# USDA FDC API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/usda/usda-fdc-api/  
**Provider:** USDA — https://apis.io/providers/usda/  
**Base URL:** https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1  
**Documentation:** https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide/

USDA FDC API is one of 7 APIs that [USDA](https://apis.io/providers/usda/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include FDC. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

endpoints to retrieve nutrient data

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/usda/refs/heads/main/openapi/usda-fdc-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide/
- **APIKeySignup** — https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-key-signup/

## Other USDA APIs (6)

- [USDA NASS Quick Stats API](https://apis.io/apis/usda/usda-nass-quick-stats-api/)
- [USDA ERS ARMS Data API](https://apis.io/apis/usda/usda-ers-arms-data-api/)
- [USDA AMS MyMarketNews MARS API](https://apis.io/apis/usda/usda-ams-mymarketnews-mars-api/)
- [USDA NASS CroplandCROS API](https://apis.io/apis/usda/usda-nass-croplandcros-api/)
- [USDA Forest Service Geospatial REST API](https://apis.io/apis/usda/usda-forest-service-geospatial-rest-api/)
- [USDA FSIS MPI Directory API](https://apis.io/apis/usda/usda-fsis-mpi-directory-api/)

## Tags

FDC

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/usda/usda-fdc-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/usda/.