Will my QR code expire?

How to read the answer

• Yes, it can expire: the code runs through a service on the list below. Whether it does depends on your plan with them.
• No: the link goes straight to the destination. A static code works as long as that page does.
• Unknown redirect: something redirects, but we do not know who. Ask the maker.

If it can expire, a forever code to the same destination costs €9 once, with no plan to lapse. Launch price €6.30 until 22 November 2026, then €9.The guarantee is in writing.

Services on our list

Only services whose own pages document both the short-link domain and the switch-off. Each row links the page and says when we read it. Know one that is missing? Mail the address on the imprint with the vendor page.

Questions people ask

Do QR codes expire?

A static code holds its link directly and never expires. A dynamic code holds a short link on a generator’s redirect, and the generator can switch that redirect off, typically when a free trial or a paid plan ends.

What does this checker look at?

It follows the redirects of the link in your code, up to six hops, and compares each hostname with a list of services that document switching codes off. It does not log in anywhere, so it cannot know whether your account is on a trial.

Is the link or picture stored?

No. A picture is decoded in your browser and never uploaded. The link is sent to our server once to follow the redirects, and neither the link nor the result is stored or logged.

The checker says "unknown". Does that mean my code is safe?

No. It means the redirect is not on our list, which only holds services whose own pages document the behavior. Ask whoever made the code what happens when the plan ends.