PayPal QR codes that bring you payments
Market stall, invoice footer, workshop wall. Customers scan, land on your PayPal page, and you see which placement got you paid, not just that someone scanned.
How to create a QR code for a PayPal.Me link
A PayPal QR code turns your PayPal.Me link into something customers can scan and pay in seconds. Grab your link at paypal.me (add an amount like paypal.me/yourbusiness/25 to pre-fill it), paste it above, and Scanlo generates a tracked QR code for PayPal you can put on stalls, counters and invoices. Every scan is logged per placement, so you see which spot actually gets you paid.
How it works
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Paste your PayPal.Me link and generate a tracked QR code.
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Download it as PNG, SVG or PDF and put it where customers pay: stall, counter, invoice.
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Or paste the Scanlo snippet to show the same code live on your website, on a donate or pay page for example.
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Every scan routes through Scanlo to your PayPal page and is logged.
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Compare scans per placement to learn which spot actually gets you paid.
Questions
- Does Scanlo touch the payment?
- No. The code redirects to your PayPal link. The payment happens entirely in PayPal. Scanlo only counts the scan.
- Can I preset an amount?
- Yes, PayPal.Me supports amounts in the link, like paypal.me/yourbusiness/25. Paste that and the customer sees the amount pre-filled.
- Is the PayPal QR code free?
- Yes. The Free plan includes 2 tracked codes forever, with scan totals and 30-day history. No card required.
- Can I put my PayPal QR code on my website?
- Yes. Paste the Scanlo snippet into your site and the same tracked code shows up live, on a donate or pay page for example. On a computer people scan it, on a phone they tap it, and both land on your PayPal page. Your dashboard counts website taps separately from printed scans, on every plan.
- Does the code keep working if I stop paying for Scanlo?
- Always. A printed Scanlo code keeps redirecting forever, on any plan. We never disable a printed code.
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