MSI Plessey barcode API

What MSI Plessey is for

MSI, a variant of Plessey, is a numeric barcode used mostly on retail shelf-edge labels and for stock counts in warehouses.

Make one from a URL

Send the text and get the image back. Your API key goes in a header.

curl "https://barcode.fmdeploy.com/v2/barcode/msi?text=0123456&label=true" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer bc_live_your_key" -o msi.png

Add &output=svg for a vector image that stays sharp at any print size.

From FileMaker

Insert from URL [ Select ; With dialog: Off ; Target: Items::Barcode ;
  "https://barcode.fmdeploy.com/v2/barcode/msi?label=true&text=" & GetAsURLEncoded ( Items::Code ) ;
  cURL options: "--header \"Authorization: Bearer " & $$BARCODE_KEY & "\"" ]

What it accepts

Digits only. A Mod 10 check digit is added for you. Example: 0123456

If the text can’t be encoded, the API answers with a clear message instead of a broken image.

Options

Set the bar width with scale, the bar height with thickness, and turn the text under the bars on with label. You can also choose the label font and size, rotate the image in quarter turns, set the DPI stored in a PNG, or ask for SVG. The documentation lists every parameter and its default.

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