UDI Barcode Decoder

Decode UDI barcodes to extract device IDs, lot numbers and expiry dates

Our free UDI barcode decoder extracts Unique Device Identification data from medical-device labels, including the Device Identifier (UDI-DI) and any encoded Production Identifiers (UDI-PI). Production data may include a lot number, serial number, manufacturing date or expiry date. UDI data can use GS1, HIBC or ISBT 128 formats.

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cURL Node.js Python C# Go PHP Java HTML

barcode=$'\x1d0100312345678906\x1d17250101\x1d10LOT123\x1d21SN001'
curl -sS -G https://parser.orcascan.com/ \
    --data-urlencode "barcode=$barcode" \
    --data-urlencode 'type=udi'

// Node.js 18+
var barcode = "\u001d0100312345678906\u001d17250101\u001d10LOT123\u001d21SN001";
var url = "https://parser.orcascan.com/?barcode=" + encodeURIComponent(barcode) + "&type=udi";

fetch(url)
    .then(function(res) { return res.json(); })
    .then(console.log);

import json
from urllib.parse import quote
from urllib.request import urlopen

barcode = "\u001d0100312345678906\u001d17250101\u001d10LOT123\u001d21SN001"
url = "https://parser.orcascan.com/?barcode=" + quote(barcode, safe="") + "&type=udi"

with urlopen(url) as response:
    print(json.load(response))

using System;
using System.Net.Http;

var barcode = "\u001d0100312345678906\u001d17250101\u001d10LOT123\u001d21SN001";
var url = "https://parser.orcascan.com/?barcode=" + Uri.EscapeDataString(barcode) + "&type=udi";

using var client = new HttpClient();
Console.WriteLine(await client.GetStringAsync(url));

package main

import (
    "io"
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "os"
)

func main() {
    barcode := "\u001d0100312345678906\u001d17250101\u001d10LOT123\u001d21SN001"
    endpoint := "https://parser.orcascan.com/?barcode=" + url.QueryEscape(barcode) + "&type=udi"
    res, err := http.Get(endpoint)
    if err != nil { panic(err) }
    defer res.Body.Close()
    io.Copy(os.Stdout, res.Body)
}

<?php
$barcode = "\x1d0100312345678906\x1d17250101\x1d10LOT123\x1d21SN001";
$url = "https://parser.orcascan.com/?barcode=" . rawurlencode($barcode) . "&type=udi";

echo file_get_contents($url);

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.*;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

class BarcodeParser {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String barcode = "\u001d0100312345678906\u001d17250101\u001d10LOT123\u001d21SN001";
        String url = "https://parser.orcascan.com/?barcode=" +
            URLEncoder.encode(barcode, StandardCharsets.UTF_8) + "&type=udi";
        var request = HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create(url)).build();
        var response = HttpClient.newHttpClient().send(
            request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
        System.out.println(response.body());
    }
}

<!doctype html>
<html>
<body>
<pre id="result">Loading...</pre>
<script>
var barcode = "\u001d0100312345678906\u001d17250101\u001d10LOT123\u001d21SN001";
var url = "https://parser.orcascan.com/?barcode=" + encodeURIComponent(barcode) + "&type=udi";
fetch(url)
    .then(function(res) { return res.json(); })
    .then(function(json) {
        document.getElementById("result").textContent = JSON.stringify(json, null, 2);
    });
</script>
</body>
</html>

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between UDI-DI and UDI-PI?

The Device Identifier (DI) identifies a device version or model. Production Identifiers (PI), when encoded, may include a lot, serial number, manufacturing date or expiry date.

Why can a UDI decoder recognise GS1, HIBC or ISBT 128 data?

UDI is an identification framework, not a single barcode symbology. Different issuing-agency formats encode the DI and PI using their own field and separator rules.

Can a UDI be encoded in a Data Matrix barcode?

Yes. UDI information can be represented in two-dimensional symbols such as Data Matrix, or in suitable linear symbols. The symbology and the encoded UDI data structure are separate things.

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