Relaunch with Agent: Switch printed QR codes to new addresses

The forgotten construction site

After a relaunch, old links often only work via redirects, or not at all. Printed QR codes are particularly affected, as they cannot be corrected retroactively if they are static. With dynamic QR codes from Same-QR, the target is ours. You switch it directly to the new address.

Step 1: Retrieve the list of QR codes

sameqr qr list --json > codes-vorher.json

Save this file. It is your state before the relaunch and your fallback level.

Step 2: Map old to new

For the website, you need a mapping of old and new addresses anyway, often called a Redirect Map. A coding agent like Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex connected to Same-QR reconciles both:

"Read the Redirect Map in redirects.csv and my QR codes from Same-QR. Create a list: QR code, old target, new target. Mark QR codes with no match. Do not change anything yet."

Step 3: Switch

Check the list, clarify the marked QR codes and release them: "Reorder the QR codes from the list and leave the marked ones out." Alternatively as a script with the CLI, one "sameqr qr update <id> --url <new>" per line. Test beforehand whether each new address responds. Note: Via Agent, CLI and API, there are a maximum of 10 target changes per hour and 30 per day, each with confirmation and a key "full". With dozens of QR codes, you reorder the rest with the finished list in the dashboard; there is no limit there.

Step 4: Verify

• Scan a few QR codes per group with a mobile phone.
• Save „sameqr qr list --json“ again and compare with the previous state.
• Ask the agent: „Does any QR code still point to an address on the old website?“

The nightly target check

Same-QR checks the targets of all QR codes every night and sends an email if one is unreachable. From the paid plans onwards, it gets even better: You connect your website to Same-QR; for WordPress, there is a plugin (Beta). After a relaunch, Same-QR then suggests the new address for affected QR codes itself. Changes are only made after your confirmation.

Conclusion: why Same-QR

Same-QR makes the relaunch manageable for printed QR codes: Switch targets without reprinting, via agent, CLI, or dashboard, nightly check of all targets, and from the paid plans, suggestions for new addresses. No flyer or sign leads into the void after going live.

Get started right away: sign up for free at sameqr.com, 20 dynamic QR codes are free forever. API, CLI and MCP server are included in every plan, and the documentation is at sameqr.com/entwickler.

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