FoodData Central · Schema

SearchResult

Response schema for food search endpoints, containing paginated food results.

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Properties

Name Type Description
foodSearchCriteria object A copy of the criteria that were used in the search.
totalHits integer The total number of foods found matching the search criteria.
currentPage integer The current page of results being returned.
totalPages integer The total number of pages found matching the search criteria.
foods array The list of foods found matching the search criteria.
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JSON Schema

search-result.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/schemas/search-result.json",
  "title": "SearchResult",
  "description": "Response schema for food search endpoints, containing paginated food results.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "foodSearchCriteria": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A copy of the criteria that were used in the search."
    },
    "totalHits": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The total number of foods found matching the search criteria.",
      "example": 1034
    },
    "currentPage": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The current page of results being returned."
    },
    "totalPages": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The total number of pages found matching the search criteria."
    },
    "foods": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The list of foods found matching the search criteria.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/definitions/SearchResultFood"
      }
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "SearchResultFood": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["fdcId", "description"],
      "properties": {
        "fdcId": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Unique ID of the food.",
          "example": 45001529
        },
        "dataType": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The type of the food data.",
          "example": "Branded"
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The description of the food.",
          "example": "BROCCOLI"
        },
        "foodCode": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "A unique ID identifying the food within FNDDS."
        },
        "publicationDate": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Date the item was published to FDC.",
          "example": "4/1/2019"
        },
        "scientificName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The scientific name of the food."
        },
        "brandOwner": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Brand owner for the food. Only applies to Branded Foods.",
          "example": "Supervalu, Inc."
        },
        "gtinUpc": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "GTIN or UPC code identifying the food. Only applies to Branded Foods.",
          "example": "041303020937"
        },
        "ingredients": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The list of ingredients as it appears on the product label. Only applies to Branded Foods."
        },
        "ndbNumber": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique number assigned for foundation foods. Only applies to Foundation and SRLegacy Foods."
        },
        "additionalDescriptions": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Any additional descriptions of the food.",
          "example": "Coon; sharp cheese; Tillamook; Hoop; Pioneer; New York; Wisconsin; Longhorn"
        },
        "score": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Relative score indicating how well the food matches the search criteria."
        },
        "foodNutrients": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Nutrient data for the food item.",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "number": { "type": "integer" },
              "name": { "type": "string" },
              "amount": { "type": "number" },
              "unitName": { "type": "string" },
              "derivationCode": { "type": "string" },
              "derivationDescription": { "type": "string" }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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