Let’s say you scan the barcode of a book or DVD - where do you now get the information for that barcode?
Is there a centralised place?
Let’s say you scan the barcode of a book or DVD - where do you now get the information for that barcode?
Is there a centralised place?
If it is an ISBN I think there are a number of registries around the world, by country. Else just Google the number and see what turns up.
Thanks.
That seems to be for books only though.
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Google barcode api
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That seems to give the information for the company, not the product?
No, the barcode on the back of a book or DVD.
You can also use the number as a query string against Amazon.com though you will have a bit of parsing to do to make it work.
Amazon gets mad at you for doing that btw.
It was the downfall of Delicious Library.
I would never distribute an app bouncing against a site without consent. When I did it, it was for my own education.
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-repositories-or-databases-of-UPCs-and-or-EANs
tl;dr: There are many free and paid API’s but not 1 single big one that has it all.