Guides

Quick answers to the questions parkrunners ask most about their barcode.

• How to get your parkrun barcode on an Android phoneThree free ways to carry your parkrun barcode on Android: Google Wallet, your home screen (works offline) or a saved image. No app to install.
• parkrun barcode on Apple Watch and Wear OS watchesRun with just your watch: how to put your parkrun barcode on Apple Watch or a Wear OS watch, open it at the finish, and get it to scan first time.
• Forgot or lost your parkrun barcode? What to doLeft your parkrun barcode at home or lost it? What happens at the finish, how to get it back, and how to make sure it never happens again.
• Every way to carry your parkrun barcode (2026)Paper, wristbands, Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, Garmin, Fitbit and more: an honest round-up of every way to carry your parkrun barcode, with tips.