Access rules: schedule, scan limit and password

Access rules decide who can open a dynamic code and when. You set them in the designer while you create a code, or later from your dashboard with "Edit content and design". Changes apply within seconds, even to printed codes.

Schedule

• Start date: before this date and time, scanners see "This QR code is not active yet". Good for a launch, a sale or an event that has not started.
• End date: from this date and time, the code shows an inactive page. Good for a coupon that expires or a ticket for one night.

You can set one, both or neither. Leave both empty and the code works all the time.

Scan limit

Set a number and the code stops after that many scans. Only real scans count: bots and link previews do not use up your limit. Once the limit is reached, scanners see an inactive page. To open it again, raise the limit or remove it.

This suits giveaways for the first 100 people, a one-time voucher or a limited test.

Password

Add a password and scanners see a short form before anything opens. Once they enter it, their phone remembers it for about 6 hours, so they are not asked again on every scan. Files on the page, like a PDF, are protected by the same password.

We store only a scrambled version of the password, so we cannot show it to you later. If you forget it, set a new one.

When rules overlap

We check in this order: first whether the code is active at all (not paused, plan running), then the schedule, then the scan limit, then the password. A scanner sees the message for the first check that stops them.