# \[Question\] Scan Barcode through tablet camera

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-scan-barcode-through-tablet-camera/23465>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [March 19, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-scan-barcode-through-tablet-camera/23465 "2019-03-19T20:55:23Z")\
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No, the barcode action may ONLY be called by devices using the mobile application. If you try to call the Scan Barcode Action from a browser, you’ll notice a warning in the console, that your Action was ignored.

We can’t call that action from a browser, because not every workstation has a camera.

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