# /documentprocessing/barcodes/minimumtextlength

> The /documentprocessing/barcodes/minimumtextlength endpoint of the DS Server Web API and its GET method, which returns the fewest characters a barcode needs.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Endpoint
- **Path:** DS Server > API Reference > Web API > DocumentProcessing > /documentprocessing/barcodes/minimumtextlength
- **104 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/barcodes-minimumtextlength/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/barcodes-minimumtextlength/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/barcodes-minimumtextlength/llms-full.txt

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This endpoint offers the following method.

| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| [`GET`](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/barcodes-minimumtextlength/get/llms-full.txt) | [/documentprocessing/barcodes/minimumtextlength](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/barcodes-minimumtextlength/get/llms-full.txt) | Returns the minimum text length that can be encoded. |

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## In This Section

- [GET /documentprocessing/barcodes/minimumtextlength](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/barcodes-minimumtextlength/get/llms-full.txt): Get the minimum number of characters a barcode type such as EAN13, Code39 or PDF417 needs: pass barcodeType in the query string and get the length as a number.

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