Getting paid by UPI QR

The short answer

A QR code stores text (a link, Wi-Fi details, a UPI payment string, a phone number or an email) so a camera can read it. On Gauritanaya you can build codes for links, UPI, Wi-Fi, phone and email, then download PNG (for screens) or SVG (for sharp print). Generation runs in the browser.

UPI is a mode inside the QR code generator. There is not a separate UPI address on this site.

Where a QR shows up for a small seller

• A counter or standee UPI QR for walk-in payments
• A catalogue or bio link
• A Wi-Fi card for guests
• An event check-in link, or a support email or phone

What a UPI QR holds

When you choose UPI payment on the tool, you typically enter:

The code encodes a UPI payment link that compatible apps can open. Scan-test with your own phone and send a tiny amount to yourself before customers rely on it.

Amount open, or amount filled in

• UPI ID only, no amount: the payer opens their app and types how much to send. Useful at a shop counter.
• UPI ID plus an amount: many apps pre-fill that amount. Useful for a fixed fee.

A dynamic merchant QR from a bank or payment-provider dashboard, which changes per bill, is a different product. This browser tool builds a static code from the fields you enter. It does not connect to your bank, and it does not produce a settlement report.

Steps on Gauritanaya

1. Open the QR code generator.
2. Choose the type: link, UPI payment, Wi-Fi, phone or email.
3. Fill in the details. The preview updates as you type.
4. Pick a size and colours. Keep a dark code on a light background so phones can scan it.
5. Download PNG for a phone or a social post, or SVG for print.
6. Test-scan. For UPI, complete a small payment to yourself.
7. If you need a paper record, the Payment receipt generator or the GST invoice generator can make those documents when they apply. They are not a substitute for your bank’s record.

Safety

• Check the UPI ID character by character before you print. One wrong character can send money somewhere else.
• Prefer a code you generated over a sticker someone else pasted on a public machine or a doorway.
• If someone claiming to be support asks you to scan a QR in order to receive money, treat that as suspicious. A UPI QR you publish is for people paying you.
• On a poster, leave a quiet margin around the code. Do not stretch it out of a square.
• Higher damage resistance (error correction) can still scan if a logo or wear covers part of the code, but the pattern gets denser. Test again after you add a logo.

Do these QR codes expire?

No. The information sits inside the code. It keeps working as long as the link, UPI ID or Wi-Fi password remains valid. If you change your UPI ID or Wi-Fi password, print a new code.

Worked example (made-up shop)

You want a counter QR so customers pay your UPI ID, with the amount left open.

1. Choose UPI payment.
2. Enter your own UPI ID. Leave the amount blank. Do not copy a sample ID from an article.
3. Download SVG, print it square, and put it at the counter.
4. Scan with a second phone. Send a very small amount to yourself. Confirm it arrived.
5. Only then use it for customers.

Links and Wi-Fi

• Link: paste the full URL. For a tracked campaign link, build it with the UTM link builder first, then make a QR of that URL.
• Wi-Fi: network name, password and security type, so guests can join without typing. Change the password if a public poster should stop working for old guests.