Quick Start
Generate a QR code in Java using HttpClient (Java 11+):
Java - Basic Example
import java.net.http.*;
import java.net.URI;
public class QRCodeGenerator {
private static final String API_URL = "https://www.qrcodeapi.io/api/generate";
private final String apiKey;
public QRCodeGenerator(String apiKey) {
this.apiKey = apiKey;
}
public byte[] generate(String data, int size) throws Exception {
String json = String.format(
"{\"data\":\"%s\",\"size\":%d,\"format\":\"png\"}",
data, size
);
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create(API_URL))
.header("Authorization", "Bearer " + apiKey)
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(json))
.build();
HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpResponse response = client.send(
request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofByteArray()
);
return response.body();
}
}
Spring Boot Service
QRCodeService.java
@Service
public class QRCodeService {
@Value("${qr.api.key}")
private String apiKey;
private final RestTemplate restTemplate;
public QRCodeService(RestTemplateBuilder builder) {
this.restTemplate = builder.build();
}
public byte[] generateQRCode(String data, int size) {
HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
headers.setBearerAuth(apiKey);
headers.setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
Map body = Map.of(
"data", data,
"size", size,
"format", "png"
);
HttpEntity
Controller Example
QRCodeController.java
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/qr")
public class QRCodeController {
@Autowired
private QRCodeService qrCodeService;
@GetMapping(produces = MediaType.IMAGE_PNG_VALUE)
public byte[] getQRCode(@RequestParam String url) {
return qrCodeService.generateQRCode(url, 300);
}
}
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