#  Instascan
Real-time webcam-driven HTML5 QR code scanner. [Try the live demo](https://schmich.github.io/instascan/).
## Installing
*Note:* Chrome requires HTTPS when using the WebRTC API. Any pages using this library should be served over HTTPS.
### NPM
`npm install --save instascan`
```javascript
const Instascan = require('instascan');
```
### Bower
Pending. [Drop a note](https://github.com/schmich/instascan/issues/31) if you need Bower support.
### Minified
Copy `instascan.min.js` from the [releases](https://github.com/schmich/instascan/releases) page and load with:
```html
```
## Example
```html
Instascan
```
## API
### let scanner = new Instascan.Scanner(opts)
Create a new scanner with options:
```javascript
let opts = {
// Whether to scan continuously for QR codes. If false, use scanner.scan() to manually scan.
// If true, the scanner emits the "scan" event when a QR code is scanned. Default true.
continuous: true,
// The HTML element to use for the camera's video preview. Must be a