Nutritionix

aid: nutritionix
name: Nutritionix
description: >-
  Nutritionix operates the world's largest verified nutrition database, exposing a Track API (v2) that converts
  natural-language food and exercise descriptions into full nutrient analysis, and powers food search, branded item
  lookup, and restaurant menu data for diet, fitness, and health applications.
url: https://developer.nutritionix.com/
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-06-03'
x-source: public-apis/public-apis
x-category: Health
x-tier: 3
x-tier-reason: bulk-registered-from-public-apis
tags:
  - Restaurant
  - Health
  - Nutrition
  - Food
  - Fitness
  - Public APIs
apis:
  - name: Nutritionix Track API v2
    description: >-
      REST API for translating plain-text food and exercise descriptions into detailed nutrient and calorie analysis,
      searching the verified nutrition database, and looking up branded and restaurant menu items. Base URL:
      https://trackapi.nutritionix.com/v2.
    humanURL: https://developer.nutritionix.com/docs/v2
    baseURL: https://trackapi.nutritionix.com/v2
    tags:
      - Health
      - Nutrition
      - Food
      - Fitness
    properties:
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nutritionix/main/openapi/nutritionix-track-openapi.yml
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developer.nutritionix.com/docs/v2
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://docx.syndigo.com/developers/docs/nutritionix-api-guide
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://docx.syndigo.com/developers/docs/authentication
      - type: SDK
        title: Node.js SDK
        url: https://github.com/nutritionix/nodejs-client-library
      - type: SDK
        title: Python SDK
        url: https://github.com/nutritionix/library-python
      - type: SDK
        title: PHP SDK
        url: https://github.com/nutritionix/api-library-php
      - type: SDK
        title: Ruby on Rails SDK
        url: https://github.com/nutritionix/api-library-ror
      - type: SDK
        title: Angular Client
        url: https://github.com/nutritionix/track-api-angular-client
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-alt-measure-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-brand-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-brand-search-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-branded-food-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-common-food-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-exercise-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-food-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-foods-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-full-nutrient-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-instant-search-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-natural-exercise-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-natural-exercise-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-natural-nutrients-request-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-natural-nutrients-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/track-photo-schema.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-alt-measure-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-brand-search-response-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-brand-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-branded-food-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-common-food-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-exercise-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-food-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-foods-response-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-full-nutrient-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-instant-search-response-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-natural-exercise-request-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-natural-exercise-response-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-natural-nutrients-request-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-natural-nutrients-response-structure.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/track-photo-structure.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-alt-measure-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-brand-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-brand-search-response-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-branded-food-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-common-food-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-exercise-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-food-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-foods-response-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-full-nutrient-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-instant-search-response-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-natural-exercise-request-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-natural-exercise-response-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-natural-nutrients-request-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-natural-nutrients-response-example.json
      - type: Example
        url: examples/track-photo-example.json
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.nutritionix.com/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://developer.nutritionix.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.nutritionix.com/docs/v2
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://developer.nutritionix.com/signup
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.nutritionix.com/api
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/nutritionix
  - type: GitHubRepository
    title: API Documentation
    url: https://github.com/nutritionix/api-documentation
  - type: SDK
    title: Node.js Client Library (npm)
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nutritionix
  - type: Tools
    title: Nutrition Label Component
    url: https://github.com/nutritionix/nutrition-label
  - type: Tools
    title: Vue Nutrition Label Component
    url: https://github.com/nutritionix/vue-nutrition-label
  - type: Tools
    title: API Data Utilities
    url: https://github.com/nutritionix/nutritionix-api-data-utilities
  - type: PublicAPIsListing
    url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nutritionix/main/rules/nutritionix-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nutritionix/main/vocabulary/nutritionix-vocabulary.yml
  - type: JSON-LD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nutritionix/main/json-ld/nutritionix-track-context.jsonld
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/nutritionix-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/nutritionix-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/nutritionix-finops.yml
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: Natural Language Nutrition
        description: >-
          Convert free-text meal descriptions into full nutrient breakdowns including calories, macros, and
          micronutrients.
      - name: Natural Language Exercise
        description: >-
          Convert free-text activity descriptions into calorie-burn estimates personalized by gender, weight, height,
          and age.
      - name: Instant Food Search
        description: Typeahead search returning matched common foods and branded foods for autocomplete experiences.
      - name: Branded & Restaurant Item Lookup
        description: Retrieve detailed nutrition for branded grocery and restaurant menu items by nix_item_id or UPC.
      - name: Verified Nutrition Database
        description: >-
          Access the world's largest verified nutrition database, including USDA NDB-linked common foods and over a
          million branded items.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: Diet & Calorie Tracking
        description: Power food logging and calorie-counting apps with natural-language meal entry.
      - name: Fitness & Activity Tracking
        description: Estimate calories burned from logged workouts and activities.
      - name: Restaurant Menu Nutrition
        description: Surface accurate nutrition facts for restaurant and chain menu items.
      - name: Nutrition Label Rendering
        description: Generate FDA-style nutrition labels from API nutrient data.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
      - name: USDA NDB
        description: Common-food results are linked to USDA National Nutrient Database (NDB) numbers and nutrient attribute IDs.
      - name: Syndigo / Riversand
        description: Nutritionix is part of Syndigo; developer documentation is hosted on the Syndigo docs platform.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com