# NFC Tag input **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [November 24, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nfc-tag-input/85522 "2025-11-24T14:50:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AxelG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@AxelG](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AxelG)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nfc-tag-input/85522/1 "2025-11-24T14:50:07Z")
I my app I want to have a field were the user just can scan a tag (like NFC) with there phone. It’s basically like scanning a chip in a dog to recognise the dog. (Hope this is clear) Application is similar. The value of the tag should be the filled in the TAG field. So I just created a text field but when I select that and hold my phone to the nfc tag nothing happens (which is a bit expected because I never indicated that the NFC scanner needs to be on) Anyone know how to do this ? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![c0bbler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/c0bbler/32/68741_2.png) [@c0bbler](https://community.glideapps.com/u/c0bbler)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nfc-tag-input/85522/2 "2025-11-24T19:30:34Z")
I do not believe Glide can interact with the device’s NFC capabilities. You would need some kind of bar code integration to implement scanning to enter information in this manner. ---
**Author:** ![AxelG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@AxelG](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AxelG)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nfc-tag-input/85522/3 "2025-11-25T09:43:42Z")
> [@c0bbler](#): > > with the device’s NFC capabilities. You would need some kind of bar code integration to implement scanning to enter information in this manner. Hmmm that would be unfortunate. And no work arounds to be found ? It’s for scanning a tag in a dog / cat, so qr code is not an option 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AxelG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@AxelG](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AxelG)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nfc-tag-input/85522/4 "2025-11-26T13:56:31Z")
Anyone out there found a way to get this working . Basically I have 90% of the app working as we want. Just some finetuning. But the NFC (idea which was added in the end now we see what we can do with the app) will be a game changer. So any help here would be welcome ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nfc-tag-input/85522/5 "2025-11-26T18:31:18Z")
Best idea I have is to install a different keyboard app that is capable of scanning NFC tags. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nfc-tag-input/85522/6 "2025-11-26T21:57:55Z")
That’s not a bad idea. Something like this? > **[ScanKey - QR OCR NFC Keyboard App - App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scankey-qr-ocr-nfc-keyboard/id1356206918)** > > Download ScanKey - QR OCR NFC Keyboard by Matthias Herbrich on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like ScanKey - QR… ---
**Author:** ![AxelG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@AxelG](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AxelG)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nfc-tag-input/85522/7 "2025-11-27T08:14:30Z")
So each user would have to install this on their phones? (Is there a way we push that install ) And how could I then talk to that app ? Is there maybe somewhere some more explaination on that ? But thanks for the tip already ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nfc-tag-input/85522/8 "2025-11-27T12:04:59Z")
> [@AxelG](#): > > So each user would have to install this on their phones? yes > [@AxelG](#): > > (Is there a way we push that install ) Put something in your app telling the user to replace their keyboard with a different one if they want to be able to scan nfc tags. You could created a vetted list of approved apps that you recommend to make it easier on the user. The user is going to need to decide if they want to install a third party keyboard app or not. It’s a keyboard used by their entire device, so it has to be their choice. > [@AxelG](#): > > And how could I then talk to that app ? Use a text entry component to receive the tag info. Let the keyboard do the scanning and it would fill the text entry as if the user typed it. > [@AxelG](#): > > Is there maybe somewhere some more explaination on that ? Nothing I’ve personally done. Seems pretty self explanatory though. Scanning a tag would take the info from the tag and write it out as if someone typed it by hand. I tried to build something using the Custom AI component, but I’m pretty sure that the iframe nature of the AI component blocks access to the Web NFC API, so there is no in-app workaround unless Glide builds a native component for this that doesn’t live inside an iframe. Would be easy to build something on its own independent website, but not something that lives within Glide and seemlessly interacts with your data. So at this point, either Glide builds a native tag reader component or functionality, or you go with the third party keyboard idea. ---
**Author:** ![AxelG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@AxelG](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AxelG)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nfc-tag-input/85522/9 "2025-11-27T13:39:06Z")
Thanks Jeff for clear explaination. I’ll discuss with the users but at least we have a way to approach it. I hope Glide will one day make this possible. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nfc-tag-input/85522/10 "2025-12-04T13:39:19Z")
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