Food Data API
# Food Data API - Nutrition, Ingredients & Barcodes **Unlock access to over 450,000 detailed food items sourced directly from the USDA FoodData Central database.** The **Food Data API** is a high-performance solution for developers building fitness applications, dietary trackers, grocery inventory systems, and recipe platforms. It provides robust search capabilities, deep nutritional analysis…
Food Data API endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET |
/api/categories /api/categories |
Returns a list of all available food categories |
| GET |
/api/foods /api/foods |
Search for foods by description with optional filters for category, brand |
| GET |
/api/foods/{upc} /api/foods/{upc} |
Retrieve a specific food item by its 12-14 digit UPC barcode |
| GET |
/api/foods/{upc}/barcode /api/foods/{upc}/barcode |
Generate an SVG barcode image for the given UPC code |
Food Data API pricing
| Plan | Price | Rate limit | Quotas |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASIC | Free | — |
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| PRO | $1.99 / month | 10 / second |
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| ULTRA Recommended | $9.99 / month | — |
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| MEGA | $29.99 / month | — |
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