1. A method for distributing information in a graphic code comprising: acquiring an identification code in a selected graphic code; sending to a server a first update request that comprises the identification code when the identification code does not exist in a pre-stored local distribution configuration file; receiving first response information that is fed back by the server after the server receives the first update request, wherein the first response information comprises the identification code and an application program identifier corresponding to the identification code; and starting, according to the application program identifier in the first response information, an application program corresponding to the application program identifier, wherein the application program is used to process information carried in the graphic code, wherein the local distribution configuration file comprises at least one mapping relationship, and wherein each mapping relationship comprises an identification code and an application program identifier corresponding to the identification code.