Get a food
A food the account created, uses (in its meal plans, exchange groups or recipes) or got from GET /foods in the last 30 days, with every nutrient per 100 g and its household measures. Also answers recipes. Any other food answers 404: the food database can only be reached through the limited search.
Requires the library:read permission.
/foods/{food_id}AuthorizationToken Bearer (API Key) · headerobligatorioAlmendra API key, bound to one professional account. Send it as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY.
library:readfood_idstringobligatorioFood ID
Food
_idstringobligatorionamestringobligatoriotypestringobligatoriofood: from a food composition database; custom_food: created by an account; recipe: a recipe.
foodcustom_foodrecipesourcestringFood composition database the values come from
categorystringcreatedByThisAccountbooleanobligatoriocaloriesKcalnumberproteinGnumbercarbsGnumberfatGnumbernutrientsobjectobligatorioEvery other nutrient the food has, per 100 g, keyed by name and unit (sodium_mg, vitaminB12_ug, …).
measuresFoodMeasure[]obligatorioHousehold measures and their weight in grams, including the account's own measures for this food. A meal plan's unit is one of these (or grams).
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FoodMeasureamountnumberobligatoriodescriptionstringobligatoriogramsnumberobligatorioInvalid path parameter, query parameter or request body
successbooleanobligatoriofalsemessagestringobligatorioSame as error.message.
errorobjectobligatorioMostrar propiedadesOcultar propiedades
statusintegerobligatorioHTTP status code of the response.
codestringobligatorioMachine-readable error code, stable across versions; branch on this rather than on message.
bad_requestunauthorizedforbiddennot_foundmethod_not_allowedconflictpayload_too_largeunsupported_media_typeunprocessable_entityrate_limitedinternal_errornot_implementedbad_gatewayservice_unavailablegateway_timeoutmessagestringobligatorioHuman-readable explanation of what went wrong.
Missing or invalid API key
successbooleanobligatoriofalsemessagestringobligatorioSame as error.message.
errorobjectobligatorioMostrar propiedadesOcultar propiedades
statusintegerobligatorioHTTP status code of the response.
codestringobligatorioMachine-readable error code, stable across versions; branch on this rather than on message.
bad_requestunauthorizedforbiddennot_foundmethod_not_allowedconflictpayload_too_largeunsupported_media_typeunprocessable_entityrate_limitedinternal_errornot_implementedbad_gatewayservice_unavailablegateway_timeoutmessagestringobligatorioHuman-readable explanation of what went wrong.
The account behind the API key has no active paid plan, or the key lacks the permission this operation needs
successbooleanobligatoriofalsemessagestringobligatorioSame as error.message.
errorobjectobligatorioMostrar propiedadesOcultar propiedades
statusintegerobligatorioHTTP status code of the response.
codestringobligatorioMachine-readable error code, stable across versions; branch on this rather than on message.
bad_requestunauthorizedforbiddennot_foundmethod_not_allowedconflictpayload_too_largeunsupported_media_typeunprocessable_entityrate_limitedinternal_errornot_implementedbad_gatewayservice_unavailablegateway_timeoutmessagestringobligatorioHuman-readable explanation of what went wrong.
Food not found
successbooleanobligatoriofalsemessagestringobligatorioSame as error.message.
errorobjectobligatorioMostrar propiedadesOcultar propiedades
statusintegerobligatorioHTTP status code of the response.
codestringobligatorioMachine-readable error code, stable across versions; branch on this rather than on message.
bad_requestunauthorizedforbiddennot_foundmethod_not_allowedconflictpayload_too_largeunsupported_media_typeunprocessable_entityrate_limitedinternal_errornot_implementedbad_gatewayservice_unavailablegateway_timeoutmessagestringobligatorioHuman-readable explanation of what went wrong.
Rate limit exceeded (600 requests per 60 seconds); retry after Retry-After seconds
successbooleanobligatoriofalsemessagestringobligatorioSame as error.message.
errorobjectobligatorioMostrar propiedadesOcultar propiedades
statusintegerobligatorioHTTP status code of the response.
codestringobligatorioMachine-readable error code, stable across versions; branch on this rather than on message.
bad_requestunauthorizedforbiddennot_foundmethod_not_allowedconflictpayload_too_largeunsupported_media_typeunprocessable_entityrate_limitedinternal_errornot_implementedbad_gatewayservice_unavailablegateway_timeoutmessagestringobligatorioHuman-readable explanation of what went wrong.
Unexpected server error
successbooleanobligatoriofalsemessagestringobligatorioSame as error.message.
errorobjectobligatorioMostrar propiedadesOcultar propiedades
statusintegerobligatorioHTTP status code of the response.
codestringobligatorioMachine-readable error code, stable across versions; branch on this rather than on message.
bad_requestunauthorizedforbiddennot_foundmethod_not_allowedconflictpayload_too_largeunsupported_media_typeunprocessable_entityrate_limitedinternal_errornot_implementedbad_gatewayservice_unavailablegateway_timeoutmessagestringobligatorioHuman-readable explanation of what went wrong.