Swiss Food Composition Database

Swiss Food Composition Database Stats API

The stats API from Swiss Food Composition Database — 1 operation(s) for stats.

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Operations 1

GET /webresources/BLV-api/genericCount Get amount of generic foods #

Documentation

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APIReference
https://api.webapp.prod.blv.foodcase-services.com/BLV_WebApp_WS
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Documentation
https://naehrwertdaten.ch/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Swiss-Food-Composition-Database-API-descripton_V3-separate-API-prod.docx
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/swiss-food-composition-database/refs/heads/main/authentication/swiss-food-composition-database-authentication.yml
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RateLimits
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/swiss-food-composition-database/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/swiss-food-composition-database-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/swiss-food-composition-database/refs/heads/main/openapi/swiss-food-composition-database-stats-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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Conventions
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DataModel
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Plans
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Conformance
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/swiss-food-composition-database/refs/heads/main/conformance/swiss-food-composition-database-conformance.yml
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Lifecycle
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/swiss-food-composition-database/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/swiss-food-composition-database-lifecycle.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

swiss-food-composition-database-stats-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Swiss Food Composition Database Stats API
tags:
- name: stats
paths:
  /webresources/BLV-api/genericCount:
    get:
      tags:
      - stats
      summary: Get amount of generic foods
      description: Returns a number of generic foods in database
      operationId: genericCount
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Two integers first indicating generic foods, the second one not generic.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: integer
                  format: int32