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January 1, 2022

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* 2022-01

# New barcode field on the Storefront API ProductVariant object

As of GraphQL Storefront API version 2022-01, the `ProductVariant` object has a new field: `barcode`. This field returns the barcode value (ISBN, UPC, GTIN, etc.) associated with the variant.

Learn more about the `barcode` field on [Shopify.dev.](https://shopify.dev/api/storefront/reference/products/productvariant)