2D Code Scanner

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SMS QR Code

The camera app can scan this. The Zebra app can scan this.

An SMS QR code prepares a text message for you: the recipient's number and the message body are filled in, and you only press send. It is often used for opt-in campaigns and service requests.

Also called Text message QR, SMSTO QR, sms: QR.

In this family

Specifications

Standard'SMSTO:<number>:<message>' (ZXing convention) or 'sms:' URI (RFC 5724)
Character setText
CapacityShort
Error correctionQR error correction
Dimension2D matrix

Where it is used

Opt-in campaigns, voting, customer support, parking/ticket services

People use it for opt-in campaigns, voting, customer support, parking/ticket services.

The app returns the message text. It does not send the message.

Example

SMSTO:+43123456789:Hello

Scan and create

Create this codeCamera appZebra app

Create this code opens the barcode generator with this symbology and the sample text filled in.

The camera app can scan this and shows it as QR Code. It returns the raw text. It does not open links, look up products, or start a payment. The desktop companion types that text into the focused field.

The Zebra app can scan this. It returns the raw text.

Related codes

Questions

Does scanning an SMS QR code send a message automatically?

No. The camera app returns the text, including the number and the message. It does not send the SMS.

What is the SMSTO format?

SMSTO is one way to write a number and a message in the text, for example SMSTO:+43123456789:Hello. The camera app returns that line. It does not send it.

Can SMS QR codes cost money?

Only if you later send the message from your phone's messaging app. Scanning in this app does not send anything and does not cost money by itself.