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title: "QR Code With Password: Password-Protect Any QR Code"
description: "Make a QR code with a password: people who scan enter it before they see what is behind. Checked on our servers, changeable after printing."
canonical: "https://linkbreakers.com/workflow-steps/password"
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# QR Code With Password: Password-Protect Any QR Code

> Make a QR code with a password: people who scan enter it before they see what is behind. Checked on our servers, changeable after printing.

Password · Interaction

# A QR code with a password, for the people you choose

A QR code with password protection asks for the password before it opens anything. Add a Password step to the code's workflow: the visitor types it on their phone, our servers check it, and only the right password opens the next step.

[Start free](https://app.linkbreakers.com/workspace/sign-up/wizard?ref=workflow-steps-password)[See every step](https://linkbreakers.com/workflow-steps)

What it does

## How a password protected QR code works

The visitor sees a page with your title and text, a password field and a Continue button. The right password opens the next step of the workflow. A wrong one shows "incorrect password" and they stay on the page.

The password is checked on Linkbreakers' servers and never sent to the phone, so it cannot be read in the page. You can add the step to a QR code that is already printed, and change the password whenever you like.

What you end up with

One printed code that anyone can scan, but only your staff, members or guests can open.

Use it when

* A rota, a price list or a document meant for your staff.
* A member or VIP offer printed where anyone can scan it.
* Content for event attendees only, shared with the password at the door.

Worked example

## A staff rota behind a code in the back office

1. 1Upload this week's rota as a PDF and create a link with an Open media step.
2. 2Add a Password step before it: title "Staff only", and a password you share at the morning briefing.
3. 3Print the QR code in the back office.
4. 4When someone leaves the team, change the password in the dashboard. The printed code stays the same.

Anyone can scan the code on the wall, but only your staff can open the rota.

How it fits

## Where the password goes in a QR code workflow

The password usually comes first. Once it is right, the visitor goes on to what it protects: a document, a page or a menu.

[![QR code with a password in a workflow, as a diagram: a scan or click, then Password. then Open media.](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/password/flow.webp)](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/password/flow.webp)

On the visitor's phone

## What the visitor sees

Real screens of the step, as a visitor gets them, in a page theme you choose.

[![QR code with a password, on the visitor's phone: The password page, in your page theme.](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/password/detail.webp)](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/password/detail.webp)

In the dashboard

## Password settings

Named as you will find them in the app.

Title (optional)

The heading of the page. Visitors read "Enter Password" when you leave it empty.

Description (optional)

A short text above the password field, to say what it opens or where to find the password.

Password

Required. One password for everyone who scans the code.

### Where visitors go next

Correct password

The visitor goes on to the step connected after this one.

Wrong password

The visitor stays on the page and reads "incorrect password".

Works well with

## What to pair with Password

[![](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/open-media/cover-sm.webp)Open mediaProtect a PDF, an image or a video: the file opens only after the right password.PDF QR code](https://linkbreakers.com/workflow-steps/open-media)[![](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/multi-link-page/cover-sm.webp)Multi-link PagePut a whole menu of private links behind one password.Multi link QR code](https://linkbreakers.com/workflow-steps/multi-link-page)[![](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/redirect/cover-sm.webp)RedirectSend people who know the password to a private web page.QR code URL redirect](https://linkbreakers.com/workflow-steps/redirect)[![](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/form/cover-sm.webp)FormAsk who they are once they are in, for a guest list or a member check-in.Lead capture form for a QR code](https://linkbreakers.com/workflow-steps/form)

Good to know

## Limits and details

* Only successful unlocks appear in the visit's activity.

FAQ

## QR code password questions

Can you put a password on a QR code?

Yes, with a dynamic QR code. The code opens a Linkbreakers link, and a Password step in its workflow asks for the password before anything else is shown.

Can I add a password to a QR code that is already printed?

Yes. The password lives in the workflow, not in the printed code, so you can add it, change it or remove it at any time.

Is the password case-sensitive?

Yes. It must match exactly, including capital letters and spaces.

What happens after a wrong password?

The visitor stays on the page and reads "incorrect password". Wrong attempts are not recorded and not limited, so use the step to keep content private, not to protect secrets.

Learn more

## Guides and examples

* [How to add a password to a QR code](https://linkbreakers.com/help/article/how-to-add-a-password-to-my-qr-code)

## Put a Password step behind your next QR code.

Build the workflow yourself, or describe it in one sentence and the AI Assistant builds it. Free plan, no card.

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