How to make a QR code for your Instagram
A QR code that opens your Instagram profile makes it effortless for people to follow you — they scan, your page opens, they tap Follow. It works anywhere you can show an image: a flyer, a sticker, product packaging, or a screen.
Create the code
- Copy your Instagram profile URL (instagram.com/yourusername).
- In Scan QR Code Master, open My Codes and create a New Code with the Type set to URL.
- Paste your profile link and generate the code.
- Save or print it — scan it once yourself to confirm it opens your profile.
Instagram's own profile code
Instagram also has a built-in profile code inside the app (in the menu on your profile). Making your own QR code with a scanner app is handy when you want a plain, printable code you fully control and can place in your own designs.
FAQ
- What's the difference between an Instagram nametag and a QR code?
- Instagram's in-app profile code (formerly the 'nametag') only opens inside the Instagram app. A standard QR code you make from your profile URL opens in any browser or camera, so it reaches people who don't have the app open.
Scan and create QR codes in a tap
Scan QR Code Master is an ad-free QR and barcode scanner and generator, free to download for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — with history and one-tap sharing.
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