Question 1

Do QR codes expire?

Accepted Answer

No. A printed pattern carries no date and cannot be revoked, so it decodes to the same string forever. What can expire is the service that answers the short URL inside a dynamic code, or the destination that URL points to.

Question 2

How long does a QR code last?

Accepted Answer

Indefinitely as a printed object, subject to physical wear, fading and substrate damage. Its useful life is determined by whatever it points at, not by the code.

Question 3

Do dynamic QR codes expire?

Accepted Answer

Not by themselves, but they stop working if the platform serving the redirect deactivates them. Several platforms document exactly that behaviour when a subscription lapses.

Question 4

What happens to my QR codes if I cancel my subscription?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the vendor, and the range is wide: from codes becoming inactive, through a capped subset staying live, to codes that keep scanning with reduced management access. Scanduro keeps serving the redirect to the last saved destination and stops only the paid features.

Question 5

Can an expired QR code be reactivated?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes, by resuming payment with the same vendor, because the printed pattern is unchanged and restoring the redirect restores the code. If the vendor has stopped operating, no. If the code encodes a domain you own, you can restore it yourself by re-adding the redirect rule.

Question 6

Do free QR codes expire?

Accepted Answer

Free static codes do not. Free dynamic codes usually depend on a plan, and on trial-based products they stop when the trial ends. Check whether the free offer is a trial or a permanent tier.

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