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# Search food

> Search the Fitatu database of products and meals, with calories and macros per 100 g or 100 ml. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/fitatu/search_food

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Search the Fitatu database of products and meals, with calories and macros per 100 g or 100 ml.

Fitatu API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/fitatu.md

`GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/fitatu/foods/search`

Access: read.

Searches the Fitatu product and meal database, which holds over a million entries from raw basics to restaurant meals. Choose the database country, or limit results to products from Fitatu, the generic entries checked by its dietitians. Pass food_id to log_food. Results are ranked as the app ranks them.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | yes | Product or meal name, e.g. "rye bread". |
| `database` | enum | no | Polish, English, Dutch, French, Italian, German or Spanish. Default: the database set on your account. |
| `from_fitatu_only` | boolean | no | Only generic products from Fitatu, not tied to a brand. |
| `limit` | integer | no | 1 to 50. Default: 20. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl "https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/fitatu/foods/search?query=rye+bread" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("fitatu", "search_food", {"query":"rye bread"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('fitatu', 'search_food', {"query":"rye bread"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call fitatu search_food --data '{"query":"rye bread"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "foods": [
    {
      "food_id": "fd_88a1",
      "name": "Rye bread",
      "brand": null,
      "kcal_per_100": 259,
      "protein_g_per_100": 8.5,
      "fat_g_per_100": 3.3,
      "carbs_g_per_100": 48,
      "measures": [
        "slice",
        "gram"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": null
}
```

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