Food database
Food Database API
Query 4M+ foods (generic foods, branded products, and restaurant items) through one REST food database API. Multi-word search with relevance ranking, brand and category filters, and a verified-only mode when data quality matters most.
Every food returns complete nutrition data: per-100g macros, a structured nutrients array with micronutrients when available, and serving metadata that maps cleanly to meal-logging data models.
Full parameters and response shapes live in the API documentation, and you can try every endpoint in the playground without signing up.
curl "https://calorieapiadmin.com/api/v1/search/foods?q=greek+yogurt&verified_only=true" \ -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"
Capabilities
What the food database api gives you
Multi-word ranking
Exact phrases rank first, then all-word and any-word matches, word order independent.
Verified foods filter
verified_only=true restricts results to curated entries with complete, quality-checked macros.
Autocomplete suggest
A lightweight suggest endpoint returns id, name, and brand for fast typeahead UIs.
Brands & categories
Filter search by brand and browse brand, category, and nutrient reference endpoints.
Complete macro data
Only foods with complete macro data are returned, no null-riddled results to clean up.
Predictable envelope
Paginated JSON (data, total, skip, limit) with stable food IDs you can cache aggressively.
Food Database API: frequently asked questions
How large is the food database?
The catalog covers 4M+ foods across generic, branded, and restaurant foods, with barcode lookup extending coverage through Open Food Facts.
Can I download the database in bulk?
No. Query and cache the foods your users actually log; IDs are stable. Bulk catalog scraping is not permitted.
How fresh is the data?
The catalog is continuously updated, and the Open Food Facts fallback covers newly released products before they land in the local database.
Does search return micronutrients?
Search results include per-100g macros; the food details endpoint adds the full nutrients array with vitamins and minerals when available.
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