International Article Number (EAN-13) generator

Last modified: April 3, 2025

The International Article Number (EAN-13) generator produces 13-digit EAN-13 barcode numbers to uniquely identify products in the global retail and supply chain industry. The EAN-13 format includes a country code, manufacturer code, product code, and a check digit to ensure data accuracy. This generator is used to create valid EAN-13 numbers for product cataloging, inventory management, and other applications where unique product identification is required.

Generator properties

The table provides key details about the generator, including the short name, sample of the generated data, the supported data types, and whether it is specific to a particular country.

Short name	Example of generated data	Data type matching	Country-specific
EAN-13	138-3-141-46110-7, 040-6-923-66154-8, …1383141461107, 0406923661548, …	charactercharacter varyingtextdecimalbigint	Default

Matching rules

The generator can be assigned to a column that matches any of the following rules:

• The column name is ‘EAN’, regardless of the table name.
• The column name starts with ‘EAN’ and ends with ‘13’, with any or no characters in between, regardless of the table name.

Configure additional options

The tool allows you to specify a separator between groups of digits. By default, a hyphen is used to separate the digits.

Preview of the column data generated by the International Article Number (EAN-13) generator