Name: Calorie API - Nutrition & Food Database API
Brand: Calorie API
Availability: InStock

Healthy plant-based meals representing nutrition and food data for the Calorie API

Free

$0/mo

Perfect for testing and small projects

1K API calls / month
10/min rate limit (per account)
Non-commercial use only
1 API key · Community support
20 foods per query

Basic

$15/mo

Ideal for small applications and startups

20K API calls / month
30/min rate limit (per account)
Non-commercial use only
3 API keys · Email support
50 foods per query

Core

$50/mo

Perfect for growing businesses and teams

150K API calls / month
50/min rate limit (per account)
Non-commercial use only
10 API keys · Priority support
100 foods per query

Plus

Commercial

$150/mo

For high-volume applications and enterprises

1M API calls / month
200/min rate limit (per account)
Commercial production use
Redis response caching (5 min)
25 API keys · Dedicated support
100 foods per query

Enterprise

Custom

Enterprise

Tailored solutions for large organizations

Custom volume and rate limits
Commercial production use
Image-to-calorie API
Credits-based usage
Redis response caching (5 min)
100 API keys · Phone & custom SLA

Image-to-calorie API and credits-based usage included.

4M+ foods

foods in database

UPC + EAN

barcode lookup with fallback

Free

developer tier, no card required

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All paid tiers include per-account rate limits, monthly quotas, and a foods-per-query cap. Commercial apps need Plus or Enterprise. Image-to-calorie API and credits-based usage are available on Enterprise.

Feature	Free	Basic	Core	Plus	Custom
Limits
Monthly API calls	1K	20K	150K	1M	1000.0M
Rate limit (per account, not IP)	10/min	30/min	50/min	200/min	1,000/min
Foods per query	20 foods	50 foods	100 foods	100 foods	100 foods
Commercial production use	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included	Included
Response caching (GET search & foods)	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included	Included
Features
Image-to-calorie API	Not included	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included
Credits-based usage	Not included	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included
API keys	1	3	10	25	100
Advanced search	Not included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Usage analytics	Not included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Webhook support	Not included	Not included	Included	Included	Included
White-label options	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included	Included
Support & enterprise
Support	Community	Email	Priority	Dedicated	Dedicated + phone
SLA	-	99%	99.5%	99.9%	99.99%
Custom integrations	Not included	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included
On-premise deployment	Not included	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included

Rate limits apply per account (user id), not per IP, suitable for multi-tenant and server-side apps.
Foods per query is the maximum number of foods returned on each search or catalog request. Requested limits above the cap are truncated.
Commercial production use requires Plus or Enterprise. Send header X-API-Usage-Type: commercial when applicable.
Plus and Enterprise include short-lived Redis caching on search and food GET endpoints to absorb traffic spikes.
Enterprise includes image-to-calorie API access and credits-based usage. Contact sales to enable.

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Food calorie API: frequently asked questions

Answers for developers evaluating our food API, nutrition API, and food database API.

What happens if I exceed my monthly quota?

Requests beyond your plan’s monthly quota return HTTP 402 with a "Monthly API quota exceeded" message until the next billing cycle. You can upgrade your plan from the dashboard at any time to raise the quota immediately.

Can I change or cancel my plan at any time?

Yes. Plans are billed through Stripe and managed from the developer dashboard: upgrades, downgrades, and cancellations take effect without contacting support.

Is there a free tier for development?

Yes. The Free plan includes a monthly request quota intended for development, prototyping, and personal projects. Create an account, generate an API key, and start making requests.

What counts as commercial use?

If your product charges users, serves ads, or otherwise generates revenue, it is commercial use and requires a Plus or Enterprise plan with the X-API-Usage-Type: commercial header. Non-commercial development and personal tools can use Free, Basic, or Core.

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