---
title: "MyPlate.food nutrition API"
account: myplate
slug: myplate-food-nutrition-api
---

# MyPlate.food nutrition API

Nutrition: calculators for BMI, calorie needs, macros, and USDA recipes, with no API key

- Operations: 24
- Versions: 1 (latest `cb7ba731c59b`)
- License: [Free for live per-request use, no API key — rate-limited; bulk export / data feeds require a license](https://myplate.food/for-professionals)
- Source: https://myplate.food/api/v1/openapi.json
- OpenAPI document: https://skmtc.dev/myplate/apis/myplate-food-nutrition-api/revisions/cb7ba731c59b?raw

## Operations

24 in total, by tag:

- MyPlate plan (1)
- Energy & macros (7)
- Body metrics (6)
- Guideline tools (6)
- Recipes (2)
- Meta (2)

Every operation, with a link to its markdown: https://skmtc.dev/myplate/apis/myplate-food-nutrition-api/llms.txt