# United States Department of Agriculture Foods API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/united-states-department-of-agriculture/united-states-department-of-agriculture-foods-api/  
**Provider:** United States Department of Agriculture — https://apis.io/providers/united-states-department-of-agriculture/  
**Base URL:** https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1  
**Documentation:** https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide/

United States Department of Agriculture Foods API is one of 8 APIs that [United States Department of Agriculture](https://apis.io/providers/united-states-department-of-agriculture/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Foods. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Food search and retrieval operations

## Machine-readable artifacts (10)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/united-states-department-of-agriculture/refs/heads/main/openapi/united-states-department-of-agriculture-foods-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide/
- **SpectralRules** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/united-states-department-of-agriculture/refs/heads/main/rules/usda-fooddata-central-rules.yml
- **Signup** — https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-key-signup/
- **Documentation** — https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/api
- **Portal** — https://www.nass.usda.gov/developer/index.php
- **Documentation** — https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis/arms-data-api
- **Portal** — https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/data-apis/
- **SwaggerUI** — https://wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov/awdbRestApi/swagger-ui/index.html
- **Documentation** — https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/AWDB%20Web%20Service%20User%20Guide.pdf

## Other United States Department of Agriculture APIs (7)

- [United States Department of Agriculture Data API](https://apis.io/apis/united-states-department-of-agriculture/united-states-department-of-agriculture-data-api/)
- [United States Department of Agriculture Forecasts API](https://apis.io/apis/united-states-department-of-agriculture/united-states-department-of-agriculture-forecasts-api/)
- [United States Department of Agriculture Metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/united-states-department-of-agriculture/united-states-department-of-agriculture-metadata-api/)
- [United States Department of Agriculture Nutrients API](https://apis.io/apis/united-states-department-of-agriculture/united-states-department-of-agriculture-nutrients-api/)
- [United States Department of Agriculture Stations API](https://apis.io/apis/united-states-department-of-agriculture/united-states-department-of-agriculture-stations-api/)
- [United States Department of Agriculture Statistics API](https://apis.io/apis/united-states-department-of-agriculture/united-states-department-of-agriculture-statistics-api/)
- [United States Department of Agriculture Survey Data API](https://apis.io/apis/united-states-department-of-agriculture/united-states-department-of-agriculture-survey-data-api/)

## Tags

Foods

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