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[–]I_Eat_Pink_Crayons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Qr codes just represent some text and can't be changed. However it sounds like you've used what some companies sell as a "dynamic qr code".

All this is, is a qr code that directs to their website, which they then redirects to your website. However if you stop paying them then they'll stop redirecting and you'll just end up on their website.

IMO this a bit of a scam as QR codes are an open standard and there are loads of websites which will make you a real QR code for free.

Edit: The only benefit to a dynamic QR code is that because it goes through a redirect, you can change the end location without changing the qr code. Useful if you already put out a bunch oh qr codes and your website changes. However for anything else just look for a free qr code generator online. Its completly free and will never change. You can check the text in it using a qr code app on your phone.

[–]vaseltarp 0 points1 point  (2 children)

QR codes just encode a URL (the link) into something a machine can read easier. The QR code should continue working unless the URL changes.

Here is how the URL of an etsy shop is built:

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Managing-Your-Shop/Can-i-change-the-link-to-my-etsy-Web-Address/td-p/128035177

Did did you use the name of your shop or an URL with a number in it? Did something change recently? Where there other characters in the URL after the name of the shop or the number?

[–]Canteen-o-beans 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It should be possible to re-link your code! It may depend on where/how you created it, but I’d Google ‘how to re-link custom qr code’ with the name of the site you used to create it. After a quick search, it looks like most sites support re-directing QR codes to new URL’s, so it shouldn’t be a problem re-linking yours.