Open Food Facts Product API

The Product API from Open Food Facts — 3 operation(s) for product.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Open Food Facts Cgi Product API
  description: Open Food Facts is a collaborative, free, and open database of food products from around the world. The HTTP API provides read access to product data by barcode, full-text and faceted search, and access to Open Food Facts taxonomies.
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: Open Food Facts
    url: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/
    email: reuse@openfoodfacts.org
  license:
    name: Open Database License (ODbL)
    url: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/
servers:
- url: https://world.openfoodfacts.org
  description: Worldwide instance
- url: https://{country}.openfoodfacts.org
  description: Country-specific instance
  variables:
    country:
      default: world
      description: Country subdomain (e.g., us, fr, de)
tags:
- name: Product
paths:
  /api/v2/product/{barcode}:
    get:
      summary: Get a product by barcode
      description: Retrieve a single product by its barcode (EAN/UPC).
      operationId: getProductByBarcode
      parameters:
      - name: barcode
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Product barcode such as an EAN-13.
      - name: fields
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Comma-separated list of fields to return.
      - name: lc
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Language code for localized fields (e.g., en, fr).
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Product record (status 1) or not-found marker (status 0).
      tags:
      - Product
  /api/v2/product/{barcode}.json:
    get:
      summary: Get a product by barcode (JSON)
      description: JSON-extension form of the product retrieval endpoint.
      operationId: getProductByBarcodeJson
      parameters:
      - name: barcode
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fields
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: blame
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          enum:
          - 0
          - 1
        description: When 1, include modification history.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Product record.
      tags:
      - Product
  /api/v3/product/{barcode}:
    get:
      summary: Get a product (v3)
      description: v3 product retrieval, under active development.
      operationId: getProductV3
      parameters:
      - name: barcode
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fields
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Product record (v3 envelope).
      tags:
      - Product