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- # Popular content and URI schemes
- **A brief summary of popular use cases for QR codes.**
- ## URL `https`
- Perhaps the most common use for QR Codes is to share URLs: simply encode the (URL-encoded) string value
- and make sure to include the scheme `http(s)://` so that it can be properly identified by the reader application:
- ```
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL
- ```
- Some URLs may open a vendor specific application, for example the following URL may open the YouTube app:
- ```
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
- ```
- **See also:**
- - [What is a URL? (Mozilla MDN)](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Common_questions/Web_mechanics/What_is_a_URL)
- - [URL (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL)
- ## E-Mail `mailto`
- E-Mail links are encoded similar to URLs, preceded by the `mailto:` scheme to ensure they are properly identified and the default mail application can be opened.
- Parameters may be added as a [URL query string](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query_string):
- ```
- mailto:<ADDR>[,...?to=<ADDR>,...&cc=<ADDR>,...&bcc=<ADDR>,...&subject=<SUBJECT>&body=<BODY>]
- ```
- | Query parameter | Description |
- |-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- | `to` | Alternative to add a recipient address: `mailto:<ADDR>?to=<ADDR>` is equivalent to<br/>`mailto:<ADDR>,<ADDR>` and `mailto:?to=<ADDR>,<ADDR>` |
- | `subject` | Subject text: `mailto:<ADDR>?subject=Hello%20World%21` would open the e-mail app<br/>and create a messagewith the subject `Hello World!` |
- | `body` | Message body: `mailto:<ADDR>?body=This%20is%20the%20message%20body.`<br/>creates a message with the contents `This is the message body.` |
- | `cc` | "Carbon copy" to add one or more `cc` recipients |
- | `bcc` | "Blind carbon copy" to add one or more `bcc` recipients |
- The fields for recipient adresses (`mailto:`, `to`, `cc`, `bcc`) may contain one or more elements separated by a comma `,`; the values of all fields shall be URL-encoded according to [RFC 3986](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986).
- **Examples:**
- - `mailto:?to=addr1@example.com`
- - `mailto:addr1@example.com,addr2@example.com`
- - `mailto:addr1@example.com?cc=addr2@example.com&subject=Hello%21`
- **See also:**
- - [RFC 6068 - The 'mailto' URI Scheme](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6068)
- - [Email links (Mozilla MDN)](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/HTML/Introduction_to_HTML/Creating_hyperlinks#email_links)
- - [Email (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email)
- - [mailto (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailto)
- ## Phone numbers `tel`
- A phone number should be prefixed with the `tel:` scheme so that a device's dialer can be invoked properly:
- ```
- tel:+999-123-456-7890
- ```
- Generally, the most complete version of a telephone number possible should be used, e.g. `+<country code><area code><number>`, spaces or hyphens may be used to separate blocks.
- Some devices may also support the `sms` and `fax` schemes, which are deprecated in favor of `tel`.
- **See also:**
- - [RFC 3966 - The 'tel' URI for Telephone Numbers](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3966)
- - [List of country calling codes (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes)
- - [National conventions for writing telephone numbers (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_conventions_for_writing_telephone_numbers)
- - [google/libphonenumber (GitHub)](https://github.com/google/libphonenumber) ([PHP port (GitHub)](https://github.com/giggsey/libphonenumber-for-php))
- ## Geo Coordinates `geo`
- A geographical coordinate, including altitude can be encoded using the `geo:` URI scheme so that it can be opened with a map application.
- ```
- geo:<latitude>,<longitude>[,<altitude>;crs=<crs>;u=<num>]
- ```
- The default coordinate system is WGS-84, for which latitude and longitude should be supplied as decimal degrees, the optional altitude in meters.
- The parameter `u` can be used to specify an *uncertainty* value (in meters), a different *coordinate reference system* may be supplied with `crs`.
- Some applications support an additional query string with values of `z` for *zoom* level and `q` for a local search *query* (URL-encoded):
- ```
- geo:<latitude>,<longitude>?z=<zoom>&q=<search>
- ```
- **Examples:**
- - `geo:47.620521,-122.349293`
- - `geo:27.988056,86.925278,8848`
- - `geo:11.373333,142.591667,-10920;u=10`
- - `geo:37.786971,-122.399677;crs=Moon-2011;u=35`
- **See also:**
- - [RFC 5870 - A Uniform Resource Identifier for Geographic Locations ('geo' URI)](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5870)
- - [geo URI scheme (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo_URI_scheme)
- - [Coordinate reference system (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinate_reference_system)
- ## Mobile Authenticators `otpauth`
- Mobile authenticators can be added with the `otpauth` scheme:
- ```
- otpauth://<MODE>/<LABEL>?secret=<SECRET>[&issuer=<ISSUER>¶ms...]
- ```
- The path elemets `MODE` and `LABEL` as well as the query parameter `secret` are mandatory, other query parameters are optional,
- however, it is strongy advised to add the `issuer` parameter to ease identification.
- The `LABEL`, as well as the `issuer` values shall be URL-encoded according to [RFC 3986](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986).
- | Path element | Description |
- |--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- | `MODE` | Authenticator mode, either `totp` (time based) or `hotp` (counter based) |
- | `LABEL` | The label is used to identify which account a key is associated with.<br/>It may be prefixed with the issuer name, separated by a colon: `<issuer>:<account>` |
- | Query parameter | Description |
- |-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- | `secret` | Secret key (required), a cryptographically secure random string, encoded in Base32<br/>according to [RFC 3548](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3548) (without padding).<br/>Some authenticators may support Base64 and hexadecimal values as well. |
- | `issuer` | A string value indicating the provider or service this account is associated with. |
- | `algorithm` | Hash algorithm, may be one of `SHA1` (default), `SHA256` or `SHA512` |
- | `digits` | Length of the OTP code: `6` or `8` |
- | `counter` | (`hotp` only, required) The initial counter value |
- | `period` | (`totp` only) The period of time in seconds a code will be valid for (default: 30) |
- The parameters `algorithm`, `digits` and `period` may not be supported by some devices/apps.
- **Examples:**
- - `otpauth://hotp/example.com:counter-based?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&counter=42`
- - `otpauth://hotp/counter-based?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&issuer=example.com&digits=6&algorithm=SHA256&counter=42`
- - `otpauth://totp/example.com%3Atime-based?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP`
- - `otpauth://totp/time-based?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&issuer=example.com&digits=8&algorithm=SHA512&period=60`
- **See also:**
- - [RFC 4226 - An HMAC-Based One-Time Password Algorithm](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4226)
- - [RFC 6238 - Time-Based One-Time Password Algorithm](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6238)
- - [Google Authenticator (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Authenticator)
- - [google-authenticator: Key Uri Format (GitHub)](https://github.com/google/google-authenticator/wiki/Key-Uri-Format)
- - [php-qrcode: Authenticator example (GitHub)](https://github.com/chillerlan/php-qrcode/blob/main/examples/authenticator.php)
- ## Wireless Network configuration
- Wi-Fi configuration general syntax looks as follows:
- ```
- WIFI:S:<SSID>[;T:<TYPE>;P:<PASSWORD>;H:<HIDDEN>;];
- ```
- | Parameter | Description |
- |-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- | `S`<sup>*</sup> | Network SSID (required) |
- | `T` | Authentication type: can be one of `WEP`, `WPA`, `WPA2-EAP`<br/>or `nopass` for no password (in which case you can omit the parameter) |
- | `P`<sup>*</sup> | Password, ignored if parameter `T` is set to `nopass` |
- | `H` | Set to `true` the network SSID is hidden. |
- <sup>*</sup> the value shall be enclosed in double quotes `"` if it is an ASCII string that can be interpreted as hex, e.g. `"ABCD1234"`,
- special characters `\ ; , " :` shall be escaped with a backslash `\`.
- Additional parameters for WPA2 and WPA3 (please note that these parameters may not be supported by some devices):
- | Parameter | Description |
- |-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- | `A` | WPA2-EAP: Anonymous identity |
- | `E` | WPA2-EAP: EAP method, like `TTLS` or `PWD` |
- | `PH2` | WPA2-EAP: Phase 2 method, like `MSCHAPV2` |
- | `I` | WPA2-EAP, WPA3: UTF-8 encoded password identifier, present if<br/>the password has an SAE password identifier |
- | `K` | WPA3: DER of ASN.1 SubjectPublicKeyInfo in compressed form<br/>and encoded in “base64”, present when the network supports SAE-PK |
- | `R` | WPA3: Transition Disable value |
- **Examples:**
- - `WIFI:S:MyNetworkWihoutPassword;;`
- - `WIFI:S:MyNetworkWihoutPassword;T:nopass;P:;;`
- - `WIFI:S:MyHiddenWpaNetwork;T:WPA;P:"PASSWORD123";H:true;;`
- - `WIFI:S:MyHiddenWpa2Network;T:WPA2-EAP;P:"PASSWORD123";H:true;;`
- **See also:**
- - [WPA3 Specification, Section 7.1](https://www.wi-fi.org/download.php?file=/sites/default/files/private/WPA3%20Specification%20v3.1.pdf)
- - [Wi-Fi Protected Access (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Access)
- ## Contact information: vCard
- The vCard is the most commonly used format to exchange contact details. It's too complex to fully explain here, instead just a bare minimum example:
- ```
- BEGIN:VCARD
- VERSION:4.0
- N:<NAME>
- FN:<FULL NAME>
- GENDER:O
- EMAIL;type=(WORK|HOME):<EMAIL>
- TEL;type=(WORK|CELL|HOME):<PHONE>
- ADR;type=WORK:<LINE1>;<LINE2>;<STREET>;<CITY>;<STATE>;<ZIP>;<COUNTRY>
- TZ:<CITY/COUNTRY>
- URL:<URL>
- PHOTO;JPEG:<LINK>
- LOGO;JPEG:<LINK>
- NOTE:<TEXT>
- CATEGORIES:<LIST>
- END:VCARD
- ```
- **See also:**
- - [RFC 6350 - vCard Format Specification](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6350)
- - [vCard (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard)
- - [vCard Ontology - for describing People and Organizations (W3C)](https://www.w3.org/TR/vcard-rdf/)
- - [vobject library for PHP (GitHub)](https://github.com/sabre-io/vobject)
- ## Calendar Events: vCalendar and iCalendar
- Calendar events can be shared via the iCalendar (formerly vCalendar) object (example from [icalendar-generator](https://github.com/spatie/icalendar-generator)):
- ```
- BEGIN:VCALENDAR
- VERSION:2.0
- PRODID:spatie/icalendar-generator
- NAME:Laracon online
- X-WR-CALNAME:Laracon online
- BEGIN:VEVENT
- UID:5ef5c3f64cb2c
- DTSTAMP;TZID=UTC:20200626T094630
- SUMMARY:Creating calendar feeds
- DTSTART:20190306T150000Z
- DTEND:20190306T160000Z
- DTSTAMP:20190419T135034Z
- END:VEVENT
- END:VCALENDAR
- ```
- **See also:**
- - [RFC 5545 - Internet Calendaring and Scheduling Core Object Specification (iCalendar)](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5545)
- - [iCalendar (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar)
- - [vobject library for PHP (GitHub)](https://github.com/sabre-io/vobject)
- - [iCalendar generator for PHP (GitHub)](https://github.com/spatie/icalendar-generator)
- ## Credit Transfer
- ### SEPA (European Payments Council)
- - [Guidelines to Enable the Data Capture for the Initiation of a SEPA Credit Transfer](https://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/document-library/guidance-documents/quick-response-code-guidelines-enable-data-capture-initiation)
- - [sepa-qr-data library for PHP (GitHub)](https://github.com/smhg/sepa-qr-data-php)
- ### Pix (Banco Central do Brasil)
- - [Manual de Padrões para Iniciação do Pix (PDF)](https://www.bcb.gov.br/content/estabilidadefinanceira/pix/Regulamento_Pix/II_ManualdePadroesparaIniciacaodoPix.pdf)
- - [OpenBoleto (GitHub)](https://github.com/openboleto/openboleto)
- ## See also
- - [RFC 3986 - Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986)
- - [Uniform Resource Identifier (Wikipedia)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Identifier)
- - [List of URI schemes (Wikipedia)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_URI_schemes)
- - [zxing: Barcode Contents (GitHub)](https://github.com/zxing/zxing/wiki/Barcode-Contents)
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