# How to handle Barcodes (leading 0)
**URL:** https://community.baserow.io/t/how-to-handle-barcodes-leading-0/10598
**Category:** Baserow Help
**Created:** [June 26, 2025, 7:23am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/how-to-handle-barcodes-leading-0/10598 "2025-06-26T07:23:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Weasel](https://community.baserow.io/u/Weasel)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2025, 7:23am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/how-to-handle-barcodes-leading-0/10598/1 "2025-06-26T07:23:48Z")
### Are you using our SaaS platform ([Baserow.io](http://Baserow.io)) or self-hosting Baserow?
SaaS
### What do you need help with?
Coming from Airtable, ran into an issue in the first few minutes.
I have numbers with leading 0 (zero), our SKUs are starting with 0001
Product barcodes often start with 0 too.
In Airtable there is a field type Barcode that preserves the leading 0.
When I use the number type of field the 0 is deleted.
How do I handle this in Baserow?
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### Author:  [@olgatrykush](https://community.baserow.io/u/olgatrykush)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2025, 9:27am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/how-to-handle-barcodes-leading-0/10598/2 "2025-06-27T09:27:42Z")
Hey @Weasel, we have this issue in the pipeline: [Barcode field (#472) · Issues · Baserow / baserow · GitLab](https://gitlab.com/baserow/baserow/-/issues/472) 🙂
Would it work for you if you changed the Number field to a Text field? This way, SKUs/barcodes will remain exactly as typed.
I also recommend checking this thread: [Spare parts stock database with app - is it doable?](https://community.baserow.io/t/spare-parts-stock-database-with-app-is-it-doable/5869).
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### Author:  [@Weasel](https://community.baserow.io/u/Weasel)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/how-to-handle-barcodes-leading-0/10598/3 "2026-06-09T07:10:59Z")
Is this still in the works?
Would really love to have it. 😇
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### Author:  [@olgatrykush](https://community.baserow.io/u/olgatrykush)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/how-to-handle-barcodes-leading-0/10598/4 "2026-06-10T09:48:00Z")
Hey @Weasel, yes, this is still planned, but I’m afraid it’s not a high priority at the moment.
That said, I’ll double-check and let you know for sure.
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### Author:  [@olgatrykush](https://community.baserow.io/u/olgatrykush)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/how-to-handle-barcodes-leading-0/10598/5 "2026-10-16T11:25:31Z")
Hey @Weasel, I checked with the team, and we still plan to add a Barcode field to Baserow. However, it’s a low-priority request for us, so we can’t say yet when we’ll start working on it. Hope for your understanding! 🙌