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ChowAPI
GET/v1/foods/{id}

Get Food by ID

Retrieve a specific food by its ChowAPI UUID. Returns the full food record with nutrients.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
idUUID (path)ChowAPI food UUID

Request

curl "https://api.chowapi.dev/v1/foods/f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer chow_live_YOUR_KEY"

Response

Returns the same food object format as search results. See the Search API response for the full schema.

Errors

CodeStatusDescription
foods/id_required400No food ID in URL
foods/invalid_id400Not a valid UUID
food/not_found404Food ID does not exist