Open Food Facts System API

System health and general API information

Operations 2

GET / Hello #
GET /ping Pong #

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OpenAPI Specification

open-food-facts-system-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Open Food Facts folksonomy REST System API
  description: 'Folksonomy Engine API allows you to add free property/value pairs to Open Food Facts products.


    The API use the main following variables:

    * **product**: the product number

    * **k**: "key", meaning the property or tag

    * **v**: "value", the value for a related key


    ## See also


    * Project page

    * Folksonomy Engine github repository

    * Documented properties'
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
- url: https://api.folksonomy.openfoodfacts.org
  description: Production server
- url: http://localhost:8000
  description: Local development server
tags:
- name: System
  description: System health and general API information
paths:
  /:
    get:
      tags:
      - System
      summary: Hello
      operationId: hello__get
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HelloResponse'
  /ping:
    get:
      tags:
      - System
      summary: Pong
      description: Check server health
      operationId: pong_ping_get
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PingResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    PingResponse:
      properties:
        ping:
          type: string
          title: Ping
      type: object
      required:
      - ping
      title: PingResponse
    HelloResponse:
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          title: Message
      type: object
      required:
      - message
      title: HelloResponse
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2PasswordBearer:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        password:
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: auth