Google Workspace

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How to add barcodes to Google Workspace Apps

(G-Suite)
Add barcodes via the ActiveBarcode REST API from the cloud directly into Google Workspace Apps.
It's pure and simple. No Add-On and no script is required with this straight forward approach. Just use the url from the REST API directly in the App to stream a barcode from the cloud. That's it.

This applies to Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Forms and Google Slides.

Google Sheets

How to add barcodes to a sheet
Add dynamic barcodes via the ActiveBarcode REST API into Google Sheets tables.
It's pure and simple. No Add-On and no script is required with this straight forward approach. Just use the url from the REST API directly in the IMAGE function and that's it. If the content of a cell changes, the barcode changes automatically, too.

=IMAGE(CONCAT("https://api.activebarcode.net/v1/png?code=CODE128&access=YOUR-KEY-HERE&text=",ENCODEURL(A1)))

This screenshot shows the resulting barcode in the Google Sheet that encodes the content of cell A1.

ActiveBarcode: This screenshot shows the resulting barcode in the Google Sheet that encodes the content of cell A1.

Google Slides

How to add barcodes to a presentation
Add barcodes via the ActiveBarcode REST API into Google Slides.
It's pure and simple. No Add-On and no script is required with this straight forward approach. Just use the url from the REST API directly in Google Slides and that's it.
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ActiveBarcode: Demo ActiveBarcode REST API @ Google Slides

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This screenshot shows the resulting barcode in Google Slides when inserting an image with the URL shown above.
ActiveBarcode: This screenshot shows the resulting barcode in Google Slides when inserting an image with the URL shown above.


Google Forms

How to add barcodes to a form
Add barcodes via the ActiveBarcode REST API into Google Forms.
It's pure and simple. No Add-On and no script is required with this straight forward approach. Just use the url from the REST API directly in Google Forms and that's it.
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ActiveBarcode: Demo ActiveBarcode REST API @ Google Forms

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This screenshot shows the resulting barcode in Google Forms when inserting an image with the URL shown above.
ActiveBarcode: This screenshot shows the resulting barcode in Google Forms when inserting an image with the URL shown above.