Datatypes

Global Location Number (GLN)

ID gln

DatatypeNot PIIidentifier

The Global Location Number (GLN, sometimes also referred to as International Location Number or ILN) of the respective organization, person, or place. The GLN is a 13-digit number used to identify parties and physical locations.

Categories
Geographic identifiers, GS1 standards
Countries
Global (not tied to a country)
Languages
Common to most languages
AutoType benchmark
gln
HL7 FHIR identifier system
http://www.gs1.org/gln
Schema.org
globalLocationNumber
Wikidata
P9860
Check digit
gs1_mod10
Quality
95/100 · missing: translation
Metacrafter rules
6 rules (3 by field name, 3 by value)
Supported by tools
Auto-Type, metacrafter

Regular expression

^\d{13}$

Python re syntax.

Examples

ValueDescription
0865321000104Google
0860484000404The Coca-Cola Company
0860484000405 invalidLast digit changed: fails the GS1 check digit

Patterns

Specific representations of this datatype.

IDNameCategoriesCountriesDescription
gs1_ai_410 Ship to / deliver to GLN (GS1 AI 410) pattern draft geo, gs1 global GS1 element string of Application Identifier (410): '410' followed by the 13-digit Global Location Number of the place where the goods...
gs1_ai_411 Bill to / invoice to GLN (GS1 AI 411) pattern draft geo, gs1 global GS1 element string of Application Identifier (411): '411' followed by the 13-digit Global Location Number of the party to be invoiced....
gs1_ai_412 Purchased from GLN (GS1 AI 412) pattern draft geo, gs1 global GS1 element string of Application Identifier (412): '412' followed by the 13-digit Global Location Number of the party from which the...
gs1_ai_413 Ship for / deliver for / forward to GLN (GS1 AI 413) pattern draft geo, gs1 global GS1 element string of Application Identifier (413): '413' followed by the 13-digit Global Location Number of the final recipient when...
gs1_ai_414 GLN of a physical location (GS1 AI 414) pattern draft geo, gs1 global GS1 element string of Application Identifier (414): '414' followed by the 13-digit Global Location Number of a physical location, such...
gs1_ai_415 GLN of the invoicing party (GS1 AI 415) pattern draft geo, gs1 global GS1 element string of Application Identifier (415): '415' followed by the 13-digit Global Location Number of the party that issued the...
gs1_ai_416 GLN of the production or service location (GS1 AI 416) pattern draft geo, gs1 global GS1 element string of Application Identifier (416): '416' followed by the 13-digit Global Location Number of the place where the item...
gs1_ai_417 Party GLN (GS1 AI 417) pattern draft geo, gs1 global GS1 element string of Application Identifier (417): '417' followed by the 13-digit Global Location Number of a party, such as a company...

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