ChowAPI
## ChowAPI — Food Nutrition API Unified food nutrition database built for developers and AI agents. ### What you get - **784K+ foods** — USDA, Open Food Facts, 600+ restaurant chains - **34 nutrients per food** — full vitamin and mineral profiles with confidence levels - **Fuzzy search** — typo-tolerant, relevance-ranked ("chiken brest" → Chicken Breast) - **Barcode lookup** — 569K+ UPC/EAN…
1 subscribers
5 endpoints
The in-depth APIMemo review for this API hasn't been published yet —
the data below comes straight from the public marketplace listing.
ChowAPI endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Search | ||
| GET |
searchFoods /search |
Search 784K+ foods by name with fuzzy/typo-tolerant matching. Returns nutrients, servings, allergens, and dietary flags. |
| Lookup | ||
| GET |
lookupBarcode /barcode/{code} |
Look up a food by UPC/EAN barcode (8-14 digits). Supports both UPC-A (12 digit) and EAN-13 (13 digit) formats. |
| GET |
getFoodNutrients /foods/{id}/nutrients |
Get detailed nutrient breakdown for a food, including confidence levels and RDI percentages. |
| GET |
getFood /foods/{id} |
Retrieve a single food item by its UUID, including full nutrient data. |
| System | ||
| GET |
healthCheck /health |
Check if the API is operational. No authentication required. |
ChowAPI pricing
| Plan | Price | Rate limit | Quotas |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASIC | Free | — |
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| PRO Recommended | $5 / month | — |
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| ULTRA | $20 / month | — |
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| MEGA | $50 / month | — |
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