Nutritionix Brands API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Nutritionix Track API v2 Brands API
  version: '2.0'
  description: The Nutritionix Track API converts natural-language food and exercise descriptions into detailed nutrient and calorie analysis, and provides search and lookup access to the world's largest verified nutrition database, including USDA-linked common foods and over a million branded and restaurant menu items.
  contact:
    name: Nutritionix Developer Support
    url: https://developer.nutritionix.com/
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-06-03'
servers:
- url: https://trackapi.nutritionix.com/v2
  description: Nutritionix Track API v2 production server
security:
- AppId: []
  AppKey: []
tags:
- name: Brands
  description: Search the database of food and restaurant brands.
paths:
  /brands/search:
    get:
      operationId: searchBrands
      summary: Nutritionix Search Brands
      description: Search the database of food and restaurant brands by name, optionally filtering by brand type (restaurant or grocery/CPG).
      tags:
      - Brands
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The brand name search phrase.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: mcdonald
      - name: type
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by brand type (1 for restaurant, 2 for grocery/CPG).
        schema:
          type: integer
          enum:
          - 1
          - 2
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum number of brands to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching brands.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrandSearchResponse'
              examples:
                SearchBrands200Example:
                  summary: Default searchBrands 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    brands:
                    - _id: 513fbc1283aa2dc80c000053
                      name: McDonald's
                      website: website
                      type: 1
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    BrandSearchResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response from the brand search endpoint.
      properties:
        brands:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Brand'
    Brand:
      type: object
      description: A food or restaurant brand.
      properties:
        _id:
          type: string
          example: 513fbc1283aa2dc80c000053
        name:
          type: string
          example: McDonald's
        website:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
        type:
          type: integer
          description: Brand type (1 for restaurant, 2 for grocery/CPG).
          example: 1
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response.
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
        id:
          type: string
          description: Internal error identifier.
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid x-app-id / x-app-key credentials.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    AppId:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-app-id
      description: Your Nutritionix application identifier.
    AppKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-app-key
      description: Your Nutritionix application key.