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Hi 

For some reason when I try to fill-out a form, when I scan a barcode, the form does not recognize it.  I scan a barcode that reads LE100 and it will just give me the first item that's embedded in the form. And this does not happen when I use the form in the edit view nor does it happen on any other base or view. Only on the actual form does it not work correctly. The scanner works, I tried filling out the form on different computers, I refreshed the form or exit it out and open another one. We have been using the scanner for almost a year now and it worked so I have no idea why all of a sudden it's not working now. I have no idea what could possible be wrong and would like help. 

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It should work just fine like it always has.

However, if you can't get it to work, try it with Fillout’s advanced forms for Airtable and see if it works there.

I’ve even given some advanced barcode scanning tips in this thread: https://community.airtable.com/t5/automations/automation-to-update-a-field-based-on-a-barcode-scanned/td-p/181635

Fillout is 100% free, and it offers dozens of features that Airtable’s native forms don’t offer, including the ability to update Airtable records from a form, the ability to display Airtable lookup fields & Airtable rollup fields & Airtable attachments & formulas on forms, creating linked records on a form, creating multi-page forms, and much more. So you could even display the record information that you’re scanning right on the form.

Hope this helps! If you’d like to hire an expert Airtable consultant to help you with anything Airtable-related, please feel free to contact me through my website: Airtable consultant — ScottWorld

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This is sad that Airtable no longer supports this functionality in their forms. It used to be out of the box functionality in forms. My team has been using it since 2019 and just now realized it stopped working in the field when someone mentioned that they have been having to manually enter in barcode numbers. They have historically been bad at saying "just use X third party app to do this" for scenarios but taking an existing function away and suggesting to move to an additional app is a terrible customer experience. 

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  • HannesK-ME
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  • January 9, 2025

Hey there, our miniExtensions form can scan barcodes and QR codes natively, and super quickly! If you want some more advanced functionality (rather than just scanning the code into a field) you can set it up so it starts the camera for barcode scanning immediately, submits the form immediately after a code is scanned, sets the necessary fields to the desired value, and then redirects back to itself to scan the next item! This way, you can scan lots of items incredibly quickly, and without the need for additional tools! You can try this out with a free account now! Setting this up takes only a minute, and our support team can help if you need any pointers! 🙂

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