SDKs

Official client libraries and an MCP server for AI assistants.

TypeScript / JavaScript

npmComing soon

npm install chowapi

Package not yet published. Use the REST API directly in the meantime.

import { ChowAPI } from 'chowapi'

const chow = new ChowAPI('chow_live_YOUR_KEY')

// Search
const { results } = await chow.search('chicken breast')

// Barcode lookup
const food = await chow.barcode('0030000575512')

// Detailed nutrients
const detailed = await chow.nutrients(food.id)

// Get detailed nutrients for a food
const nutrients = await chow.nutrients(food.id)

Python

PyPIComing soon

pip install chowapi

Package not yet published. Use the REST API directly in the meantime.

from chowapi import ChowAPI

chow = ChowAPI("chow_live_YOUR_KEY")

# Search
results = chow.search("chicken breast")

# Barcode lookup
food = chow.barcode("0030000575512")

# Detailed nutrients
detailed = chow.nutrients(food.id)

MCP Server

npmComing soon

Give Claude Desktop or Claude Code access to food search, barcode lookup, and nutrient data as native tools.

npx chowapi-mcp

Package not yet published. Use the REST API directly in the meantime.

See the full setup guide at AI → Claude.