Make QR Codes with ChatGPT and Claude — Step-by-Step Guide (2026)


27 June, 2026 • 5 minutes read

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Connect your AI assistant to your qrcode.me account and make dynamic QR codes just by asking. Works with Claude, ChatGPT Business and Gemini CLI.

Your AI assistant already drafts your emails and plans your week. Now it can make your QR codes too. Just ask: "create a QR code for my menu", and it is done. This guide shows you exactly how to make QR codes with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, how to connect your assistant to your qrcode.me account, and which prompts work best. Step by step, in plain English.

In short
  • Connect your AI assistant to your qrcode.me account once. After that you make QR codes just by asking.
  • Every QR code is saved in your account automatically, and it is a dynamic QR: you change where it points later without reprinting it.
  • Works with Claude (Desktop and claude.ai), ChatGPT (Business, Enterprise or Edu) and Gemini CLI.
  • You only grant access to your QR codes, not to your password or payment details.

What does making a QR code with your AI assistant mean?

It means your AI assistant talks to your qrcode.me account directly. Instead of logging in, filling fields and clicking save, you describe what you want. Your assistant creates the QR code, stores it in your account and hands you back the image.

This runs on an open standard that connects AI assistants to outside services. You do not need to understand any of the technical side. You paste one connection URL into your assistant, grant access, and from then on everything happens in plain language.

The QR codes you make this way are dynamic. The printed code points to a short redirect URL, and you decide where that forwards to. Change the destination and the same printed QR code keeps working. That matters once you have already handed out stickers or posters.

Which AI assistants can you use?

Three assistants support the connection today, but they are not equally accessible. Here is what each one needs, so you avoid surprises.

Claude (the smoothest option)

Claude works straight away, both in the Claude Desktop app and on claude.ai in your browser. You add a custom connector, paste the connection URL and grant access. For most people this is the easiest route, and it works on the free Claude account.

ChatGPT (business plans only)

ChatGPT supports custom connectors, but only on ChatGPT Business, Enterprise or Edu. On a free or Plus account you cannot add your own connector yet. If you have a business ChatGPT account, the connection works exactly like Claude.

Gemini (via the CLI, for technical users)

For Gemini you use the Gemini CLI, a command-line tool for developers. You add the connector to a settings file. This is not an option for the average user, but if you already work with the CLI it takes a minute.

How do you connect your AI to qrcode.me?

Connecting is a one-time job that takes a few minutes. The easiest starting point is our dedicated guide page, which walks you through the right steps for each assistant.

  1. Go to the QR via your AI assistant page and pick the assistant you use.
  2. Copy the connection URL shown there.
  3. Open your assistant, go to the connector settings and add a custom connector with that URL.
  4. Your assistant sends you to a consent screen. No account yet? Create one for free right there, so your QR codes are saved.
  5. Grant access. Done: your assistant can now make and manage QR codes.

A nice detail: you do not need to create an account manually first. Anyone without a qrcode.me account can sign up during the connection. The AI link becomes your starting point.

Tip: Prefer no connection? You can still make a QR code yourself with our free QR generator. The AI link is an extra, not a replacement.

Which prompts work best?

Once connected, you talk to your assistant in plain language. Be specific: name the QR type and the destination. The examples below can be copied directly, grouped by task.

Creating QR codes

  • "Create a dynamic QR code pointing to https://mysite.com."
  • "Make a QR code for my business wifi."
  • "Make a vCard QR with my contact details."
  • "Give me a PDF QR for my brochure."

Managing QR codes

  • "Change my menu QR to the new menu."
  • "Show all my QR codes."

Asking for statistics

  • "How many scans did my menu QR get this month?"
  • "Which QR code is scanned the most?"

What can you do later without logging in?

This is where the connection really saves time. Because your QR codes are dynamic and live in your account, you manage them from your assistant without opening the website. The two things you will do most:

Change the destination. Moving your shop, or a promotion ends? Ask your assistant to point the QR code at a new URL. The printed code keeps working and forwards to the new page straight away. No reprint needed.

Check scan statistics. Want to know if that poster works? Just ask. Your assistant pulls the scan count, so you see what it delivers on the spot.

Is it safe to connect your AI?

Yes, with one important nuance: you only grant your assistant access to your QR codes. Not to your password, your email or your payment details. The connection uses a scoped access that handles exactly that, and nothing more.

Second thoughts later? You can disconnect at any time in your account, under connected apps. After that your assistant can no longer touch your QR codes until you connect again.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a paid account?

No. A free qrcode.me account is enough to start. Dynamic QR codes use one credit each on a credit model; static QR codes are always free. What you make through your AI follows the same terms as what you make on the site yourself.

Does this work with the free version of ChatGPT?

No. Custom connectors in ChatGPT only work on ChatGPT Business, Enterprise or Edu. On a free or Plus account you cannot add your own connector yet. In that case, use Claude, which also works on a free account.

Do my QR codes keep working if I disconnect?

Yes. Your QR codes live in your account and keep working whether you are connected or not. Disconnecting only stops your AI assistant's access. The codes and their statistics stay yours.

Can I edit existing QR codes through my AI too?

Yes. Ask your assistant to show your QR codes and pick the one you want to change. For dynamic QR codes you update the destination this way, while the printed code keeps working.

Get started

Making a QR code with ChatGPT or Claude is no longer a future promise: it works today, and it saves you the back-and-forth between apps. Connect your assistant once, and from then on you manage your QR codes just by talking.

Ready to start? Open the guide for your AI assistant and pick your assistant. Prefer to make a QR code yourself first? Use the free QR generator.