Nutritionix · Schema

CommonFood

A matched common (generic) food from instant search.

RestaurantHealthNutritionFoodFitnessPublic APIs

Properties

Name Type Description
food_name string
serving_unit string
tag_name string
serving_qty number
common_type integer
tag_id string
photo object
locale string
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JSON Schema

track-common-food-schema.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nutritionix/refs/heads/main/json-schema/track-common-food-schema.json",
  "title": "CommonFood",
  "description": "A matched common (generic) food from instant search.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "food_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "cheese"
    },
    "serving_unit": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "cup, diced"
    },
    "tag_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "cheese"
    },
    "serving_qty": {
      "type": "number",
      "example": 1
    },
    "common_type": {
      "type": "integer",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "tag_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "402"
    },
    "photo": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Photo"
    },
    "locale": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "en_US"
    }
  }
}

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