expiry-barcode-lookup

POST /api/v1/expiry-barcode-lookup 0 credits/call expiry

Look up a product name by barcode: our own cache first, then Open Food Facts. Returns found=false if neither has it — caller falls back to manual name entry. Public (no auth required), same as the future standalone 'BiH Barcode Lookup' MCP server (PLAN.md).

Sign in + create an API key on the keys page to authenticate calls. 

curl -X POST https://www.rokom.ba/api/v1/expiry-barcode-lookup \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mcpsk_<your_api_key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "barcode": ""
}'

Add this server to Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json. The endpoint becomes a callable tool inside Claude. See the MCP setup guide for the full walk-through. 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "this-api": {
      "url": "https://www.rokom.ba/mcp",
      "transport": "http",
      "auth": {
        "type": "bearer",
        "token": "mcpsk_<your_api_key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Inside Claude this endpoint surfaces as the tool expiry-barcode-lookup.

Standard requests — no custom SDK needed. pip install requests first. 

import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://www.rokom.ba/api/v1/expiry-barcode-lookup",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer mcpsk_<your_api_key>"},
    json={
  "barcode": ""
},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

Plain fetch. Works in Node 18+, Deno, Bun, and any modern browser. 

const r = await fetch("https://www.rokom.ba/api/v1/expiry-barcode-lookup", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer mcpsk_<your_api_key>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "barcode": ""
}),
});
if (!r.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${r.status}`);
console.log(await r.json());

Input

Field Type Required Default Description
barcode string required —
maxLength=14 minLength=6 pattern=^\d{6,14}$

Output

Field Type Required Default Description
found boolean required —
name string optional
brand string optional
image_url string optional
source string optional none

Try it

Fires a real POST /api/v1/expiry-barcode-lookup from your browser. Charges 0 credits per call against your account.

Sign in to use Try it. You'll need an API key from the keys page to authenticate the call.