GS1 Digital Link Standard
LinkWrangler supports the GS1 Digital Link standard, which allows product information to be encoded in a web URL.
URL Structure
The URL structure typically follows this pattern, with identifiers and qualifiers in the path, and data attributes in the query string:
https://your-site.com/01/{gtin}/10/{batch}/21/{serial}?17={expiry}Supported Application Identifiers (AIs)
- 01 (GTIN): Global Trade Item Number. The primary identifier for the product. Must be exactly 14 digits. Shorter GTINs (GTIN-8, GTIN-12, GTIN-13) are automatically padded with leading zeroes.
- 10 (Batch/Lot): The batch or lot number of the product.
- 17 (Expiration Date): The expiry date in YYMMDD format.
- 21 (Serial Number): The unique serial number of the individual item.
- 11 (Production Date): The production date in YYMMDD format.
- 13 (Packaging Date): The packaging date in YYMMDD format.
- 15 (Best Before Date): The best before date in YYMMDD format.
- 7003 (Expiry Time): The expiry date and time in YYMMDDHHMM format.