Assembly instructions
QR Codes for Assembly Instructions and Videos
Paper assembly diagrams are where furniture and equipment brands lose customers: one confusing step and the review says "impossible to build". A QR code on the box and the instruction sheet opens a video that shows the step, and the scans show which products confuse people most.
Free plan: 3 dynamic codes, no time limit. Pro types free for 14 days, no card.
Last 30 days · people only, bots filtered
Example data
What the code can do
One printed code, pointing wherever you choose. Change the destination later and every printed copy follows.
Step-by-step PDF
The latest version of the instructions, which you can correct after printing.
PDF QR code (Pro)Missing parts and support
A page to request a missing part instead of returning the product.
Landing page QR code (Pro)Analytics
What the scans tell you
Every scan of a dynamic code is counted, with link previews and bots filtered out, so the numbers are people.
Which products are hard to build
Assembly-video scans per product, compared with sales, point straight at the confusing design.
Whether the fix worked
After you redo a step's diagram, scans for that product should drop.
When people build
Weekend and evening peaks tell support when to be available.
Missing-part requests
Scans on the support code show which SKUs ship with problems.
Reported for every code: scans over time, unique vs total, country, US state and city, iPhone vs Android, operating system, hour of day and day of week, with CSV export and a weekly email report.
Printing it so it scans
- Print the code on page one of the instructions and on the box, so it's there before the first screw.
- If one step causes most problems, add a second code right on that step's diagram that opens the video at that step.
- Keep codes away from fold lines on folded instruction sheets.
- Print one proof and scan it with an iPhone and an Android phone before the full run, in the lighting where it will be used.
Set it up
- Step 1
Record the build
A phone video is fine; clarity matters more than production value.
- Step 2
One code per product
So you can see which products need the most help.
- Step 3
Print on instructions and box
Page one of the instructions is where people look first.
- Step 4
Fix and watch
Improve the hardest step, then watch that product's scans fall.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use a YouTube video?
Yes, link the YouTube video with a website or video code. A video QR code puts it on a mobile page with your own title and description around it.
Can I change the video after the boxes are printed?
Yes, with a dynamic code you change the destination any time.
Should the code replace printed instructions?
Keep printed instructions for anyone who can't or won't use a phone, and use the code for the video and the latest version.
QR codes on products and deliveries