Open Food Facts API

world.openfoodfacts.org · Food

Food No Auth Free & Open Food Nutrition Barcodes

Open database of food products worldwide — 3.3M+ products with ingredients, nutritional facts, additives, labels, and allergens. Search by barcode or text. No API key required.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get product by barcode

Get Nutella product data by barcode.

https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2/product/3017624010701.json

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curl -X GET "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2/product/3017624010701.json"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2/product/3017624010701.json",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2/product/3017624010701.json';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2/product/3017624010701.json"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2/product/3017624010701.json")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2/product/3017624010701.json";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Search products

Search products by name.

https://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?json=1&action=process&page_size=5&search_terms=chocolate&search_simple=1

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curl -X GET "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?json=1&action=process&page_size=5&search_terms=chocolate&search_simple=1"

import requests
params = {
    "json": "1",
    "action": "process",
    "page_size": "5",
    "search_terms": "chocolate",
    "search_simple": "1"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl');
url.searchParams.set('json', '1');
url.searchParams.set('action', 'process');
url.searchParams.set('page_size', '5');
url.searchParams.set('search_terms', 'chocolate');
url.searchParams.set('search_simple', '1');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("json", "1")
	q.Set("action", "process")
	q.Set("page_size", "5")
	q.Set("search_terms", "chocolate")
	q.Set("search_simple", "1")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "json" => "1",
  "action" => "process",
  "page_size" => "5",
  "search_terms" => "chocolate",
  "search_simple" => "1"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?" . http_build_query([
    "json" => "1",
    "action" => "process",
    "page_size" => "5",
    "search_terms" => "chocolate",
    "search_simple" => "1"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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No API key needed
Barcode lookup: GET https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2/product/{barcode}.json
Try barcode 3017624010701 (Nutella) or 5449000000996 (Coca-Cola)
Search: GET /cgi/search.pl?search_terms=organic+milk&json=1&page_size=5

What can you build with Open Food Facts API?

Open Food Facts API is a Food API. Developers commonly use food APIs for:

surfacing recipes, nutrition, and ingredient data
building menu and restaurant discovery apps
powering diet, calorie, and meal-planning tools
accessing food safety and product information
integrating grocery ordering and delivery

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Open Food Facts API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

New to APIs? Read our beginner's guide

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