Facebook-owned Instagram has started rolling out QR code support to the app. This means that now users can generate scannable QR codes using any supporting or third-party camera apps.

Instagram's shareable QR codes are a quick link that any camera app can scan to find your profile.

HIGHLIGHTS Instagram allows you to share a QR code to help other people easily find your profile. You can also customise your QR code on Instagram. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll tell you how ...

Instagram is bringing QR codes to the app. Users can now generate QR codes that’ll be scannable from any supporting, third-party camera apps. It first launched the product in Japan last year ...

Alternatively, on the web, users can add “/qr” to a post’s URL to generate a QR code. Notably, Instagram has had the feature of sharing profiles through QR codes for a few years now.

WhatsApp also has a similar QR code functionality that has been introduced recently. The QR code option will allow you easily add other people on WhatsApp without the need to save their numbers first.

Instagram is launching in-app QR codes worldwide via an update, according to The Verge. Users will now be able to generate QR codes that are scannable from any third-party QR camera app.

With Instagram and the other major social platforms making huge strides toward developing their e-commerce operations, however, the QR code has again found its place in the marketer’s arsenal.