GS1 Verification Router Service (VRS) Lightweight Messaging Spec

{
  "vrsRequest": {
    "gtin": "00301234567896",
    "serialNumber": "123456789012",
    "expirationDate": "260831",
    "lotNumber": "LOT99881"
  },
  "vrsResponse": {
    "verificationResult": "SUCCESS",
    "verified": true,
    "timestamp": "2026-08-30T12:00:00Z"
  }
}

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://fda-dscsa-eu-fmd-drug-serialization-api-21-usc-360eee.stanzaapi.com/api/v1/dscsa/validate-barcode" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data '{
  "rawBarcode": "010030123456789621123456789012\u001d1726083110LOT99881"
}'

const response = await fetch("https://fda-dscsa-eu-fmd-drug-serialization-api-21-usc-360eee.stanzaapi.com/api/v1/dscsa/validate-barcode", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "x-api-key": process.env.API_KEY || "YOUR_API_KEY"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "rawBarcode": "010030123456789621123456789012\u001d1726083110LOT99881"
})
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests
import json

url = "https://fda-dscsa-eu-fmd-drug-serialization-api-21-usc-360eee.stanzaapi.com/api/v1/dscsa/validate-barcode"
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
payload = {
    "rawBarcode": "010030123456789621123456789012\u001d1726083110LOT99881"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://fda-dscsa-eu-fmd-drug-serialization-api-21-usc-360eee.stanzaapi.com/api/v1/dscsa/validate-barcode"
	payload := []byte(`{"rawBarcode":"010030123456789621123456789012\u001d1726083110LOT99881"}`)

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("x-api-key", os.Getenv("API_KEY"))

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}