---
title: "Show a Nutrient"
method: GET
path: "/api/nutrients/{slug}"
tags: ["nutrients"]
---

# Show a Nutrient

`GET /api/nutrients/{slug}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.supp.co`
- URL: `https://api.supp.co/api/nutrients/{slug}`
- Auth: none required

Show a single Nutrient with associated Effects

## Path parameters

- `slug` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- NutrientDetail: SupplementSerializer output (nutrient index and most_saved).
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, nullable, required
  - `slug` string, required
  - `nutrient_id` string, required: Same value as slug.
  - `goal_tags` string[], nullable, required: Same value as health_goals.
  - `category` string, nullable, required
  - `community_age_distribution` object, nullable, required: Stored JSON distribution keyed by demographic or health goal.
  - `community_gender_distribution` object, nullable, required: Stored JSON distribution keyed by demographic or health goal.
  - `community_goals_distribution` object, nullable, required: Stored JSON distribution keyed by demographic or health goal.
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `do_not_exceed_amount` number, nullable, required
  - `do_not_exceed_not_known` boolean, required
  - `dosage_guide` string, nullable, required
  - `dosage_summary` string, nullable, required
  - `featured` boolean, nullable, required
  - `group` string, nullable, required
  - `health_goals` string[], nullable, required
  - `health_subgoals` string[], nullable, required
  - `keywords` string[], nullable, required
  - `primary` boolean, nullable, required
  - `recommended_lower_end_daily_dose_amount` number, nullable, required
  - `recommended_upper_end_daily_dose_amount` number, nullable, required
  - `short_name` string, nullable, required
  - `short_summary` string, nullable, required
  - `units` string, required
  - `product_category_id` string, nullable, required
  - `product_category_name` string, nullable, required
  - `references` object[], required
    - `reference_apa` string, required
  - `content_page` object, nullable, required
    - `content` unknown, required
  - `supplement_content_page` SupplementContentPage, required: SupplementContentPage#as_json.
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `supplement_id` string, uuid, required
    - `state` 'pending' | 'generating' | 'completed' | 'failed', required
    - `generated_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `sections` SupplementContentSection[], required
      - `key` string, required
      - `title` string, nullable, required
      - `content` string, nullable, required
      - `subsections` SupplementContentSubsection[], required
        - `title` string, nullable
        - `content` string, nullable
  - `health_effects` NutrientHealthEffect[], required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `supplement_id` string, uuid, required
    - `health_subgoal_id` string, required
    - `grade` string, nullable, required
    - `impact_magnitude` string, nullable, required
    - `outcome` string, nullable, required
    - `research_confidence` string, nullable, required
    - `state` string, nullable, required
    - `summary` string, nullable, required
    - `short_summary` string, nullable, required: From openai_response; null when absent.
    - `headline` string, nullable, required: From openai_response; null when absent.
    - `bullet_points` string[], nullable, required: From openai_response; null when absent.
    - `papers` object[], required: Citation-approved papers only.
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `authors` string[], required
      - `doi` string, required
      - `journal` string, nullable, required
      - `pages` string, nullable, required
      - `primary_author` string, nullable, required
      - `title` string, required
      - `year` string, nullable, required
  - `similar_supplements` object[], required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `name` string, nullable, required
    - `slug` string, required
    - `category` string, nullable, required
    - `health_goals` string[], nullable, required
    - `health_subgoals` string[], nullable, required
    - `short_summary` string, nullable, required

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/supp/apis/suppco-public-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/supp/apis/suppco-public-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/supp/apis/suppco-public-api/revisions/e088e6cdcb6b?raw)