FR: GET API with query params

[yeleleo]

I wanted to thank you for such a great app! It is really great!

Wanted to check if you are planning to make any API protocol to generate QR codes on a fly via <img src=""> on a webpage (dynamically changing parameters)

Something like:

https://localhost/api?data=https://github.com
&error=H
&logo=https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1327411?s=80&v=4
&background_color=
&dots_color=
&corners_square_color=
&corners_dot_color=
&width=
&height=
&margin=
&image_margin=
&border_radius=
&dots_type=
&corners_square_type=
&corners_dot_type=

It will be highly appreciated!

[lyqht]

Thanks for raising this issue and Im glad you like the app!

I was thinking of something this before, but introducing APIs would usually lead to the creation of a server, which would then require me to spend $. And if that's the case, I'll have to paywall that feature to sustain the costs, and also consider API rate limits etc.

What are your thoughts about this? Would u still be keen in this feature if you have to pay for it?

[lyqht]

I can start off this feature by supporting search query params to auto populate the qr code design, but I'm not too sure of the part to support GET request of a URL yet.

[yeleleo]

Good to hear that that you've thought about it!

There are tons on commercial QR-code cloud APIs but there are almost no API solutions which can be installed on own server for internal needs (non-public use) via localhost access.

It can be build w'o database, just generate image on GET with querystring and cache the final image, no need to store the file or request.

To monetise it I would suggest another way - make a docker image and distribute it with Marketplaces as one on Digital Ocean – https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/