API
TODO
Translate the data page (http://fr.openfoodfacts.org/data) in Englishand make it available on all subdomains- Document all current API
- Write further API specifications
API Basic Documentation
Reading a product
See http://fr.openfoodfacts.org/data or http://en.openfoodfacts.org/data
Searching for products
You can add &jqm=1 to search results pages on the web site to get results in a jquerymobile format.
Also:
- sort_by=unique_scans_n
- page_size=50 (20 by default, 1000 at most)
- page=2
e.g. http://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?search_terms=coke&search_simple=1&jqm=1
Posting photos
- Photos post on /cgi/product_image_upload.pl
- code: the barcode
- imagefield: "front"
- imgupload_front : your image file
Posting a new product
- Product post to http://fr.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/product_jqm2.pl
- var foodfact = { barcode : '3073780969000', name : 'KIRI GOUTER 280G 8 PORTIONS', energy: 500, energy_unit: "kJ", weight: 282 };
- var postData = {
- code : foodfact.barcode,
- user_id : "mesinfosnutritionelles",
- password : "****",
- product_name : foodfact.name?foodfact.name:foodfact.shop_label,
- quantity : foodfact.weight?""+foodfact.weight+" g":undefined,
- stores : "Intermarché",
- nutriment_energy :foodfact.energy,
- nutriment_energy_unit :foodfact.energy_unit,
- nutrition_data_per :"serving"
- {"status_verbose":"fields saved","status":1}
- code=3073780969000&user_id=usernameexample&password=*****&product_name=KIRI%20GOUTER%20280G%208%20PORTIONS&quantity=282%20g&stores=Intermarch%C3%A9&nutriment_energy=500&nutriment_energy_unit=kJ&nutrition_data_per=serving