Scan
A question of type scan allows the user to scan or manually enter a bar or QR code.
{
"isEnabled": true,
"id": 0,
"required": true,
"type": "scan",
"key": "scan_camera_multiple",
"label": "Scan (multiple)",
"description": "At most 5 numerical barcodes with a min length of 10",
"answers": [
{
"id": 0,
"nextQuestionId": 1,
"options": {
"allowCamera": true,
"allowManualInput": false,
"maxBarcodes": 5,
"minLength": 10
}
}
]
}
Answer Options
This chapter describes the option possibilities for an answer.
Name | Type | Description | Required | Default |
|---|
minLength | bool | The minimum amount of characters that the barcode has to be. Note: Leave this empty or set to 0 to disable this option. | false | 0 |
maxLength | bool | The maximum number that the barcode can be. Note: Leave this empty or set to 0 to disable this option. | false | 0 |
alphanumerical | bool | Allow alphanumerical characters. | false | true |
maxBarcodes | int | The maximum number of allowed barcodes. Note: Leave this empty to only allow one barcode. | false | 0 |
allowCamera | bool | If this is false, the camera icon will disappear in the UI. | false | true |
allowManualInput | bool | If this is true, the user can type in the numbers/letters manually instead of scanning them. | false | true |
isQRCode | bool | Is the answer a QR code? | false | false |
Examples
Scan at most 5 numerical barcodes with a min length of 10
{
"isEnabled": true,
"id": 0,
"required": true,
"type": "scan",
"key": "scan_camera_multiple",
"label": "Scan (multiple)",
"description": "At most 5 numerical barcodes with a min length of 10",
"answers": [
{
"id": 0,
"nextQuestionId": 1,
"options": {
"allowCamera": true,
"allowManualInput": false,
"maxBarcodes": 5,
"minLength": 10
}
}
]
}
A single alphanumerical barcode
{
"id": 0,
"required": true,
"type": "scan",
"key": "scan_manual_one",
"label": "Scan (single)",
"description": "A single alphanumerical barcode",
"answers": [
{
"id": 0,
"label": null,
"nextQuestionId": 1,
"options": {
"allowCamera": false,
"allowManualInput": true,
"alphanumerical": true,
"isQRCode": true
},
"value": null
}
]
}
Last modified: 04 June 2025
