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$ man qr-scanner

/qr-scanner

agentutility / web-probe / qr-scanner
PRICE / CALL
$0.005
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
webprobe
CATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
live
NAME
qr-scanner scans qr codes from a public image url and returns decoded text strings plus source notes
synonym alias of qr-code-decode — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/qr-scanner
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }
↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.
DESCRIPTION

Scans QR codes from a public image URL and returns decoded text strings plus source notes. Use it as a QR scanner API or QR image decoder.

INPUTrequest schema
propertytypedescriptionreq?
image_urlstringPublic http(s) URL of an image containing one or more QR codes. Must be directly fetchable.required
OUTPUTresponse shape
fieldtypedescription
codesstring
sourcestring
EXAMPLEStwo ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/qr-scanner \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'
first response = 402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.
EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster
npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster>

# Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base
export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x...

# Then call the qr-scanner tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
tags
web-probeqrscannerqr-scanner
methods
POST
cluster
webprobe
price
$0.005 USDC per call
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SEE ALSO
agentutility · webprobe · x402 · mcp · llms.txt · registry.json · bazaar.x402.org