An Eventbrite QR code encodes your event's public page address, such as https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-event-tickets-1234567890, so people who scan a poster or flyer land on the page where they can register or buy tickets. It is a promotion code, not a ticket: the QR codes on attendee tickets, used for check-in, are separate and are issued by Eventbrite after purchase.
The generator encodes exactly the link you paste and does not connect to your Eventbrite account.
How do you make an Eventbrite QR code?
- Publish your event on Eventbrite and open the public event page in a browser.
- Copy the address from the address bar. Use the domain you see; Eventbrite runs country-specific domains.
- Paste it into the Eventbrite Event Link field, download the code, and test it.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-event-tickets-1234567890How is this different from an attendee ticket QR code?
| Event promotion code (this page) | Attendee ticket code | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Send people to the event page | Prove someone registered, and check them in |
| Created by | You, from the public link | Eventbrite, per order |
| Same for everyone? | Yes | No, unique per ticket |
| Safe to post publicly? | Yes | No; anyone with a copy could try to use it |
Never publish ticket codes. If you want a code on your flyer, encode only the event page link.
Does Eventbrite make QR codes?
Yes, but only for tickets. Every ticket in an order gets its own QR code, and that is the code staff scan at the door. Eventbrite does not attach it as a file anymore: since April 2024, confirmation and reminder emails no longer include PDF tickets, and attendees are sent to their tickets on Eventbrite.com or in the Eventbrite app instead.
Where an attendee finds their ticket QR code, per Eventbrite's help center:
- Website: log in, go to Tickets, and select the order.
- iPhone app: log in and tap Tickets.
- Android app: log in, tap Profile, find the order, and tap Tickets.
- Email: open the confirmation email and select Go to my tickets.
The account behind those tickets is created at checkout from the email address on the order, so someone who "has no account" should sign in with that address and the one-time code Eventbrite sends to it.
How do organizers scan Eventbrite ticket QR codes?
With the free Eventbrite Organizer app. Sign in, choose the event, tap Check in (on Android, open the menu first), then tap the scan icon and aim the camera at the ticket's QR code. Only account owners, admins, and roles with check-in permission can do this.
The app has three scan behaviors in its settings:
| Scan mode | What a scan does | When it shows an error |
|---|---|---|
| Default | Checks the attendee in | The code was already checked in, or is not valid for this event |
| Scan to check out | Checks the attendee out | The code is not valid for this event |
| Validate Only | Shows whether the code is valid, without changing check-in status | The code is not valid for this event |
None of this involves the code on your poster. A promotion QR code opens the event page; scanning it with the Organizer app will not check anyone in, and a ticket QR code pasted onto a flyer would let strangers try to use one person's entry.
Which link should you encode?
Use the public event page link, and not the organizer dashboard, edit page, or a preview link that only you can open. Test it in a private browser window where you are signed out: if you can see the event and the ticket buttons there, so can a stranger. A link to your organizer profile lists all events, which suits a venue or a regular series; one event link is better for a one-time campaign.
What can make the printed code useless?
- Unpublished or draft events are not visible to the public, so a code printed too early leads nowhere.
- Duplicating an event creates a new page and, with it, a new address. If you print a code for the original and then run the next date as a copy, the old code still points to the old page.
- Sold out or ended events stay reachable but cannot take registrations.
- Mid-campaign edits to the event title do not change the ID in most cases, but always re-scan after edits.
For a recurring series, encode your organizer page or a redirect you control (through the URL QR code generator) so next season's flyer can reuse the same code.
Where does it work best?
Posters and community boards, table cards at partner venues, email signatures, and slides at a previous event promoting the next one. Pair it with the date and venue in text, so people who do not scan still know what the event is. For ideas on a full event program, see event ticketing QR codes, QR codes for events, and the event QR code generator, which adds a calendar entry to a phone in one scan.
How do you test it?
Scan from a phone that is signed out of Eventbrite, confirm the title, date, and ticket options, and check the address shows the domain you expect. The QR validator reviews contrast and margins, and the print size guide covers starting sizes for posters.