Foodie food recognition API - Discover FoodAPI – a powerful RESTful API providing accurate food, nutrition, and ingredient data for developers, startups, and food tech platforms.

API Endpoints

POST /api/v1/images/analyze

Analyzes food in an uploaded image and returns nutritional information.

Request Body:

Form data with the following parameters:

image - The food image file to analyze (JPEG, PNG, or WebP format, max 10MB)

Request Headers:

Authorization - Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type - Must be multipart/form-data

Example Response:

{
  "data": {
    "analysis": {
      "meal_name": "Chicken Salad",
      "proteins": 25,
      "carbohydrates": 15, 
      "fats": 8,
      "total_weight": 350
    },
    "meta": {
      "processing_time": "1.2s"
    }
  }
}

Error Responses:

400 - Invalid image format or corrupted image
413 - Image file too large (max 10MB)
422 - No food detected in the image

Rate Limits

Rate limits depend on your subscription plan:

Plan	Requests per Month	Rate Limit
Free	1,000	60 per minute
Basic	5,000	120 per minute
Premium	25,000	300 per minute
Pro	100,000	600 per minute

Error Handling

The API uses standard HTTP response codes to indicate the success or failure of requests:

200 OK - Request succeeded
400 Bad Request - Invalid request parameters
401 Unauthorized - Authentication failed or API key missing
403 Forbidden - Valid API key but insufficient permissions
404 Not Found - Resource not found
429 Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded
500 Server Error - Something went wrong on our end

Error Response Format:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
    "message": "You have exceeded your rate limit.",
    "details": "Request rate limited. Please try again in 60 seconds."
  }
}

API Usage Examples

cURL Example

curl -X POST \
  https://foodapi.devco.solutions/api/v1/images/analyze \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
  -F 'image=@/path/to/your/food-image.jpg'

JavaScript Example

const form = new FormData();
form.append('image', imageFile);

fetch('https://foodapi.devco.solutions/api/v1/images/analyze', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
  },
  body: form
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => {
  console.log(data);
})
.catch(error => {
  console.error('Error:', error);
});

PHP Example

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://foodapi.devco.solutions/api/v1/images/analyze",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => [
    'image' => new CURLFile('/path/to/your/food-image.jpg')
  ],
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error: " . $err;
} else {
  $result = json_decode($response, true);
  print_r($result);
}

Food API Documentation