How To Generate Barcode In Laravel 11?

In this post, I will show you How to Generate Barcode in Laravel 11 application. we will use picqer/php-barcode-generator composer package to create barcode in laravel 11.

In this example, we will generate a barcode using the picqer/php-barcode-generator composer package. I will give you a very simple example of generating a Barcode with TYPE_CODE_128 and TYPE_CODE_39 types. You Can Learn Laravel 11 User Roles and Permissions Tutorial

Let’s see the steps below, How to Generate Barcode in Laravel 11.

Install Laravel 11

This step is not required; however, if you have not created the Laravel app, then you may go ahead and execute the below command:

composer create-project laravel/laravel BarcodeGenerate
cd BarcodeGenerate

Install picqer/php-barcode-generator

In this step, we will install the `picqer/php-barcode-generator` package that provides a way to generate barcodes in a Laravel application. So, first, open your terminal and run the command below:

composer require picqer/php-barcode-generator

1: Laravel Generate Barcode Example

Here, we will create a simple route for generating a barcode. Then, I will show you the output below as well.

routes/web.php

<?php
  
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
  
Route::get('barcode', function () {
    $generatorPNG = new Picqer\Barcode\BarcodeGeneratorPNG();
    $image = $generatorPNG->getBarcode('000005263635', $generatorPNG::TYPE_CODE_128);

    return response($image)->header('Content-type','image/png');
});

Output:

2: Laravel Generate Barcode and Save Example

Here, we will create a simple route for generating a Barcode:

routes/web.php

<?php
  
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
  
Route::get('barcode-save', function () {
    $generatorPNG = new Picqer\Barcode\BarcodeGeneratorPNG();
    $image = $generatorPNG->getBarcode('000005263635', $generatorPNG::TYPE_CODE_128);

    Storage::put('barcodes/demo.png', $image);

    return response($image)->header('Content-type','image/png');
});

3: Laravel Generate Barcode with Blade Example

Here, we will create a simple route for generating a barcode. Then I will show you the output below as well.

routes/web.php

<?php
  
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
  
Route::get('barcode-blade', function () {
    $generatorHTML = new Picqer\Barcode\BarcodeGeneratorHTML();
    $barcode = $generatorHTML->getBarcode('0001245259636', $generatorHTML::TYPE_CODE_128);

    return view('barcode', compact('barcode'));
});

resources/views/barcode.blade.php

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>How to Generate Bar Code in Laravel 11? - DevScriptSchool.com</title>
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" crossorigin="anonymous">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">

    <div class="card mt-5">
        <h3 class="card-header p-3">How to Generate Bar Code in Laravel 11? - DevScriptSchool.com</h3>
        <div class="card-body">
            <h3>Product: 0001245259636</h3>  
            {!! $barcode !!}
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
  
</body>
</html>

Output: