ZillaBooth QR Code Photo Delivery Setup

Want to let guests walk away from your photo booth with their photos without exchanging phone numbers, handing out USBs, or managing a complicated app? QR Code Image Delivery makes it effortless — guests scan a posted QR code, find their photo in a shared cloud gallery, and save it directly to their phone in seconds.

The best part: this works with ZillaBooth right now, using features already built in. No app updates, no new subscriptions, no code. Just a 15-minute setup using free tools you likely already have.

What is QR Code Image Delivery?

QR Code Image Delivery is a setup — not a separate feature — that uses ZillaBooth’s built-in Simplified Sharing BCC field together with a free IFTTT automation and a cloud storage folder (like Google Drive) to create a self-updating photo gallery guests can access by scanning a single QR code.

Every time a guest completes a photo session and taps Share, ZillaBooth silently BCC’s a copy of the email — photo attachment included — to an IFTTT trigger address. IFTTT automatically deposits that photo into your cloud folder. Guests scan the QR code you’ve posted near the booth, open the gallery on their phone, and save their photo. No app to download. No account to create. No friction.

What you’ll need

ZillaBooth with Simplified Sharing enabled
A free IFTTT account (free tier works; Pro unlocks near-real-time speeds)
A Google Drive account (or another IFTTT-supported cloud storage service)
Any free QR code generator (such as qr-code-generator.com or qrcode-monkey.com)

Step 1 — Create your event’s Google Drive folder

Start by creating a dedicated folder in Google Drive for your event. Giving it a specific name (like Smith Wedding 2026 Photos) keeps it organized and ensures guests only see photos from their event.

Open Google Drive and create a new folder for your event.
Right-click the folder → Share → change access to “Anyone with the link can view.”
Copy the shareable link — you’ll use it to generate your QR code in Step 4.

Tip: Create a fresh folder and QR code for each event so guests only see photos from that day — not from previous sessions.

Step 2 — Set up the IFTTT automation

IFTTT (If This Then That) is a free automation platform that connects your apps and services. Here you’ll set it up to watch for incoming emails and automatically save any photo attachments to your Google Drive folder.

Sign in at ifttt.com.
Use the pre-built applet Save email attachments to Google Drive — it does exactly what you need.
Click Connect and authorize both your email and Google Drive accounts when prompted.
When configuring the action, set the Google Drive folder path to the event folder you created in Step 1.
Save and enable the applet.
Note your IFTTT trigger email address: trigger@applet.ifttt.com — this is the address you’ll enter in ZillaBooth.

That’s the automation. Any email sent to trigger@applet.ifttt.com with a file attachment will have that attachment automatically uploaded to your specified Google Drive folder.

Step 3 — Configure ZillaBooth’s BCC field

Open ZillaBooth and navigate to your Simplified Sharing settings.
In the BCC field, enter: trigger@applet.ifttt.com
Save your settings.

That’s it on the ZillaBooth side. From this point on, every time a guest completes a session and taps Share, ZillaBooth will silently BCC that email — and IFTTT will automatically deposit the photo into your Google Drive event folder.

Step 4 — Generate and display your QR code

Take the shareable Google Drive folder link you copied in Step 1.
Paste it into a free QR code generator.
Download the QR code image.
Print it on a sign, postcard, table tent, or sticker — anywhere guests will see it near the booth.

Suggested sign text: “Scan to get your photos! Your image will appear here within seconds of sharing.”

Tip: Many QR code generators let you add a logo or custom colors. Drop in your event or company branding to make the sign look polished and professional.

The guest experience

Here’s what the flow looks like from a guest’s point of view:

Guest takes photos at the ZillaBooth.
Guest enters any email address at the sharing screen (their own, a placeholder, or a dummy — it doesn’t matter) and taps Share.
The photo arrives in the Google Drive folder automatically via IFTTT — typically within seconds to about a minute.
Guest scans the QR code posted near the booth, opens the folder on their phone, finds their photo, and saves it.

The flow is familiar, zero-friction, and requires no app installation on the guest’s part.

Tips and customization

One folder per event: Create a fresh Google Drive folder and a new QR code for each event so guests only see photos from their event — not previous ones.
Want it even faster? Upgrade to IFTTT Pro for near-real-time automation speeds. The free tier can have up to a 1-hour delay.
Not a Google Drive user? IFTTT also supports Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, and others. Swap in whatever cloud storage you already use — the ZillaBooth BCC configuration stays exactly the same.
Want branded QR codes? Tools like QRCode Monkey let you embed a logo and choose custom colors for a more polished look.
Already use Make or Zapier? Both platforms support similar email-to-cloud-storage automations if you prefer them over IFTTT.

A note on the sharing step

For this flow to work, the guest does need to complete the Simplified Sharing step — entering an email and tapping Share. This is intentional: it’s the action that triggers ZillaBooth to send the BCC. In practice it takes only a few seconds, and many guests will enter their real email address anyway to receive a personal copy of their photo.