Flutter: Get information from scanned barcode number - flutter

Question

I am quite new to Flutter, and I am currently working on an application that needs barcode reading. So I used the barcode_scan library, and I am now able to get the barcode number from a scanned barcode.
To be clear, I am not asking how to scan a barcode / get the barcode number.
My question is: how can I get more information about a product from its barcode number in Flutter (e.g. product name)? Can I do this from the barcode_scan library, or will I need something else?
Edit: Forgot to mention, when scanning QR codes I am able to get the information it encodes (e.g. product name or URL), but this is not the case with barcodes.
My current (relevant) code is as follows:
String result = 'Hey there!';
Future scanBarcode() async {
if(await Permissions.checkCameraPermission()) {
try {
await BarcodeScanner.scan().then((scan_result) {
//here scan_result is the obtained barcode number
setState(() { result = scan_result; });
});
}
//handling exceptions...
}
else {
setState(() { result = 'Camera permission denied'; });
}
}
(Side note, here Permissions.checkCameraPermission() is a function I created to check if camera permission is granted, shouldn't be relevant for the question).

Answer 1

I'm using the same plugin for scanning barcode or qr code for my flutter app..
String result = 'Hey there!';
Future scanBarcode() async {
if(await Permissions.checkCameraPermission()) {
try {
// I get the scan result from BarcodeScanner this way and it is working for me.
result = await BarcodeScanner.scan();
}
//handling exceptions...
}
else {
setState(() { result = 'Camera permission denied'; });
}
}

Answer 2

Well, it seems the only plausible way to do it from Flutter would be to use a barcode lookup API like #RichardHeap proposed in the comments. If my app was Flutter only (without a backend server connected to it) I believe I would have gone that way.
But I guess I'll just send the barcode number itself to the backend and deal with it on the server-side.

Answer 3

What I understand is, on scanning the code, you need the information / data about the product.
If I understood it right, there are several aggregators of the barcode. You can get APIs from them. But there is not single place from where you get all the information.