diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
index a54f19e0d..5b8a18b74 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use deltachat::{
     context::get_info,
     message::{Message, MsgId, Viewtype},
     provider::get_provider_info,
-    qr,
+    qr::{self, Qr},
     webxdc::StatusUpdateSerial,
 };
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub mod events;
 pub mod types;
 
 use crate::api::types::chat_list::{get_chat_list_item_by_id, ChatListItemFetchResult};
+use crate::api::types::QrObject;
 
 use types::account::Account;
 use types::chat::FullChat;
@@ -202,6 +203,13 @@ impl CommandApi {
         qr::set_config_from_qr(&ctx, &qr_content).await
     }
 
+    async fn check_qr(&self, account_id: u32, qr_content: String) -> Result<QrObject> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        let qr = qr::check_qr(&ctx, &qr_content).await?;
+        let qr_object = QrObject::from(qr);
+        Ok(qr_object)
+    }
+
     async fn get_config(&self, account_id: u32, key: String) -> Result<Option<String>> {
         let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
         get_config(&ctx, &key).await
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/mod.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/mod.rs
index cb9d63f09..578a818a2 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/mod.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+use deltachat::qr::Qr;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use typescript_type_def::TypeDef;
+
 pub mod account;
 pub mod chat;
 pub mod chat_list;
@@ -17,3 +21,98 @@ fn maybe_empty_string_to_option(string: String) -> Option<String> {
         Some(string)
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Serialize, TypeDef)]
+#[serde(rename = "Qr", rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub enum QrObject {
+    AskVerifyContact {
+        contact_id: u32,
+        fingerprint: String,
+        invitenumber: String,
+        authcode: String,
+    },
+    AskVerifyGroup {
+        grpname: String,
+        grpid: String,
+        contact_id: u32,
+        fingerprint: String,
+        invitenumber: String,
+        authcode: String,
+    },
+    FprOk {
+        contact_id: u32,
+    },
+    FprMismatch {
+        contact_id: Option<u32>,
+    },
+    FprWithoutAddr {
+        fingerprint: String,
+    },
+    Account {
+        domain: String,
+    },
+    WebrtcInstance {
+        domain: String,
+        instance_pattern: String,
+    },
+    Addr {
+        contact_id: u32,
+    },
+    Url {
+        url: String,
+    },
+    Text {
+        text: String,
+    },
+    WithdrawVerifyContact {
+        contact_id: u32,
+        fingerprint: String,
+        invitenumber: String,
+        authcode: String,
+    },
+    WithdrawVerifyGroup {
+        grpname: String,
+        grpid: String,
+        contact_id: u32,
+        fingerprint: String,
+        invitenumber: String,
+        authcode: String,
+    },
+    ReviveVerifyContact {
+        contact_id: u32,
+        fingerprint: String,
+        invitenumber: String,
+        authcode: String,
+    },
+    ReviveVerifyGroup {
+        grpname: String,
+        grpid: String,
+        contact_id: u32,
+        fingerprint: String,
+        invitenumber: String,
+        authcode: String,
+    },
+}
+
+impl From<Qr> for QrObject {
+    fn from(qr: Qr) -> Self {
+        match qr {
+            Qr::Account { domain } => {
+                QrObject::Account { domain }
+            }
+            Qr::FprOk {
+                contact_id,
+            } => {
+                let contact_id = contact_id.to_u32();
+                QrObject::FprOk { contact_id }
+            }
+            Qr::FprWithoutAddr {
+                fingerprint,
+            } => {
+                let fingerprint = fingerprint.to_string();
+                QrObject::FprWithoutAddr { fingerprint }
+            }
+            _ => todo!()
+        }
+    }
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
index 5b3fcbeed..c278417da 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ export class RawClient {
   }
 
 
+  public checkQr(accountId: T.U32, qrContent: string): Promise<T.Qr> {
+    return (this._transport.request('check_qr', [accountId, qrContent] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<T.Qr>;
+  }
+
+
   public getConfig(accountId: T.U32, key: string): Promise<(string|null)> {
     return (this._transport.request('get_config', [accountId, key] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<(string|null)>;
   }
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
index e923b067d..e8548b91d 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 export type U32=number;
 export type Account=(({"type":"Configured";}&{"id":U32;"displayName":(string|null);"addr":(string|null);"profileImage":(string|null);"color":string;})|({"type":"Unconfigured";}&{"id":U32;}));
 export type ProviderInfo={"beforeLoginHint":string;"overviewPage":string;"status":U32;};
+export type Qr=({"askVerifyContact":{"contact_id":U32;"fingerprint":string;"invitenumber":string;"authcode":string;};}|{"askVerifyGroup":{"grpname":string;"grpid":string;"contact_id":U32;"fingerprint":string;"invitenumber":string;"authcode":string;};}|{"fprOk":{"contact_id":U32;};}|{"fprMismatch":{"contact_id":(U32|null);};}|{"fprWithoutAddr":{"fingerprint":string;};}|{"account":{"domain":string;};}|{"webrtcInstance":{"domain":string;"instance_pattern":string;};}|{"addr":{"contact_id":U32;};}|{"url":{"url":string;};}|{"text":{"text":string;};}|{"withdrawVerifyContact":{"contact_id":U32;"fingerprint":string;"invitenumber":string;"authcode":string;};}|{"withdrawVerifyGroup":{"grpname":string;"grpid":string;"contact_id":U32;"fingerprint":string;"invitenumber":string;"authcode":string;};}|{"reviveVerifyContact":{"contact_id":U32;"fingerprint":string;"invitenumber":string;"authcode":string;};}|{"reviveVerifyGroup":{"grpname":string;"grpid":string;"contact_id":U32;"fingerprint":string;"invitenumber":string;"authcode":string;};});
 export type Usize=number;
 export type ChatListEntry=[U32,U32];
 export type I64=number;
@@ -95,4 +96,4 @@ export type WebxdcMessageInfo={
  * Implementations may offer an menu or a button to open this URL.
  */
 "sourceCodeUrl":(string|null);};
-export type __AllTyps=[string,boolean,Record<string,string>,U32,U32,null,(U32)[],U32,null,(U32|null),(Account)[],U32,Account,U32,string,(ProviderInfo|null),U32,boolean,U32,Record<string,string>,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,Record<string,(string|null)>,null,U32,string,null,U32,string,(string|null),U32,(string)[],Record<string,(string|null)>,U32,null,U32,null,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Usize,U32,string,U32,U32,string,null,U32,(U32|null),(string|null),(U32|null),(ChatListEntry)[],U32,(ChatListEntry)[],Record<U32,ChatListItemFetchResult>,U32,U32,FullChat,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,string,string,U32,U32,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Message,U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Message>,U32,U32,Contact,U32,string,(string|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,(Contact)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(Contact)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Contact>,U32,U32,Viewtype,(Viewtype|null),(Viewtype|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,string,string,null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,WebxdcMessageInfo,U32,string,U32,U32];
+export type __AllTyps=[string,boolean,Record<string,string>,U32,U32,null,(U32)[],U32,null,(U32|null),(Account)[],U32,Account,U32,string,(ProviderInfo|null),U32,boolean,U32,Record<string,string>,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,Record<string,(string|null)>,null,U32,string,null,U32,string,Qr,U32,string,(string|null),U32,(string)[],Record<string,(string|null)>,U32,null,U32,null,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Usize,U32,string,U32,U32,string,null,U32,(U32|null),(string|null),(U32|null),(ChatListEntry)[],U32,(ChatListEntry)[],Record<U32,ChatListItemFetchResult>,U32,U32,FullChat,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,string,string,U32,U32,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Message,U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Message>,U32,U32,Contact,U32,string,(string|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,(Contact)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(Contact)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Contact>,U32,U32,Viewtype,(Viewtype|null),(Viewtype|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,string,string,null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,WebxdcMessageInfo,U32,string,U32,U32];