API

Status

Currently the API is mainly used internally for Cordova application, but does not follow good practices in API design. It is also used by several application and while not yet stable, doesn't change much. You can ask for help on using the API in this [channel]. You can have a look at the source code of the app (https://github.com/openfoodfacts/cordova-app/blob/master/www/off.js and https://github.com/openfoodfacts/cordova-app/blob/master/www/index.html)

Testing

• You should do all your test edits on http://world.openfoodfacts.net (ask for the password on Slack)
• Do not hesitate to create a global account for your app if you don't want to implement Open Food Facts user creation in your app right now.

API Basic Documentation

Countries

You can either use the global (world) for locales (fr, en…)

Reading a product

See http://fr.openfoodfacts.org/data or http://en.openfoodfacts.org/data The requested subdomain will be the locale fetched.

Searching for products

You can add &jqm=1 to search results pages on the web site to get results in a jquerymobile format.

Also:

• sort_by=unique_scans_n
• page_size=50 (20 by default, 1000 at most)
• page=2

Example: ^{(remember to do tests on .net)}

http://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?search_terms=coke&search_simple=1&jqm=1

Search results

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?search_terms=banania&search_simple=1&action=process&json=1

Labels

List of labels

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/labels.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/labels.xml

Individual label

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/label/utz-certified.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/label/utz-certified.xml

Categories

List of categories

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/categories.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/categories.xml

Individual category

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/category/baby-foods.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/category/baby-foods.xml

Status of products

List of States

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/states.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/states.xml

Individual Status

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/state/complete.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/state/complete.xml

Packaging

List of Packagings

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/packagings.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/packagings.xml

Individual Packaging

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/packaging/cardboard.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/packaging/cardboard.xml

Brands

List of Brands

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/brands.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/brands.xml

Individual Brand

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/brand/monoprix.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/brand/monoprix.xml

Purchase Place of products

List of Purchase Place

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/purchase-places.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/purchase-places.xml

Individual Purchase Place

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/purchase-place/marseille-5.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/purchase-place/marseille-5.xml

Store of products

List of Stores

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/stores.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/stores.xml

Individual Store

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/store/super-u.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/store/super-u.xml

Country of products

List of Countries

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/countries.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/countries.xml

Individual Country

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/country/france.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/country/france.xml

Trace of products

List of Traces

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/traces.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/traces.xml

Individual Trace

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/trace/egg.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/trace/egg.xml

Additive of products

List of Additives

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/additives.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/additives.xml

Individual Additive

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/additive/e301-sodium-ascorbate.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/additive/e301-sodium-ascorbate.xml

Ingredient of products

List of Ingredients

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/ingredients.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/ingredients.xml

Individual Ingredient

• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/ingredient/egg.json
• http://world.openfoodfacts.org/ingredient/egg.xml

Posting photos

• Photos post on /cgi/product_image_upload.pl
  • code: the barcode
  • imagefield: "front"
  • imgupload_front : your image file

Example: ^{(remember to do tests on .net)}

http://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/product_image_upload.pl

Posting a new product

• Product post to http://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/product_jqm2.pl ^{(remember to do tests on .net)}
  • var foodfact = { barcode : '3073780969000', name : 'KIRI GOUTER 280G 8 PORTIONS', energy: 500, energy_unit: "kJ", weight: 282 };
  • var postData = {
  • code : foodfact.barcode,
  • user_id : "mesinfosnutritionelles",
  • password : "****",
  • product_name : foodfact.name?foodfact.name:foodfact.shop_label,
  • quantity : foodfact.weight?""+foodfact.weight+" g":undefined,
  • stores : "Intermarché",
  • nutriment_energy :foodfact.energy,
  • nutriment_energy_unit :foodfact.energy_unit,
  • nutrition_data_per :"serving"
  • {"status_verbose":"fields saved","status":1}

Example: ^{(remember to do tests on .net)}

http://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/product_jqm2.pl?code=3073780969000&user_id=usernameexample&password=*****&product_name=KIRI%20GOUTER%20280G%208%20PORTIONS&quantity=282%20g&stores=Intermarch%C3%A9&nutriment_energy=500&nutriment_energy_unit=kJ&nutrition_data_per=serving

Roadmap

API/Roadmap