Add user badges

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title: Add user badges
description: Add user badges that are assigned to employees to use with badge readers when they enter or exit controlled access locations in the workplace. These badges can be used with badge readers for building entry, exit gates, or floors.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/contact-tracing/add-user-badge.html
release: australia
product: Contact Tracing
classification: contact-tracing
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Collecting user badge data, Contact Tracing, Safe Workplace, Health and Safety, Employee Service Management]
---

# Add user badges

Add user badges that are assigned to employees to use with badge readers when they enter or exit controlled access locations in the workplace. These badges can be used with badge readers for building entry, exit gates, or floors.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_imt\_tracing.badge\_manager

## About this task

You can also import your user badge data from an Excel spreadsheet. For more information, see [Easy import data from a list](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/c_EasyImport.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Contact Tracing** > **Badge Management** > **User Badges**.

2.  Click **New** to add details of a new user badge or select an existing user badge to edit.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Active|Option for marking the user badge as active. Only active user badges can be swiped through the badge reader.|
    |Badge number|Unique badge number.|
    |User|Name of the employee who owns the badge.|
    |Facility code|Code that identifies the original location of the employee and badge.|

4.  Click **Submit**.


**Parent Topic:**[Collecting user badge data](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contact-tracing/badge-management.md)