---
title: "Column Type - Barcode"
description: "How to add barcode on your records (via Stackby mobile apps)"
url: https://help.stackby.com/en/articles/89-column-type-barcode
collection: "Columns & Column types (properties)"
updated: 2025-05-31
language: en
---

# Column Type - Barcode

How to add barcode on your records (via Stackby mobile apps)

Advertisers are taking advantage of Barcode by using them to reach out to customers in a more interactive, interesting, and unique way. With the use of smartphones, just by downloading and installing a Stackby mobile app that can read barcodes you can discover a lot more information about the product being advertised.

## **How to Add a Barcode in Stackby**

## 1\. Open any table in which you want to add a barcode column.

2\. Add a barcode column.

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3\. Click on apply button.

4\. Add Values in the barcode column.

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5\. Now for using this barcode, install stackby android app -> from the google play store.

6\. Click on "Install"  

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7\. Now from your android you will open your stackby -> open particular workspace -> open table 

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8\. Click on the barcode column.

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9\. Click on the camera button and from there you can scan your barcode.

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10\. Click on "GO BACK".