# UPCitemdb API: Get product by barcode > Identifies a product by its 12- or 13-digit barcode and returns its details, recorded price range and store offers from UPCitemdb. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by UPCitemdb. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/upcitemdb.com/get-product-by-barcode - Method: `upcitemdb.com/get_product_by_barcode`, version 1 - Website: upcitemdb.com - Returns: product name, brand, model, UPC/EAN, category, images, lowest and highest price, store offers - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `barcode` | string | yes | `"012000161155"` | The 12- or 13-digit number printed under the barcode, with optional spaces or dashes; for example 012000161155. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "barcode": "012000161155" } ``` Its output: ```json { "ean": "0012000161155", "upc": "012000161155", "size": null, "brand": "LIFEWTR", "model": "012000161155", "colour": "Clear", "offers": [ { "price_usd": 3.59, "offer_link": "https://www.upcitemdb.com/norob.php?id=x2x253t213537454t2&tid=1&seq=1792748049&plt=4ef5f0f7c66d297903ab587779e8aeb9", "store_name": "Walgreens", "last_updated_date": "2026-10-18" }, { "price_usd": 1.48, "offer_link": "https://www.upcitemdb.com/norob.php?id=v2r253t2x213b444u2&tid=1&seq=1792748049&plt=ad8b18f1424e2e71aa72834a8eb4c73c", "store_name": "Frys Electronics", "last_updated_date": "2018-06-21" }, { "price_usd": 1.49, "offer_link": "https://www.upcitemdb.com/norob.php?id=x2s263w2y2339464q2&tid=1&seq=1792748049&plt=09846e02f6386b57fbef0eaa5d247948", "store_name": "Target", "last_updated_date": "2020-09-21" } ], "weight": "1.00lb", "category": "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Beverages > Water", "page_link": "https://www.upcitemdb.com/upc/012000161155", "description": "LIFEWTR Premium Purified Bottled Water pH Balanced with Electrolytes For Taste", "image_links": [ "https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/b29c7d39-72ae-464d-8bb3-1a89fbda40d6.102cd8b37ec485c62739a1f933389b1b.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=ffffff", "https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_46ff2a61-1d87-4887-8a8c-d284dc77bdb1?wid=1000&hei=1000", "https://pics.walgreens.com/prodimg/595160/450.jpg" ], "product_name": "LIFEWTR Premium Purified Bottled Water pH Balanced with Electrolytes For Taste", "lowest_price_usd": 1.48, "highest_price_usd": 96 } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"upcitemdb.com/get_product_by_barcode","input":{"barcode":"012000161155"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What product is barcode 012000161155 and what's its typical price range? - Look up the item with UPC 036000291452 and show me the store offers. - Can you identify the product behind the EAN 5012345678900 and tell me its brand and category? - I found a 13-digit code 4006381333931 on a box; what is this product and where can I buy it cheapest? - Check upcitemdb for barcode 0 49000 00276 4 and give me the product images and lowest and highest recorded prices. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "barcode" ], "properties": { "barcode": { "type": "string", "description": "The 12- or 13-digit number printed under the barcode, with optional spaces or dashes; for example 012000161155." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "product_name", "brand", "model", "description", "category", "upc", "ean", "colour", "size", "weight", "image_links", "lowest_price_usd", "highest_price_usd", "offers", "page_link" ], "properties": { "ean": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "upc": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "size": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "brand": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "model": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "colour": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "offers": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "store_name", "price_usd", "last_updated_date", "offer_link" ], "properties": { "price_usd": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "offer_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "store_name": { "type": "string" }, "last_updated_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date" } }, "additionalProperties": false } }, "weight": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "category": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "page_link": { "type": "string" }, "description": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "image_links": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "product_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "lowest_price_usd": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "highest_price_usd": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Open Food Facts API: Get packaged food product](https://fous.com/methods/openfoodfacts.org/get-product.md): Looks up a packaged food by barcode or by product name and brand, returning ingredients, allergens, Nutri-Score, NOVA processing level and nutrition from Open Food Facts. - [Ulta Beauty API: Get product](https://fous.com/methods/ulta.com/get-product.md): Looks up one Ulta Beauty product by name or product link and returns its details, prices, sizes or shades, ingredients, directions, ratings and images. 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