diff --git a/modules/item/back/methods/item-barcode/toItem.js b/modules/item/back/methods/item-barcode/toItem.js
index 96e9d5981e..d189b77c39 100644
--- a/modules/item/back/methods/item-barcode/toItem.js
+++ b/modules/item/back/methods/item-barcode/toItem.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module.exports = Self => {
         accessType: 'READ',
         accepts: [{
             arg: 'barcode',
-            type: 'number',
+            type: 'string',
             required: true,
             description: 'barcode'
         }],
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = Self => {
         }
     });
 
-    Self.toItem = async(barcode, options) => {
+    Self.toItem = async (barcode, options) => {
         const myOptions = {};
 
         if (typeof options == 'object')