{"section":"faq","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"why-am-i-unable-to-integrate-products-without-an-ean-or-with-an-invalid-ean","locale":"en","slug":"why-am-i-unable-to-integrate-products-without-an-ean-or-with-an-invalid-ean","path":"docs/en/faq/channels/why-am-i-unable-to-integrate-products-without-an-ean-or-with-an-invalid-ean.md","branch":"main","content":"Some Marketplaces, including B2W, identify the **EAN** data item, which is the product bar code, as mandatory for integration on their platform.\n\nValidation is done using the check digit, and in the event it is not valid, this prevents the integration of the product. \n\nTo ensure EANs are correct, you need to reach out to the products’ suppliers and manufacturers for the information for each product to be integrated on the marketplaces.\n\n> VTEX does not generate false or placeholder EANs to cover this scenario."}