Make a QR code for your Snapchat profile
This Snapchat QR code generator turns your profile link into a code people scan with their phone camera to find and add you. Use it on shop windows, posters, packaging, event badges and the back of a business card.
Snapchat has its own code too, the Snapcode. How each one gets scanned tells you which to print.
Snapcode or QR code: which to print
Snapchat's help describes a Snapcode as an image with a unique code you scan with Snapchat: open Snapchat, point the camera at the Snapcode, press and hold, then tap Add Friend.
- Use a Snapcode where people already have Snapchat open, such as a story or a sticker aimed at your followers.
- Print a QR code for a mixed crowd: it opens with the phone's own camera app, and the link takes people to your profile.
- Print both side by side, each with its own label, on an event poster or a shop window.
Get your Snapchat profile link
Your profile link is https://www.snapchat.com/add/ followed by your username. Snapchat's help points to the same address for your Snapcode.
- Check your username: it is your unique name on Snapchat, which is different from your display name.
- Build the link: add the username to the end of snapchat.com/add/.
- Test it: open the link on a phone and confirm your profile shows up.
Before you print
- Usernames change once a year: Snapchat lets you change your username once every 12 months. A static code keeps the old username in its link, so print it with the name you plan to keep.
- Display names are separate: Snapchat lets you change your display name any time, and the link stays the same.
- Show who it adds: print your username under the code, so people know they found the right account.
- Test from a stranger's phone: scan with a phone whose owner does not follow you yet.
When a dynamic code is worth it
A static code holds 1 profile link forever. That suits an account name you will keep. A dynamic code is worth it when the destination may change:
- A planned username change: repoint the code to the new link instead of reprinting.
- Campaigns: send a poster to your Snapchat profile now and to a sign up page later.
- Scan counts: see which window, flyer or badge sends people.
A free QRplify account adds 1 dynamic QR code with 1,000 scans a month, and it never pauses. The static code above needs no account at all.
Where Snapchat QR codes work best
- Shops and cafés: a window sticker or a counter card next to your other socials.
- Brands and creators: packaging, merch tags and product inserts.
- Events and festivals: badges, wristband cards and photo walls.
- Schools and clubs: a club poster at a campus fair or on a notice board.
How to create it
- Paste your profile link: snapchat.com/add/ and your username, into the field above.
- Style it: your colors and a frame label such as "Add us on Snapchat".
- Download: PNG or JPG for screens and stories, SVG for print at any size.
- Test before you print: scan it on 2 phones, one without Snapchat open.
FAQs
What is the difference between a Snapcode and a QR code?
A Snapcode is Snapchat's own code, made to be scanned inside Snapchat. A QR code from this page holds your profile link and opens with the phone's camera app.
Where do I find my Snapcode?
Snapchat's help says you can get it at snapchat.com/add/ followed by your username.
Will the QR code work if I change my username?
A static code keeps the old username in its link, and Snapchat allows 1 username change a year. Print a new code after a change, or use a dynamic code and repoint it.
Does a Snapchat QR code expire?
No. A static code never expires: it opens your profile link for as long as that username is yours. More in do QR codes expire.
Can I see how many people scanned it?
A dynamic QR code on a free account records when, where and on what device people scan, so you can compare signs and placements.
Can 1 code open Snapchat and my other socials?
Yes, through a page that lists them all: a bio links QR code, or a Linktree QR code if you already run a Linktree.
Publish your Snapchat QR code
Build your snapchat.com/add/ link, paste it above, add a frame label and scan test on 2 phones. Export SVG for print, or a PNG for screens.