Hidden Data in QR Code

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Hi Softr Friends!! I am hoping you can help with this.

I am interested in creating a form. And I would like people to scan a QR code to fill out the form. Is it possible to embed data for a hidden field of the form in the QR code?

For an example:
Say I am putting up fliers in different locations, and I want to know which location the scan came from. Would it be possible to accomplish this by hiding data in the QR code, without needing to create individual web pages for each of the corresponding locations?

Thank you!!

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Hey Ava,

Just a question before I launch in an answer. Do you want to know howmany times a QR code is scanned in an area? Or is it important that the newly created record by the form has noted down what area it came from?

First solution is easy, second solution is a bit more tricky.

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I am laughing because of course it is the case that I am interested in the more tricky scenario.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

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Quickest way in my opinion is to do the following:

Have the URL of a QR code be:
https://yoursoftrform.com/form?location=neighbourhoodA
https://yoursoftrform.com/form?location=neighbourhoodB

Just make a normal form block and add a hidden field. Take the URL parameter and it asks for a key-value pair. key in this case is (case sensitive) : location

et voila.

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Will try that thank you so much!