Creating a vCard contact QR code

A vCard QR code turns your contact details into something a stranger's phone can absorb in one scan, instead of you spelling out an email address across a noisy room or them typing your number in wrong.

What you can include

Only your name is required — every other field is optional, so you can make this as minimal or as complete as you want:

• Full name and organisation
• Job title
• Phone numbers (mobile, work, home)
• Email addresses
• Website URL
• Physical address
• A free-text note

Creating one

1. 1Click Create and choose QR Code.
2. 2Select vCard Contact from the type grid.
3. 3Fill in your details. Skip anything you'd rather not share — a vCard with just a name and phone number is perfectly valid.
4. 4Click Create QR Code.

What happens when someone scans it

The device downloads a small .vcf file and prompts the scanner to add it to their address book. On iOS this opens the Contacts app directly with your details pre-filled and a "Save" button waiting; on Android, the behaviour depends slightly on which apps are installed, and the person may be asked which contacts app to open the file with.

Updating your details later

Because this is a dynamic code, editing your contact information in the dashboard updates what every future scan returns — handy the day your phone number changes after a thousand business cards with the old one are already in circulation. Anyone who scanned before the update keeps whatever they saved at the time; only new scans see the change.