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

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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.

Profiles

To display the Profiles fields, you must enable Advanced Settings by clicking the toggle:

You can set additional options for the operation used in the PDF.co module by using Profiles. A profile is a string in JSON-like format containing predefined parameters.

Here’s an example of a Custom Profiles input:

{ "outputDataFormat": "base64" }

With this input, the PDF.co module will return the output in base64 format. You can find the list of available parameters for customizing profiles in the PDF.co operation documentation below:

You can use any regular API parameter from the API Reference within Make using the std_params feature in profiles. The std_params enables the definition of regular API parameters in a JSON format, See Standard Parameters for detailed documentation and examples.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
DataEncryptionAlgorithm	string	-	Controls the encryption algorithm used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256.
DataEncryptionKey	string	-	Controls the encryption key used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
DataEncryptionIV	string	-	Controls the encryption IV used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
DataDecryptionAlgorithm	string	-	Controls the decryption algorithm used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256.
DataDecryptionKey	string	-	Controls the decryption key used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.
DataDecryptionIV	string	-	Controls the decryption IV used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information.