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Edamam Food Database API

Search foods by keyword or barcode and resolve nutrition.

Edamam Food Database API is one of 4 APIs that Edamam publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Food Database. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and pricing.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 8 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.edamam.com.

2 operations 2 paths 8 schemas 1 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://api.edamam.com
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Edamam Food Database API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as app_key (AppCreds). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • AppCreds — App key issued by Edamam. Must be sent with the matching appid query parameter.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Food Database 2

Search foods by keyword or barcode and resolve nutrition.

GET
/api/food-database/v2/parser
Edamam Search Foods by Keyword or Barcode
parseFood 9 params → 200401
POST
/api/food-database/v2/nutrients
Edamam Resolve Nutrients for Selected Foods
foodNutrients 3 params body → 200401

Schemas 8

The contract defines 8 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Food (7 properties), NutrientsResponse (7 properties), ParserResponse (4 properties), Measure (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Food
object
7 properties
Nutrient
object
3 properties
Measure
object
3 properties
FoodHint
object
2 properties
ParserResponse
object
4 properties
NutrientsRequest
object
1 property 1 required
NutrientsResponse
object
7 properties
Error
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

edamam-food-database-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Edamam publishes across the network.

Edamam Nutrition Analysis API
Edamam Recipe Search API
Edamam Meal Planner API