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== TODO ==
 
== TODO ==
* Translate the data page (http://fr.openfoodfacts.org/data) in English and make it available on all subdomains
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* <strike>Translate the data page (http://fr.openfoodfacts.org/data) in English</strike> and make it available on all subdomains
* Document all APIs
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* Document all current API
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* Write further API specifications
  
 
== API Basic Documentation ==
 
== API Basic Documentation ==

Revision as of 18:28, 2 March 2015

TODO

  • Translate the data page (http://fr.openfoodfacts.org/data) in English and make it available on all subdomains
  • Document all current API
  • Write further API specifications

API Basic Documentation

Reading a product

See http://fr.openfoodfacts.org/data or http://en.openfoodfacts.org/data


Searching for products

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

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

Posting photos

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

Posting a new product

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}
  • 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