What are food and drink APIs?

Food and drink APIs provide programmatic access to recipe databases, nutritional information, ingredient lists, restaurant data, meal plans, and dietary restriction filters for culinary applications.

Is there a free recipe API?

TheMealDB offers a free recipe API with no API key required for basic access, covering thousands of recipes with ingredients, instructions, and images across many cuisines.

How do I get nutritional data for foods using an API?

The USDA FoodData Central API provides free nutritional data for thousands of foods. Pass a food name or FDC ID and receive macronutrients, vitamins, and minerals in JSON format.

Food & Drink APIs

Recipes and nutrition information

24 APIs in this category

Showing 24 of 24 APIs

BaconMockup

Generate resizable bacon placeholder images for web projects

Auth: No HTTPS CORS: Yes

Chomp

Access detailed data about grocery products, ingredients, and nutrition

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Coffee

Get random pictures of coffee cups and beans

Auth: No HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Edamam Nutrition

Analyze nutritional content and health labels of recipes or ingredients

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Edamam Recipes

Search and filter recipes by ingredients, diet, and cuisine

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Foodish

Get random pictures of delicious food dishes

Auth: No HTTPS CORS: Yes

Fruityvice

Retrieve nutritional and botanical data about fruits

Auth: No HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Kroger

Access product, store, and category data from Kroger supermarkets

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Unknown

LCBO

Get product and inventory data from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Open Brewery DB

Find breweries, cideries, and craft beer bottle shops in the US

Auth: No HTTPS CORS: Yes

Open Food Facts

Access global database of food products, ingredients, and labels

Auth: No HTTPS CORS: Unknown

PunkAPI

Access BrewDog’s catalog of craft beer recipes and details

Auth: No HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Rustybeer

Beer brewing calculators and tools for homebrewers

Auth: No HTTPS CORS: No

Spoonacular

Comprehensive API for recipes, food products, and meal planning

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Systembolaget

Access product and store data from Sweden’s state liquor stores

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Unknown

TacoFancy

Community-driven database of taco recipes and variations

Auth: No HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Tasty

Access recipes, meal plans, and ingredient data from Tasty

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Unknown

The Report of the Week

Access data from TheReportOfTheWeek’s food and drink reviews

Auth: No HTTPS CORS: Unknown

TheCocktailDB

Search cocktail recipes, ingredients, and images

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Yes

TheMealDB

Browse meal recipes, ingredients, and categories

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Yes

Untappd

Social platform API for discovering and reviewing beers

Auth: OAuth HTTPS CORS: Unknown

What's on the menu?

NYPL’s human-transcribed historical menu collection API

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Unknown

WhiskyHunter

Access past online whisky auctions and pricing statistics

Auth: No HTTPS CORS: Unknown

Zestful

Parse and extract structured ingredient data from recipe text

Auth: apiKey HTTPS CORS: Yes

API	Description	Auth	HTTPS	CORS
BaconMockup	Generate resizable bacon placeholder images for web projects	No	✓	✓
Chomp	Access detailed data about grocery products, ingredients, and nutrition	apiKey	✓	?
Coffee	Get random pictures of coffee cups and beans	No	✓	?
Edamam Nutrition	Analyze nutritional content and health labels of recipes or ingredients	apiKey	✓	?
Edamam Recipes	Search and filter recipes by ingredients, diet, and cuisine	apiKey	✓	?
Foodish	Get random pictures of delicious food dishes	No	✓	✓
Fruityvice	Retrieve nutritional and botanical data about fruits	No	✓	?
Kroger	Access product, store, and category data from Kroger supermarkets	apiKey	✓	?
LCBO	Get product and inventory data from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario	apiKey	✓	?
Open Brewery DB	Find breweries, cideries, and craft beer bottle shops in the US	No	✓	✓
Open Food Facts	Access global database of food products, ingredients, and labels	No	✓	?
PunkAPI	Access BrewDog’s catalog of craft beer recipes and details	No	✓	?
Rustybeer	Beer brewing calculators and tools for homebrewers	No	✓	✗
Spoonacular	Comprehensive API for recipes, food products, and meal planning	apiKey	✓	?
Systembolaget	Access product and store data from Sweden’s state liquor stores	apiKey	✓	?
TacoFancy	Community-driven database of taco recipes and variations	No	✗	?
Tasty	Access recipes, meal plans, and ingredient data from Tasty	apiKey	✓	?
The Report of the Week	Access data from TheReportOfTheWeek’s food and drink reviews	No	✓	?
TheCocktailDB	Search cocktail recipes, ingredients, and images	apiKey	✓	✓
TheMealDB	Browse meal recipes, ingredients, and categories	apiKey	✓	✓
Untappd	Social platform API for discovering and reviewing beers	OAuth	✓	?
What's on the menu?	NYPL’s human-transcribed historical menu collection API	apiKey	✗	?
WhiskyHunter	Access past online whisky auctions and pricing statistics	No	✓	?
Zestful	Parse and extract structured ingredient data from recipe text	apiKey	✓	✓

Best Food and Drink APIs for Developers

A food and drink API allows developers to access recipe databases, nutritional information, ingredient substitutes, restaurant listings, and meal planning data. These APIs power cooking apps, diet trackers, and food delivery platforms.

CodeHelper's curated food and drink API collection includes APIs covering recipes, nutrition facts, cocktails, restaurant data, and dietary filtering services.

What to look for in a food and drink API

Nutritional accuracy: APIs sourced from official food databases like USDA provide more reliable macro and micronutrient data.
Dietary filters: Support for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and allergen filters is essential for inclusive recipe apps.
Ingredient substitution: APIs that suggest ingredient alternatives add value for users with dietary restrictions.

How to use this API directory

Browse the curated list of APIs below.
Click any API to visit its documentation.
Check the Auth column to understand what credentials you need.

Whether you are building a recipe app or a nutrition tracker, this free curated API directory saves you hours of research.

Food & Drink APIs

BaconMockup

Chomp

Coffee

Edamam Nutrition

Edamam Recipes

Foodish

Fruityvice

Kroger

LCBO

Open Brewery DB

Open Food Facts

PunkAPI

Rustybeer

Spoonacular

Systembolaget

TacoFancy

Tasty

The Report of the Week

TheCocktailDB

TheMealDB

Untappd

What's on the menu?

WhiskyHunter

Zestful

Best Food and Drink APIs for Developers

What to look for in a food and drink API

How to use this API directory

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