GET/v1/barcodegenerate

Generate a barcode

Generates a barcode image encoding `text`. Optional `type`, `format` and `include_text` control the symbology and output. Requires `text`.

API Ninjas·$0.001 per call

Example code

// Using @orth/sdk - The simplest way to call APIs
// Install: npm install @orth/sdk
import Orthogonal from "@orth/sdk";

const orthogonal = new Orthogonal({
  apiKey: process.env.ORTHOGONAL_API_KEY,
});

const output = await orthogonal.run({
  api: "api-ninjas",
  path: "/v1/barcodegenerate",
  query: {
    "text": "example"
  }
});

console.log(output);

Query parameters

textrequired

string

Text to encode in the barcode.

type

string

Type of barcode to generate. (Allowed: code39, code128, ean, ean13, ean8, gs1, gtin, isbn, isbn10, isbn13, issn, jan, pzn, upc, upca) (Default: upc)

format

string

Image format to return. (Allowed: png, svg) (Default: png)

include_text

boolean

Whether to include the text below the barcode. (Default: True)