FoodData Central API

USDA FoodData Central API provides access to food and nutrition data. Access detailed nutrient information, search foods by keywords, and retrieve food data by FDC ID.

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Base URL: https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/
Auth: api_key
Endpoints: 3
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:09:04.052714

Links

Homepage: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/
API Base: https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/
Documentation:

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Uptime (7d)

2589ms

Avg latency (7d)

9

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Topics

FOOD, GOVERNMENT, HEALTH

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /food/{fdcId} Get food details by FDC ID — 200 1607ms
GET /foods/list List foods (abridged) — 404 1202ms
GET /foods/search Search foods — 404 1286ms