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natalie_outlook
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September 23, 2019
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Do InDesign QR Codes expire?

  • September 23, 2019
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Hello, 

When you make a QR code in InDesign do they expire? When you use free generators they will stop the link working after 30 days regardelss of the URL you have linked to is still functional. Are there any limitions like this when using InDesign created codes?

    解決に役立った回答 Doug A Roberts
    I can't remember it was a while ago
    Well, an InDesign QR code is just a representation of the URL you input. As long as the URL itself doesn't change, the QR code will work.

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    Participant
    September 26, 2022

    Can I get this QR code updated after the 30 days?  

    James Gifford—NitroPress
    Legend
    September 26, 2022

    A QR code is static once generated. If the content/data changes, you have to generate a new one. If by "30 days" you mean the expiration of the trial license, then no — the QR code function will be unavailable along with the rest of InDesign. But there are many, many QR code generators available that do the same job. (Better, even, if they've been updated to the 3.0 spec, which ID's has not.)

     

    Doug A Roberts
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 23, 2019

    I don't see how a static QR code can 'expire'. It's just another way of writing a URL.

    Are you thinking of sites that provide a dynamic URL perhaps?

    natalie_outlook
    Participant
    September 23, 2019
    No I've made static ones on a free generator and after 30 days it stops working because I've not paid for the subscription. I'd assume a company like Adobe wouldn't do this but just better to be safe than sorry.
    Doug A Roberts
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 23, 2019
    Can you link to the site you used?