barcodefyi

TypeScript API client for BarcodeFYI -- the comprehensive barcode reference covering 50+ symbologies across 1D and 2D families, GS1 standards, encoding components, and industry applications from retail UPC/EAN to healthcare GS1 DataMatrix. Zero dependencies, uses native fetch.

Explore barcodes at barcodefyi.com -- Symbologies | Standards | Glossary | API Docs

Install

npm install barcodefyi

Works in Node.js, Deno, Bun, and browsers (ESM).

Quick Start

import { BarcodeFYI } from "barcodefyi";

const api = new BarcodeFYI();

// Search symbologies, standards, glossary
const results = await api.search("ean-13");

// Get symbology detail
const code128 = await api.symbology("code-128");
console.log(code128.encoding_type); // "Linear"
console.log(code128.character_set); // "Full ASCII (128 characters)"

// Compare two symbologies
const comparison = await api.compare("upc-a", "ean-13");

// Get industry applications
const retail = await api.industry("retail");

API Methods

Method	Description
`search(query)`	Search symbologies, standards, components, glossary
`glossaryTerm(slug)`	Get glossary term definition
`symbology(slug)`	Barcode symbology detail
`family(slug)`	Barcode family detail
`standard(slug)`	Barcode standard detail
`component(slug)`	Barcode component detail
`industry(slug)`	Industry application detail
`compare(slugA, slugB)`	Compare two symbologies
`random()`	Random barcode symbology
`openapi()`	OpenAPI 3.1.0 specification

TypeScript Types

import type {
  SearchResult, SymbologyDetail, FamilyDetail, StandardDetail,
  ComponentDetail, GlossaryTerm, CompareResult, IndustryDetail,
} from "barcodefyi";

Also Available

Language	Package
Python	barcodefyi on PyPI
TypeScript	This package

Code FYI Family

Part of the FYIPedia open-source developer tools ecosystem -- automatic identification and data capture technologies.

Package	npm	Description
barcodefyi	npm	Barcode symbologies, standards -- barcodefyi.com
qrcodefyi	npm	QR code types, versions, encoding -- qrcodefyi.com
nfcfyi	npm	NFC chips, NDEF, standards -- nfcfyi.com
blefyi	npm	BLE profiles, beacons, chips -- blefyi.com
rfidfyi	npm	RFID tags, readers, frequencies -- rfidfyi.com
smartcardfyi	npm	Smart cards, EMV, platforms -- smartcardfyi.com

License

MIT