How to Read Barcodes from Google Drive Folder with PDF.co and Zapier

What is Zapier?

Zapier is an online automation tool that connects your favorite apps, such as Gmail, Slack, Mailchimp, and over 1,500 more. You can connect two or more apps to automate repetitive tasks without coding or relying on developers to build the integration. It’s easy enough that anyone can build their own app workflows with just a few clicks.

We prepared this step by step tutorial with screenshots on how to setup Zapier using PDF.co and Google Drive, to automatically read Barcodes when you add them to a Google Drive folder defined for this task.

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Quick navigation:

Start by clicking on “Make a Zap” at the top-right corner of your Zapier dashboard.

 

Step 1 – Choose or search for Google Drive from the list of apps

Step 1 - Setup - PDF-co Zapier Google Drive

 

Step 2 – Select the Trigger Event “New File in Folder”

Step 2 - Setup - PDF-co Zapier Google Drive

 

Step 3 – Select or connect your Google account to Zapier

Step 3 - Setup - PDF-co Zapier Google Drive

 

Step 4 – Select the Google Drive on your account and click CONTINUE

Step 4 - Setup - PDF-co Zapier Google Drive

 

Step 5 – Copy the targeted folder ID from the URL bar in Google Drive

Step 5 – Copy the targeted folder ID from the URL bar in Google Drive

 

Step 6 – Paste the ID as a custom value for Folder ID and click CONTINUE

Step 6 - Setup - PDF-co Zapier Google Drive

 

Step 7 – Click on TEST & CONTINUE
Step 8 – Search for and select PDF.co as the targeted app

Step 8 - Setup - PDF-co Zapier Google Drive

 

Step 9 – Choose the App and Barcode Reader (Action Event)

Step 9 – Choose the App and Barcode Reader (Action Event)

 

Step 10 – Select or link your PDF.co account (using Your API Key)

Step 10 - Split PDF - PDF-co Zapier Google Drive

 

Step 11 – Set the URL as Web Content Link (from the drop-down menu) and Barcode Type parameters for the input file and click CONTINUE

NOTE: It must be a publicly accessible file (or folder) for this to work, PDF.co reads it directly from your Google Drive
Step 11 – Set the URL as Web Content Link and Barcode Type

 

Step 12 – Give your Zap a name and turn it on!

Step 12 - PDF Split - PDF-co Zapier Google Drive

 

Files that you will add to your targeted folder in Google Drive will be automatically sent to PDF.co for splitting!

Step 13 - Split PDF Results

Check out the responses in your Task History inside Zapier.

The URL in Data Out represents the output.

Read Barcodes with Zapier & PDF.co – Demo