# How to read a QR code from an uploaded photo

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-read-a-qr-code-from-an-uploaded-photo/37852>\
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**Created:** [January 29, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-read-a-qr-code-from-an-uploaded-photo/37852 "2022-01-29T09:24:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mark\_Turrell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_turrell/32/26605_2.png) [@Mark\_Turrell](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Turrell)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-read-a-qr-code-from-an-uploaded-photo/37852/1 "2022-01-29T09:24:19Z")

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Hi! I’ve got a challenge - my users get sent a PDar with a QR code… but you need an extra device to scan the QR code!

Has anyone come across a way of uploading a photo and then having another service recognize embedded QR codes (if they exist)? I can imagine glide uploads photo, send it via a button and webhook to integromat, then 🎩🪄✨ then get a url as the 🐇.

Any ideas? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Turrell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_turrell/32/26605_2.png) [@Mark\_Turrell](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Turrell)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-read-a-qr-code-from-an-uploaded-photo/37852/2 "2022-01-29T09:34:31Z")

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researching more - looks like I need an API for " On-line QR Code Decoder" - these exist as free services to upload a file… now I have to find an API… hunting!

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**Author:** ![Krivo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/krivo/32/5363_2.png) [@Krivo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Krivo)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-read-a-qr-code-from-an-uploaded-photo/37852/3 "2022-01-29T11:00:30Z")

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@Mark_Turrell what about this service provider  
[https://cloudmersive.com/](https://cloudmersive.com/)

I used this in this demo app

> [@Barcode scanner](https://community.glideapps.com/t/barcode-scanner/18579):
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> URL: [https://barcode-scanner.glideapp.io/](https://barcode-scanner.glideapp.io/) Created a new (very simple) barcode scanner which also scans QR code. It makes use of service from barcodeapi from [https://cloudmersive.com/](https://cloudmersive.com/) This service scan an image or photo of a barcode and return the result. Supported barcode types include AZTEC, CODABAR, CODE\_39, CODE\_93, CODE\_128, DATA\_MATRIX, EAN\_8, EAN\_13, ITF, MAXICODE, PDF\_417, QR\_CODE, RSS\_14, RSS\_EXPANDED, UPC\_A, UPC\_E, All\_1D, UPC\_EAN\_EXTENSION, MSI, PLESSEY, IMB The app makes…