> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wisepim.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# EAN Scanner

> Scan a barcode with your camera, a photo or by typing it. WISEPIM finds the product in your project or adds it, then runs web research to fill in the details.

The EAN Scanner turns a barcode into a product. Point your camera at a box on your desk, upload a photo of the label or type the code. WISEPIM looks it up in your project, opens the product if you already have it, and adds it if you don't. Web research then finds the product online and fills in the details.

**What this page enables:** add products from the physical items in front of you, without a supplier file, and check whether a barcode is already in your catalog.

**Where to find it:** **Import** on the Products page > **EAN Scanner** > **Open scanner**, or type **Scan EAN** in the [Command Menu](https://docs.wisepim.com/en/essentials/command-menu.md). You need an active project: scans are looked up and saved per project.

![EAN Scanner result for an EAN-13 barcode that is already in the catalog, with Open product, Scan next and finished web research](https://mintcdn.com/swiftsyncai/ZxhmbRiNDZBg3-jj/images/marketing-screenshots/products/products-ean-scanner-result-light-branded.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ZxhmbRiNDZBg3-jj\&q=85\&s=ff40e5db1292eb7f8a29efd0c3f97b0c)

## Scan a barcode

The **Scan a barcode** card gives you three ways in:

* **Camera**: the camera starts on its own. Hold the barcode in front of it. Use **Stop camera** and **Start camera** to switch it off and on. If your browser blocked the camera, allow it there or use one of the other two options.
* **Upload a photo**: pick a photo of the barcode. If no barcode is found, try a sharper, closer shot.
* **Or type the EAN**: type the code and click **Look up**. WISEPIM accepts EAN-13, EAN-8 and UPC-A codes and checks the check digit.

> [!NOTE]
>
> The lookup searches your own project only, on the EAN, UPC and SKU of your products. It doesn't look the code up in an external barcode database. That is what web research is for.

## Read the result

The **Scan result** card shows the code, its format and the GS1 country prefix, and one of these states:

| State | What it means | What you can do |
| - | - | - |
| **In your catalog** | A product in your project has this barcode. | **Open product** to review it, or **Scan next**. |
| **Added to project** | The barcode was new, and WISEPIM created a product for it. | **Open product** to complete it. |
| **Not in your project** | The barcode is new, and saving unknown barcodes is switched off. | **Add to project** or **Add to project and research**. |

A product added from the scanner is named `EAN` followed by the code, with the EAN as its SKU, so research has somewhere to land. Rename it once research has found the real name.

## Run web research

The **Web research** section finds product details and sources online. Click **Run web research**, or let it start on its own (see below). You can scan the next product while it runs; the results also land in the product's **Research** tab. When it's done, click **View research details** to see the findings, or **Research again** to run it once more.

> [!NOTE]
>
> | | Cost |
> | - | - |
> | Scanning, looking up and adding a product | Free |
> | Web research | 5 credits per product |
>
> Web research is available from the Growth plan. A product researched recently isn't researched again unless you click **Research again**.

## Scanner settings

The **Scanner settings** card has two switches. Both are on by default and remembered per project on this device.

| Setting | On | Off |
| - | - | - |
| **Save unknown barcodes to this project** | A new barcode becomes a product right away. | The scanner only looks up. You add a product yourself. |
| **Start web research automatically** | Every scanned product that hasn't been researched yet gets researched. Uses research credits. | You start research per product. |

**Recent scans** lists the barcodes you scanned, so you can scan one again with a click. **Clear** empties the list.

## Act on what you find

> **Several new products in a row**
>
> Leave both settings on and scan one product after the other. Each one is added and researched while you scan the next. Review them afterwards on the Products page.

> **You only want to check stock against your catalog**
>
> Switch off **Save unknown barcodes to this project**. The scanner tells you what's in your catalog without adding anything.

> **The camera doesn't start**
>
> Allow camera access for WISEPIM in your browser and click **Try camera again**. On a computer without a camera, upload a photo or type the code.

> **Research found the product, but the name is still EAN plus the code**
>
> Open the product and apply the research findings, or run [enrichment](https://docs.wisepim.com/en/essentials/enriching-products.md) to write the title and description.

## Related

> **[Importing Products](https://docs.wisepim.com/en/essentials/importing-products.md)**
>
> All the other ways to bring products into WISEPIM.

> **[Web Research](https://docs.wisepim.com/en/ai/web-research.md)**
>
> What research looks for and how it fills your products.

> **[Creating Products](https://docs.wisepim.com/en/products/creating-products.md)**
>
> Add a single product by hand.

> **[Command Menu](https://docs.wisepim.com/en/essentials/command-menu.md)**
>
> Open the scanner and other pages with ⌘K.


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