Can i add barcodes to my products

Hi MarkJames, 

Thanks for posting in the Community! 

I understand that you would like to add a barcode to your products in QuickBooks Online. While we don't have a specific field for barcode on the product and services list, you can enter it as an SKU.

To do that:

1. Go to Gear icon and select Products and Services.
2. Select Edit on a product.
3. Enter barcode on the SKU field.
4. Select Save and close.

You can also check this article for your reference: Add product and service items to QuickBooks Online.

Message us back if you have any other questions, we're here to help. Have a great day! 

@MarkJames 

You need a 3rd party inventory management app to integrate with QBO.

I've just read on the US forum that we've been asking for a barcode field for ages. This is a digital age and we need the ability to add a barcode for our products. We need to retain the SKU field for our SKUs - I can't have a product with a long number when my staff picks an order. Come on QuickBooks!!!

Hi aussiemidwife, 

I can see how having the option to add barcodes to products in QuickBooks Online would be helpful for you and on your business. While we can't provide a specific time frame as to when this will be available, please leave a feedback about it in the Gear icon then click Feedback. This is the quickest and most direct way to send improvements or suggestions to our system engineers. 

In the meantime, you can look for a third party app that supports barcode and which you can integrate with QuickBooks Online: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/app/apps/home/. 

If you have any other questions, please let me know in the comments below. I'll be here to lend a hand. 

I checked the 3rd party apps and they start at $29 per month, just for a barcode field and they have bad reviews, this is defiantly not a practical solution quickbooks, did you even check these apps before you recommend them? 

I regularly have to supply my customers with barcodes from products they ordered, without this option in QB i have to manually do it, very frustrating and time wasting. 

Please make this an urgent priority as a future update 

Thanks for joining the thread, MarkJames. That is a very good suggestion, and I know a lot of customers can benefit from that. I have already sent a feedback to our product engineers so they can review this suggestion to add this feature to QuickBooks Online in the next update. 

If you need anything else, please let us know. We're happy to help. 

thanks for the quick reply, did the product engineers confirm this will be added in the next update? 

when should i expect this to be an option 

I had to do this manually today and it took me 2 hours to add barcodes to a customers invoice, unless this is fixed urgently i will have to find another program that works 

Thanks for your response, MarkJames.

For now, we're unable to provide a predicted time period as to when the barcode scanning will be available in QuickBooks Online Australia.

I an assure you that an announcement will be made once when it is implemented. 

If you have further feedback for product improvement ideas and any product concerns to help us improve your experience while using QuickBooks Online, please feel free to go to the Settings icon, and click Feedback as we welcome all observations.

If you have any additional questions or other concerns, feel free to leave a comment on this thread. Thanks.

@MarkJames 

You need a 3rd party inventory management app with the barcode feature to integrate with QBO.

Its not worth spending $35 just for a barcode field! QB should make it a feature as barcodes are on almost every product sold.