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== Barcode length ==
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The '''majority of product codes''' are following EAN-13 standard, and, as such, are '''13 chars length'''.
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As of 2022-04-06, Open Food Facts contains more than 12,000 products (~0.5%) with a barcode longer than 13 chars.
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Open Food Facts website '''can't display''' a product with a barcode longer than '''24''' chars.
  
 
== All things barcode ==
 
== All things barcode ==
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** Get barcode API
 
** Get barcode API
 
** Generate barcode SVG
 
** Generate barcode SVG
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== See also ==
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode Barcode] Wikipedia page.
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[[Category:Barcodes]]

Revision as of 20:49, 6 April 2022

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Barcode length

The majority of product codes are following EAN-13 standard, and, as such, are 13 chars length.

As of 2022-04-06, Open Food Facts contains more than 12,000 products (~0.5%) with a barcode longer than 13 chars.

Open Food Facts website can't display a product with a barcode longer than 24 chars.

All things barcode

Barcode related pages on Open Food Facts

News

  • Wikidata is adding support for GS1 country prefixes

Roadmap

  • Features and bugs to work on
  • Adding APIs for mobile scanning apps
    • Get country suggestions
    • Get Manufacturer Code suggestions
    • Get Product Code suggestions
    • Get barcode API
    • Generate barcode SVG

See also