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How to create QR Codes for Spotify

Spencer Pines
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By now, most of us should know what Spotify is. As of July 2024, the music streaming platform had over 615 million active users. Through the platform you can stream music from your favorite artists, discover new ones based on your tastes, create playlists, publish your own works, listen to podcasts, and so much more. The service truly is perfect for audio content lovers and content creators alike.

There are many different ways you can share Spotify content, but one of the best ways you can distribute content on Spotify is through QR codes. QR codes are images that can be scanned and linked to websites, files, images, and many more. Since most of the content on Spotify can be shared through a URL link, it’s super easy to create QR codes to access it. In this piece, I will go over how to create QR codes for Spotify content, as well as how to best distribute and manage your codes.

How can you use QR codes for Spotify?

You can create a QR code for just about all of the content available on Spotify, whether it be your own or from other content creators. Since you can share Spotify content in the form of a URL link, it’s super easy to copy and paste said link into QR Codeveloper, and generate a usable code right away.

You can use QR codes from Spotify in the following ways:

  • Distribute a song or playlist via a poster, flier, or business card. 
  • Share playlists and podcasts with friends. 
  • Distribute your audio content via advertisements. 
  • If you are an author, you can create a playlist for your work and print the code on the first page for your audience to listen to as they read. 
  • Authors can also use codes to distribute audio books or dramas. 
  • Businesses can distribute an approved playlist for retail locations. 
  • Bands and indie artists can use codes to gain a wider audience. 
How Can You Use QR Codes for Spotify

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How to create a QR code for Spotify

Step 1: Go to the content you wish to share and click on the 3 dots next to said content. Then click share and copy link.
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Step 2: Select the Website option in QR Codeveloper and paste the link in the bar.
Step 3: Click on the pencil icon in the Preview window to open up the customization options. Then customize your code.
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Step 4: Click Generate and test your code on multiple devices.
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Where to place your codes

When deciding where to put your code, it’s important to keep in mind that QR codes are scanned with the camera on a phone or mobile device. Therefore, they must be placed on a flat surface with no warping so that the camera can easily read it. Posters, fliers, stickers, and business cards are among the best places to place a QR code. Uneven surfaces like telephone poles or warped walls would not be a smart location to place a QR code, as the code can become distorted and unreadable.

The best places to physically place a QR code are:

  • Posters
  • Business cards
  • Fliers
  • Stickers (on a flat surface)


It’s also important to keep your audience in mind when distributing codes. If your code links to a playlist full of indie punk rock, then it might not be a good idea to distribute your code in a retirement home, at least not for another 20 years. Since Spotify is a platform for audio content, the best places to distribute codes would be record stores, music venues, and anything related to audio content. Bookstores and libraries could also be a good option if your codes link to podcasts, audio books, or audio dramas.

Monitoring code usage

With the tools available on QR Codeveloper, as well as other code generators, you can monitor the usage of any code you create. This can include how many times a code has been scanned, where it has been scanned, on what device, using what browser, and more. With these tools you can figure out which codes are reaching the most people and where to focus any advertising efforts.

With QR Codeveloper you can monitor:

  • Number of scans. 
  • Number of scans by operating system. 
  • Scans by browser. 
  • Scans by country. 
  • Scans by city. 
  • Scans by language.
  • Unique scans. 
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Tips for better exposure

  • Only place codes on a flat surface
  • Make sure contrast on code is high
  • Provide additional information on where the code links to 
  • Know your audience
  • Keep track of analytics
  • Test codes on multiple devices to make sure they work

Conclusion

As you can see, it is very easy to create unique QR codes for just about any piece of content on Spotify. From single songs, albums, content creators, podcasts, audio dramas, and audio books. Creating a scannable QR code for Spotify content is as easy as copying the share link and pasting it into your chosen code generator. Likely, you will spend more time designing the cosmetics of your code than actually creating the code.

So if you have some content on Spotify you want to share via a poster or a flier or whatever, go ahead and make a QR code for it now! You’ll be surprised and pleased by how simple and easy the process is.

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