Barcode - Read from Document

Power Automate Connector: Encodian – Barcode

Overview

The 'Barcode - Read from Document' Power Automate action will automatically locate and read any barcode from either PDF or Microsoft Word documents.

Example Flow

Please refer to the following article showcasing the 'Barcode - Read from Document' Power Automate action: Create and Read Barcodes with Power Automate and Power Apps

Credit Count

The 'Barcode - Read from Document' flow action utilises OCR to detect QR codes within the PDF file provided. This is a resource-intensive operation; therefore, a single credit is recorded for every five pages processed. For example, a 10-page document equates to 2 actions. 

Default Parameters

The default 'Barcode - Read from Document' flow action parameters are detailed below:

• File Type: Select the type of file provided
   
• File Content: A Base64 encoded representation of the file to be processed

Advanced Parameters

The advanced 'Barcode - Read from Document' flow action parameters are detailed below:

• Confidence:
  • High - High confidence in the recognition result. The barcode text is expected to be read correctly, with no detected errors or false recognitions.
  • Medium - Moderate confidence in the recognition result. This is common for barcodes where checksum validation is weak, missing, or unavailable. The decoded barcode text may contain errors, and false recognitions are possible.
  • Low - Low confidence in the recognition result. The barcode text may not have been read correctly, or the detected barcode may be a false recognition.
• Quality: Controls barcode detection quality. Higher settings may improve recognition but reduce performance.
  • Low - Optimized for faster detection of clear, high-quality barcodes. May be less effective with damaged, distorted, or low-quality barcodes.
  • Normal - Balanced detection quality and performance. Suitable for most common barcode images.
  • High - Improves recognition of lower-quality, damaged, distorted, or harder-to-detect barcodes, with some performance impact.
  • Max - Uses the most thorough detection settings for difficult or poor-quality barcodes. Provides the highest recognition capability but may significantly reduce performance.
• Start Page - Set the page number to begin reading from
• End Page - Set the page number to end reading on
• Remove Control Characters - Set whether recognised control characters should be removed

Return Parameters

The 'Barcode - Read from Document' flow action returns the following data. 

Action Specific Return Values

• Barcodes -An array of 'Barcode Item' each containing the barcode value

Standard Return Values

• OperationId - The unique ID assigned to this operation.
• HttpStatusCode - The HTTP Status code for the response.
• HttpStatusMessage - The HTTP Status message for the response.
• Errors - An array of error messages should an error occur.
• Operation Status - Indicates whether the operation has been completed, has been queued or has failed.