★ Workflow

Generate
Barcodes

Free online barcode generator — create Code 128, EAN-13, UPC-A, and ITF-14 barcodes instantly. Download as PNG or JPG. API available for bulk generation. Design once, render variants via API — the infrastructure layer for programmatic media.

BARCODE_GENERATOR

Barcode Data

Format

Display Show text below bars

Bar Width (1-5)

Height (30-300)

Bar Color

#000000

Background

#ffffff

Transparent

Output

Barcode Types Explained

Choose the right barcode format for your use case. Each type has different data capacity, character support, and industry applications.

Format	Data Type	Length	Common Use
Code 128	Alphanumeric + symbols	Variable	Shipping labels, logistics, general purpose
EAN-13	Numeric only	13 digits	Retail products worldwide (international standard)
UPC-A	Numeric only	12 digits	Retail products in North America
Code 39	Alphanumeric	Variable	Manufacturing, military, healthcare IDs
ITF-14	Numeric only	14 digits	Shipping containers, carton-level tracking
Code 93	Alphanumeric	Variable	Postal services, electronic components
Codabar	Numeric + A-D delimiters	Variable	Blood banks, libraries, FedEx airbills
MSI	Numeric only	Variable	Warehouse shelves, inventory management
Pharmacode	Numeric (3-131070)	1-6 digits	Pharmaceutical packaging and quality control

How to Create a Barcode

Enter Your Data

Type the text or numbers you want to encode. Choose a barcode format that matches your use case — Code 128 for general purpose, EAN-13 for retail products, UPC-A for US retail.

Customize Appearance

Adjust bar width, height, colors, and choose whether to display the encoded text below the bars. Enable transparent background for overlay use.

Download or Automate

Download as PNG, JPG, WebP, or SVG. For bulk generation, use the Pictify API to create thousands of unique barcodes programmatically from your inventory or product data.

API

Bulk Barcode Generation

Need thousands of barcodes? Use the Pictify batch API to generate unique barcode images for every product, bin, or shipment in your system. Feed a CSV of SKUs and get back CDN-hosted barcode images in seconds.

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For Developers

Automate with the API

Generate barcodes programmatically. Render barcode labels, shipping tags, and inventory stickers via API in your warehouse, e-commerce, or logistics pipeline.

barcode.js

// Generate a barcode image via Pictify API
const html = '<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/jsbarcode@3/dist/JsBarcode.all.min.js"></script><svg id="bc"></svg><script>JsBarcode("#bc","1234567890128",{format:"EAN13"})</script>';

const res = await fetch('https://api.pictify.io/image', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' },
  body: JSON.stringify({ html, width: 600, height: 200 })
});

const { image } = await res.json();
console.log(image.url); // CDN-hosted barcode image

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Overview

Why teams choose this workflow

Inventory, logistics, and retail teams need barcodes generated on demand — not hand-crafted in Illustrator. By rendering barcode HTML as images via API, you integrate barcode generation directly into your existing workflows.

E-commerce, warehouse, and shipping systems use this to produce scannable barcode labels programmatically, eliminating manual steps and reducing labeling errors.

Deep Dive

The Context

Modern inventory and logistics systems require barcodes on demand — for product labels, shipping packages, warehouse bins, and event tickets. Manually creating barcodes in design tools is slow and error-prone. With Pictify, you render barcode HTML (using libraries like JsBarcode or bwip-js) as pixel-perfect images via API. Generate thousands of unique barcode labels in seconds, each with custom text, sizes, and formats.

Automate barcode generation in your warehouse management system, e-commerce platform, or ticketing pipeline. Every barcode is rendered server-side, delivered as a CDN-hosted image, and ready to print or embed.

Perfect For

Who uses this?

E-commerce platforms generating product barcode labels
Warehouse teams printing bin location barcodes
Shipping departments creating package labels at scale
Event organizers generating scannable ticket barcodes
Retailers printing shelf price tags with barcodes

Problems Solved

✗

Manual barcode creation in design tools is slow and error-prone

✗

Most barcode generators lack API access for automation

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Inconsistent label formatting across departments

Step-by-step workflow

Generate barcode HTML

Use JsBarcode or bwip-js to render a barcode as an HTML element with your data encoded.

Style the label

Add product name, SKU, price, or any metadata around the barcode using CSS.

Render via API

Send the HTML to Pictify to get a print-ready PNG or JPG image delivered via CDN.

Developer Friendly

Automate with API

Trigger this workflow programmatically. Personalized images, generated instantly at scale.

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curl -X POST https://api.pictify.io/image \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "html": "<your-template-html>",
    "width": 600,
    "height": 200,
    "fileExtension": "png"
  }'

Frequently Asked Questions

What barcode formats are supported?

Any format your HTML barcode library supports — Code 128, EAN-13, UPC-A, QR codes, Data Matrix, and more. Pictify renders whatever HTML you send.

Can I batch generate barcodes?

Yes. Use the batch render API to generate thousands of unique barcode images in a single request.

Are the images print-ready?

Yes. Use 300 DPI-equivalent dimensions (e.g., 600×200 at 2x) for crisp print output.

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