Supported Features
Read a Barcode
This feature facilitates the reading of barcodes from various sources such as images, TIFF files, PDF documents, and scanned documents. It is capable of interpreting all popular barcode types, ranging from Code 39 and Code 128 to QR Code, Datamatrix, and PDF417. The tool is designed to effectively handle noisy and damaged barcodes, scans, and documents, ensuring accurate barcode recognition.
Input
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Import Options | Choose the input source, either Upload a File or Import PDF or image from URL. | Yes |
Upload a File
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Data | Upload a file using raw binary data from another module. Note: This requires additional credits as it first uploads to PDF.co Temporary Files Storage. | Yes |
| Output File Name | Specify a custom file name for the output file. | No |
Import PDF or image from URL
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| URL | Provide the URL to the source PDF document, or a filetoken:// link from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. If you use another cloud service such as Google Drive or Dropbox ensure the link is publicly accessible. | Yes |
| Output File Name | Specify a custom file name for the output file. | No |
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Barcode Type | Select the barcode type for decoding. Defaults to QR Code, with support for various other formats. | No |
| Pages | Specify page numbers or ranges for barcode reading. Leave blank to scan all pages. The first page starts at 0. Example: 0,2-5,7-. | No |
| Execution Mode | Select Sync for small tasks up to 10 seconds. Choose Async for standard jobs, or Async For Large Docs for tasks over 30 seconds. Use Job Check module for retrieving results in large tasks. | No |
| Profiles | Add custom options for the process in a JSON string format. See API Profiles for more details. | No |
Integrating External File Sources
Streamline your Make workflows with external file sources like Google Drive and Dropbox using their unique actions. Discover efficient integration strategies in our guide: File Source Integrations in Make.
Output
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
url | This is the temporary URL provided by the PDF.co file server. |
Barcodes | An array containing detailed barcode information such as Value, Type, TypeName, Page, Rect, and others. |
Status | Indicates the response status code. A success status is returned if the operation is successful. |
outputLinkValidTill | Specifies the timestamp until which the url remains accessible. |
error | Provides details about any errors encountered during the process, if applicable. |
name | The designated name of the output file. |
Job Id | A unique identifier assigned to the job. |
credits | The amount of credits utilized for the process. |
Remaining Credits | Displays the balance of credits available in your account. |
duration | The duration of time the process took to complete. |