How are QR code scans tracked?

Every dynamic QR code is backed by a ShortGo short link. When someone scans it, the visit goes through that link and is recorded like any other click — but with the traffic source “QR code scan”, so you can tell scans apart from clicks on the shared link.

In the analytics you’ll see the usual breakdowns for scans: time, country and city, device, operating system, browser and language. Bots are excluded from totals by default.

Static QR codes (WiFi, text, phone and similar) encode their data directly, so there is nothing to track. If you need scan statistics, create a dynamic code.