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    Using the barcode field in Airtable
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    Using the barcode field in Airtable

    • Updated on 03 Aug 2023
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    Article Summary

    The barcode field type allows you to use the camera on your iOS or Android device to scan barcodes and QR codes.

    Introduction

    Plan availabilityAll plan types/levels  
    Platform(s)iOS and Android apps 
    Related reading

    Supported field types in Airtable overview 

    Creating a barcode field

    To create a barcode field
    1. Open your Airtable mobile app.
    2. Open or create a base.
    3. Tap a non-primary field and select Customize field. 
    4. Tap the down-arrow under FIELD TYPE. 
    5. Select Barcode and then tap Save. 

    Using the barcode field

    NOTE
    If this is your first time using your mobile device's camera to scan a barcode, then you will need to allow the Airtable mobile app access to your phone's camera. 
    To scan a barcode
    1. Open your Airtable mobile app.
    2. Open or create a base.
    3. Select your preferred record in the barcode field.
    4. Move around your device to center the barcode within the green guide marks. When the scanner detects a barcode, it automatically fills in the field.
    NOTE
    Alternatively, you can enter the barcode manually using your keyboard. Tap the keyboard icon from the scanner menu to bring up the keyboard

    Supported barcode types

    Barcode types supported in Airtable
    • UPCE
    • Code39
    • EAN13
    • EAN8
    • Code93
    • Code128
    • PDF417 (Macro)
    • PDF417
    • QR (numeric, alphanumeric, byte/binary, Kanji)
    • Aztec
    • Code39Mod43
    • Interleaved2of5
    • ITF14
    • DataMatrix
    • Semacode
    • UPC-A 1D

    Searching by barcode

    To search by barcode
    1. Tap the search icon from within your base.
    2. Tap the barcode scanning icon.
      1. After scanning the barcode, the search function will open the associated record.

    FAQs

    How do scanned barcodes appear on the web/browser version of Airtable?

    Although you cannot scan barcodes directly into the web app, any barcodes scanned through the mobile version will appear in the web version of Airtable and can be altered manually.

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