Scan limits

A scan limit (called global scarcity limit in the app) counts every scan of a code. Once the count reaches your limit, all further scanners go to a limit-reached page instead of the normal destination.

Examples: the first 100 visitors get a voucher; a giveaway ends after 500 entries; a limited drop sells out.

Set a limit when creating a code

1. In the Generate a code window, tick Global scarcity limit. The limit starts at 50.
2. Enter the Total scan limit.
3. Enter the Limit-reached URL, for example a “sorry, all gone” page.

Set or change a limit later

On the code’s card, the Scans & limits box shows the count, for example Total 37 / 100, with a progress bar.

• Click Edit to change the Global scan limit (0 means unlimited) and the Redirect URL when limit reached, then Save changes.
• Click Reset to set the counter back to 0 and start a new round. This resets the counters of the code’s rules too.

Good to know

• If you leave the limit-reached URL empty, people see a short This QR code has reached its scan limit message.
• To keep counts fair, repeated scans from the same network are only counted up to 30 times per hour per code. Those extra scans still open the page; they just don’t use up your limit.
• Multi-location codes can also have a separate limit per location.