EPC/SEPA QR Generator

A TypeScript library for generating EPC/SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) QR Codes for easy bank transfers.

SEPA QR Generator API Documentation

Table of Contents

1. Installation
2. Usage
3. API Reference
   • SEPAQRGenerator
   • SEPAData
   • SEPAQROptions
   • OutputType

Installation

npm install sepa-qr-code

Usage

import { SEPAQRGenerator, SEPAData } from "sepa-qr-code";

const generator = new SEPAQRGenerator();

const data: SEPAData = {
  name: "John Doe",
  iban: "DE89370400440532013000",
  amount: "100.00",
  currency: "EUR",
  remittanceInfo: "Invoice 123",
};

generator
  .generateQRCode(data)
  .then((qrCode) => {
    console.log("QR Code generated:", qrCode);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.error("Error generating QR code:", error.message);
  });

API Reference

SEPAQRGenerator

The main class for generating SEPA QR codes.

Constructor

constructor(options?: SEPAQROptions)

Creates a new instance of SEPAQRGenerator.

• options: Optional. An object of type SEPAQROptions to customize the QR code generation.

Methods

generateQRCode

generateQRCode(data: SEPAData, outputType: OutputType = 'base64'): Promise<string | Buffer>

Generates a QR code based on the provided SEPA data.

• data: An object of type SEPAData containing the SEPA transfer information.
• outputType: Optional. Specifies the output format of the QR code. Default is 'base64'.
• Returns: A Promise that resolves to either a string (for 'base64' and 'utf8' types) or a Buffer (for 'buffer' type).

SEPAData

An interface representing the data required for a SEPA transfer.

interface SEPAData {
  bic?: string;
  name: string;
  iban: string;
  amount?: string;
  currency?: string;
  purposeCode?: string;
  remittanceInfo?: string;
  beneficiaryToOriginator?: string;
}

• bic: Optional. The Bank Identifier Code (8 or 11 characters).
• name: Required. The name of the beneficiary (max 70 characters).
• iban: Required. The International Bank Account Number (15 to 34 characters).
• amount: Optional. The transfer amount (max 12 characters, including 2 decimal places).
• currency: Optional. The currency code (3 characters, default is 'EUR').
• purposeCode: Optional. The purpose of the credit transfer (4 characters).
• remittanceInfo: Optional. Remittance information/Payment Reference (max 140 characters). This can be used to include additional information such as an order number.
• beneficiaryToOriginator: Optional. Information from the beneficiary to the originator (max 70 characters).

SEPAQROptions

An interface for customizing the QR code generation.

interface SEPAQROptions {
  errorCorrectionLevel?: "L" | "M" | "Q" | "H";
  margin?: number;
  scale?: number;
}

• errorCorrectionLevel: Optional. The error correction level of the QR Code.
  • 'L': Low (7% of codewords can be restored)
  • 'M': Medium (15% of codewords can be restored)
  • 'Q': Quartile (25% of codewords can be restored)
  • 'H': High (30% of codewords can be restored) Default is 'M'.
• margin: Optional. The margin around the QR code in modules. Default is 4.
• scale: Optional. The scale factor for the QR code. Default is 4.

OutputType

A type representing the possible output formats for the QR code.

type OutputType = "base64" | "buffer" | "utf8";

• 'base64': Returns the QR code as a base64 encoded string.
• 'buffer': Returns the QR code as a Buffer object.
• 'utf8': Returns the raw content of the QR code as a UTF-8 string.