  select the one you need.
3. For a static code: In the URL field, enter the web address you want the code to link to. Optionally, customize the background color, foreground color, and margin, then select Save.
4. For a dynamic code: Select a pattern, then in the URL field, enter the web address you want the code to link to. Optionally, name it so it's easy to find later, then select Save.

1. From the editor, go to Elements and search "QR code." A banner appears with two options.
2. Select Create static to open Static QR codes, or Create dynamic to open Dynamic QR codes.
3. For a static code: In the URL field, enter the web address you want the code to link to. Optionally, customize the background color, foreground color, and margin, then select Save.
4. For a dynamic code: Select a pattern, then in the URL field, enter the web address you want the code to link to. Optionally, name it so it's easy to find later, then select Save.

Static QR codes don't include the Canva logo, and their link can't be changed after creation.

Change the appearance of your QR code to match your design or brand. A live preview shows how your QR code looks as you customize.

Select the QR code in your design, then select Edit to change:

• Colors — code and background colors, with up to 9 recent colors saved. Brand Kit colors are available on Pro and above.
• Patterns and corners — choose from available styles. Visuals don't affect scannability.
• Logo — preset logos are available on Business, Enterprise, and Nonprofit. Uploading a custom logo or removing the Canva logo also needs one of those plans.

Changing the visual design means reprinting if the code is already printed.

Update the destination (no reprint needed): Select the QR code, select Edit, update the URL, then select Save.

Edit visuals (reprint needed if printed): Select the QR code, select Edit, then update the pattern, corner style, color, or logo.

Editing permissions: By default, only the person who created a QR code can edit its link and settings — even if you have edit access to the design. On Canva Business, Canva Enterprise, and Canva for Nonprofit, the owner can turn on Allow collaborators to edit so other editors of the same design can edit it too (see below). If you didn't create the QR code and collaborator editing isn't turned on, ask the owner to make the change, or create a new QR code you can fully control.

Static QR codes can't be edited after creation as their link is fixed for good.

1. Select the QR code in your design
2. On the left panel, set the expiry date and time.
3. Optionally, enter a URL after expiry where scanners get redirected once the code expires.

If you don't set a URL after expiry, the code redirects to Canva's generic QR code error page once it expires.

Collaborators can now edit QR codes if they owner allows them to

1. Select the QR code in your design.
2. On the left panel, turn on the Allow collaborators to edit toggle.

Other editors with access to the design can now edit the QR code directly. This doesn't transfer ownership, the original creator can still delete the QR code, and a collaborator's edit access only applies to that design (not copies or duplicates of the QR code elsewhere).

Select the QR code, then select Insights from the toolbar to see total scans, unique scans, locations, and device types.

Insights is available on Canva Business, Canva Enterprise, and Canva for Nonprofit. Free and Pro users will see an upgrade prompt for new QR codes.

People in the same brand can view Insights if they have edit access to the design. People from a different brand can't, even with edit access.

• Minimum size: Use QR codes no smaller than 2 x 2 cm (0.79 x 0.79 in).
• Shorten your URL: Shorter links scan more reliably.
• Use color contrast: Avoid transparencies. If you can't use contrasting colors, add a solid border in a different color.
• Keep it clean: Avoid placing other content on or around the QR code.
• Leave a quiet zone: Leave blank space around the code, at least four times the width of a single module.

Static QR Codes generate a fixed link that can't be changed after creation, with no scan tracking. Dynamic QR codes let you update the destination anytime and view scan data with Insights.

No, in either direction.

Dynamic QR codes on Free, Pro and Education plans include the Canva logo by default. Upgrade to Business or Enterprise to remove or replace it. Static QR codes never include the Canva logo.

Yes. Dynamic QR codes support both web and mobile.

Insights is available on Canva Business, Canva Enterprise, and Canva for Nonprofit. Free and Pro users see an upgrade prompt for new QR codes.

Not unless you set one. On Canva Business, Canva Enterprise, or Canva for Nonprofit, you can set an expiry date and time for a dynamic QR code, plus where to redirect scanners afterward. Without an expiry date, your QR code never expires.

Only the owner can edit a QR code by default. On Canva Business, Canva Enterprise, or Canva for Nonprofit, the owner can turn on Allow collaborators to edit so other editors of the same design can update it too. Ownership itself can't be transferred but the owner is still the only one who can delete the code.

It depends on the collaborator's own plan. Collaborators on Free, Pro, or Canva for Education can edit the destination, color, and pattern. Collaborators on Business, Enterprise, or Nonprofit can also add a custom logo and set the expiry date.

Once a QR code passes its expiry date and time, it stops sending scanners to its destination. They're redirected to the URL after expiry you set, or to Canva's generic QR code error page if you didn't set one.

Yes. Select the QR code, update or clear the expiry date.