How-to20 May 20266 min read· by QRQuick Team

How to create a UPI QR code for your shop (2026 guide)

India's UPI ecosystem moved past 14 billion transactions a month in 2025. Every kirana store, restaurant, salon, and freelancer now needs one thing: a UPI QR they can stick on the counter.

This guide walks you through making a free UPI QR that works with every Indian UPI app — PhonePe, GPay, Paytm, BHIM, and bank apps. No app to install, no merchant onboarding, no transaction fees on the QR generation itself.

What you need: A valid UPI ID (looks like `yourname@upi`, `9876543210@paytm`, or `merchant@hdfcbank`). If you don't have one yet, open any UPI app and create one — it takes 60 seconds.

Step 1: Pick "UPI Pay" on QRQuick. Head to the QRQuick homepage. In the type-picker bar at the top, click "UPI Pay".

Step 2: Fill in the details. UPI ID (`pa`): your VPA. Payee name (`pn`): what the customer will see in their app — usually your shop name. Amount (`am`): leave blank for "any amount" or lock to a specific value (useful for fixed-price products like a ₹50 chai). Note (`tn`): an optional note that pre-fills in the customer's app.

Step 3: Customize the look. Pick brand colors, add your shop's logo (or leave it plain — high-contrast plain QRs scan slightly faster), pick a dot shape.

Step 4: Download and print. Choose SVG for high-quality printing or PNG for digital. Minimum print size: 4cm × 4cm for arm-length scanning at a counter.

Tips for high scan rates:

Print on matte paper or vinyl, not glossy — glare kills scans.

Keep the QR away from harsh overhead lights.

If you have a glass display case, mount the QR outside the glass.

Add a "Scan to Pay via UPI" caption underneath so customers know what it is.

Common mistakes:

Typo in your UPI ID — the QR is permanent (static); double-check before printing.

Setting an amount when you actually want any amount.

Printing too small — 2cm × 2cm QRs often fail to scan in real-world lighting.

Once you've printed one, you can sign up to QRQuick to also track *how many people scanned* (sign up free for dynamic QRs).

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