Bulk Barcode Lookup: UPC/EAN to Product (Open Food Facts)

Turn UPC, EAN-8/13 and GTIN-14 barcodes into product data, with no login, no browser and no code. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel, or use the API.

Turn UPC, EAN-8/13 and GTIN-14 barcodes into product data: name, brand, size, categories, labels, countries, packaging, image, Nutri-Score, NOVA and Eco-Score, optional ingredients/allergens and nutrition. Searches Open Food Facts, Open Beauty Facts, Open Pet Food Facts and Open Products Facts, validates check digits, converts UPC-A to EAN-13 and shows the GS1 country prefix.

Use cases

• Enrich a retail or reseller inventory sheet from barcodes
• Validate UPC/EAN codes before listing on marketplaces
• Pull Nutri-Score and allergens for food apps

Input

Field	Type	Notes
barcodes	array	UPC-A, EAN-13, EAN-8 or GTIN-14.
databases	array	food, beauty, petfood, products.
includeIngredients	boolean
includeNutrition	boolean

Example input

{
 "barcodes": [
  "3017624010701",
  "049000028911",
  "5449000000996",
  "0012345678905",
  "1234"
 ],
 "includeIngredients": true
}

Output

One dataset item per result. Main columns: barcode, type, checksumValid, found, database, productName, brands, quantity, categories, nutriScore, imageUrl, gs1PrefixCountry, url, error. A RUN_SUMMARY record is saved to the default key-value store. See the sample output in the Output tab.

Example output

{
  "input": "3017624010701",
  "barcode": "3017624010701",
  "type": "EAN-13",
  "checksumValid": true,
  "ean13": "3017624010701",
  "gs1PrefixCountry": "France",
  "found": true,
  "database": "food",
  "productName": "Nutella",
  "brands": "Ferrero",
  "quantity": "400.0 g",
  "categories": [
    "sweet-spreads",
    "pates-a-tartiner",
    "hazelnut-spreads"
  ],
  "labels": [
    "no-gluten"
  ],
  "countriesSold": [
    "france",
    "united-kingdom"
  ],
  "packaging": [
    "glass-jar"
  ],
  "stores": "Sainsbury's, Tesco",
  "manufacturingPlaces": null,
  "imageUrl": "https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/301/762/401/0701/front_en.100.400.jpg"
}

Pricing

Pay per result, with no monthly rental or subscription:

• Barcode looked up: $0.001

Example: 1,000 results cost about $1.00 in fees. Apify's free plan includes $5 of monthly credit, which is enough to test this Actor.

FAQ

Do I need an account, cookies or a login for the source site? No. Bulk Barcode Lookup uses public data sources only, so there is nothing to connect and no account to risk.

How much will a run cost? You pay only for results delivered (see Pricing above), plus Apify platform usage, which the free plan's monthly credit easily covers for test runs. Start with a small limit to see the exact cost per run.

Can I export to CSV, Excel or Google Sheets? Yes. Every run's dataset can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack or a webhook through Apify integrations.

Can I run it on a schedule or from my own code? Yes. Add an Apify Schedule (hourly, daily, weekly) or call it through the Apify API / Python & JavaScript clients. It also works with AI agents through the Apify MCP server.

What happens if an input is invalid or a source is down? The run keeps going. The bad input gets a row with an error field so you can see what failed, and you are not charged for results that were not delivered.

Is this legal to use? It collects publicly available data. You are responsible for using the output in line with the source's terms and privacy laws such as GDPR/CCPA; don't use it for spam.

Something missing or broken? Open an issue on the Issues tab. Feature requests are usually added within a few days.

Scheduling / monitoring

Create a Schedule (daily/weekly) and connect a webhook or Slack/email integration.

Data license

Product data © Open Food Facts contributors (and its sister databases), licensed ODbL 1.0; images CC BY-SA. Every row carries an attribution field. If you republish a substantial part of the database, keep the attribution and the ODbL share-alike terms.

Fair use

Official public APIs only, no login. Do not use output for spam or harassment. Respect the data sources' rate limits and terms.

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Pipeline recipe: barcode-lookup + isbn-book-lookup: enrich a mixed reseller inventory (groceries, goods and books) from scanned codes.