USDA FoodData Central
USDA FoodData Central · Health and fitness
Nutrient data for foods and branded products from the USDA
The client pastes their API key from USDA FoodData Central's settings. We store it encrypted.
Tested against USDA FoodData Central's live API.
Building with USDA FoodData Central? The docs have setup steps and code for every tool.
Open the USDA FoodData Central docsTools
Your agent calls any endpoint of USDA FoodData Central's API with the request tool, with the client's access attached.
Base URL for request
https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1
request
HTTPS ANY /v1/clients/{clientId}/usda-fooddata/{path}
Any endpoint of USDA FoodData Central's own API, with the client's access attached.
- servicestringrequired
- This service: usda-fooddata
- methodstringrequired
- GET, POST, PUT, PATCH or DELETE
- pathstringrequired
- The path under https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1
- queryobjectoptional
- Query parameters
- bodyobjectoptional
- A JSON body
Over MCP every tool also takes client_id, from list_clients. Over HTTPS send it as clientId to https://api.operate.as/v1.
What the client approves
- Use the USDA FoodData Central key you paste, with only the access you gave that key
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