# Scanning an expiration date from app **URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/scanning-an-expiration-date-from-app/1563467 **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X **Created:** [October 15, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scanning-an-expiration-date-from-app/1563467 "2021-10-15T17:20:55Z") **Posts on this page:** 4 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![sriram.padmanabhan05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@sriram.padmanabhan05](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sriram.padmanabhan05) #### Post date: [October 15, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scanning-an-expiration-date-from-app/1563467/1 "2021-10-15T17:20:55Z")
I would like to know if its possible to scan an expiration date from a product ---
### Author: ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang) #### Post date: [October 15, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scanning-an-expiration-date-from-app/1563467/2 "2021-10-15T18:54:31Z")
The barcode scanner is built-in to Thunkable but expiration dates are usually printed as text on product packaging. So you’d need to convert a photo to text. You can search the forums for that. I don’t think people have had much luck with it but @codeswept might know more. ---
### Author: ![sriram.padmanabhan05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@sriram.padmanabhan05](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sriram.padmanabhan05) #### Post date: [October 15, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scanning-an-expiration-date-from-app/1563467/3 "2021-10-15T19:34:43Z")
thank you ---
### Author: ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis) #### Post date: [November 8, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scanning-an-expiration-date-from-app/1563467/4 "2024-11-08T13:14:49Z")