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Best Way to Track Qualtrics Survey Responses From Different Locations with QR codes?

  • August 21, 2026
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We’re looking at using the same Qualtrics survey across multiple physical locations such as stores, events, counters, and printed materials.

Ideally, we want to understand two separate things:

  1. Which QR code/location generated the scan?

  2. Which location ultimately generated the completed Qualtrics response?

One approach I’m considering is creating a different QR code for each location while keeping the destination as the same Qualtrics survey. The location could then be passed into Qualtrics through a query-string parameter or embedded data field.

For example:

survey-link?location=dubai-store

survey-link?location=trade-show

survey-link?location=reception

For the QR side, we have been looking at IMQRScan because dynamic QR codes can provide scan analytics separately from the completed-response data inside Qualtrics. That could make it possible to compare QR scans against actual survey completions and calculate conversion rates for each physical location.

The part I’m unsure about is the best way to structure this in Qualtrics.

Would you recommend:

  • passing a location/campaign ID into Qualtrics as embedded data,

  • creating separate survey distribution links for each location, or

  • using another Qualtrics feature for this type of offline campaign tracking?

I’d especially be interested in hearing from anyone who has tracked Qualtrics surveys through QR codes across multiple locations without duplicating the survey.

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  • August 21, 2026

Hi there! I would recommend option 1: passing a location/campaign ID into Qualtrics as embedded data. You can generate unique QR codes for each of the locations, with the ID for each location passed as a URL parameter. This should be the easiest option to manage as long as you don’t have hundreds of locations or new locations are coming up every day. I have used this method in the path to identify the source of the anonymous survey response as well as control survey logic if needed. This should be much easier to manage in the platform rather than building out separate survey projects for each location.