Search by Barcode (EAN)

[Cronix]

Since there are barcodes discussed i assume they are in the database, why cant i search for them?
I have a barcode scanner and that would really speed up my initial creation.
I scanned several dozen games barcodes from diffrent decades and platforms and nothing lead to any result...

[pacpix]

Unfortunately there is no way to search the database by barcode.

[jason]

Thank you for your feedback. We are currently working on updating our advanced search to include other attributes to search including barcode.

[gingerbeardman]

I see that BARCODE is now in the advanced search.

However, ITEM NAME is a required field so I cannot search by barcode alone?

For games with a space in the title, I can put a space in the title field but otherwise I am out of luck.

This is annoying as I also want to use a barcode scanner (app).

Any chance this can be fixed?

Cheers, great site, great service!

[jason]

I see that BARCODE is now in the advanced search.

However, ITEM NAME is a required field so I cannot search by barcode alone?

For games with a space in the title, I can put a space in the title field but otherwise I am out of luck.

This is annoying as I also want to use a barcode scanner (app).

Any chance this can be fixed?

Cheers, great site, great service!

I'm looking into fixing this so that the name field isn't required. Hopefully I can get this in the next site update.

[aeitzean]

This issue is still live and its 2018! is there a workaround to get barcode only search working?

Sorry to necrobump

Edit: correction, search by barcode doesn't work at all. Even using barcodes I've checked are on the correct entries. Copy paste a hames barcode, search for it and no dice.

[ignition365]

This issue is still live and its 2018! is there a workaround to get barcode only search working?

Sorry to necrobump

Edit: correction, search by barcode doesn't work at all. Even using barcodes I've checked are on the correct entries. Copy paste a hames barcode, search for it and no dice.

It is a shame that the search functionality is so limited by design.

You can "search" by barcode, but it still requires you to enter search terms which can cause you to find 0 results. 

There should be logical OR operations to allow searching by barcode alone instead of requiring an item name with the barcode.

[tripredacus]

Just don't use advanced search. Put the barcode in the regular search field. It works.

https://vgcollect.com/search/014633147148

Alas, it only helps if the item in the db has a barcode on the entry, is formatted correctly, correct or complete.

[pianoreeves]

Just don't use advanced search. Put the barcode in the regular search field. It works.

https://vgcollect.com/search/014633147148

Alas, it only helps if the item in the db has a barcode on the entry, is formatted correctly, correct or complete.

Nope, won't work. At least not in my case:
https://vgcollect.com/item/138271
https://vgcollect.com/search/5030932067869

[tripredacus]

It works for UPC (12 digit) barcodes.
It does not seem to work on EAN or JAN (13 digit) barcodes.