# how to demultiplex when barcodes are inside the sequence?

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/how-to-demultiplex-when-barcodes-are-inside-the-sequence/13619
**Category:** User Support
**Created:** [February 14, 2020, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/how-to-demultiplex-when-barcodes-are-inside-the-sequence/13619 "2020-02-14T08:57:18Z")
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### Author: ![colinbrislawn](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/colinbrislawn/32/6221_2.png) [@colinbrislawn](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/colinbrislawn)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/how-to-demultiplex-when-barcodes-are-inside-the-sequence/13619/3 "2020-02-14T20:01:24Z")

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Try this: [cutadapt — QIIME 2 2019.10.0 documentation](https://docs.qiime2.org/2019.10/plugins/available/cutadapt/)

Are your data paired end, or single end? Where in the read is the barcode located?

Colin

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