Best Food & Drink APIs in 2026

The top 15 of 35 free Food & Drink APIs, ranked by how easy they are to start with (API key, HTTPS, CORS), how reliable they are in our daily health checks, and what developers rate them. BaconMockup API takes the top spot.

Last tested Oct 24, 2026 · Rankings update daily

1
BaconMockup API
Online · 908 ms
Resizable bacon placeholder images. A free food & drink API by baconmockup.
- No API key needed
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS
2
Daily Food Recalls API
Online · 780 ms
U.S. FDA and USDA food recalls, merged and normalized, updated daily.
- No API key needed
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS
3
ExactCup API
Online · 576 ms
Cooking ingredient densities: grams per US cup, tablespoon, teaspoon and mL.
- No API key needed
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS
4
FiberUp Fiber Database API
Online · 898 ms
Dietary fiber per serving and per 100 g, split into soluble and insoluble, for ~200 common foods.
- No API key needed
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS
5
Foodish API
Online · 676 ms
Random pictures of food dishes.
- No API key needed
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS
6
CalorieNinjas API
Online · 347 ms
Nutrition and calorie data for foods and recipes.
- Fast: 347 ms response
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
apiKeyHTTPSCORS
7
Open Brewery DB API
Online · 6466 ms
Breweries, Cideries and Craft Beer Bottle Shops.
- No API key needed
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS
8
Racion API
Online · 1613 ms
Weekly meal plans with grocery prices and shopping lists, 22 countries.
- No API key needed
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS
9
Fruityvice API
Online · 1001 ms
Data about all kinds of fruit.
- No API key needed
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS ?
10
Coffee API
Online · 813 ms
Start your day with a lovely coffee~.
- No API key needed
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS ?
11
The Report of the Week API
Online · 2018 ms
API of The Report Of The Week Reviews.
- No API key needed
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS ?
12
WhiskyHunter API
Online · 1548 ms
Past online whisky auctions statistical data.
- No API key needed
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS ?
13
DoughMatrix API
Online · 2540 ms
Sourdough and pizza dough formula calculators: true hydration, DDT, fermentation windows.
- No API key needed
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSNo CORS
14
Open Food Facts API
Online · 1688 ms
A collaborative, free and open database of ingredients, nutrition facts and information on food products from around the world.
- No API key needed
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS ?
15
RecipeAPI
Online · 1523 ms
Recipes, ingredients, nutrition data and cooking instructions.
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
apiKeyHTTPSCORS

Food & Drink APIs compared

Top Food & Drink APIs compared
API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
BaconMockup	No	Yes	Yes	Up	908 ms	Not rated
Daily Food Recalls	No	Yes	Yes	Up	780 ms	Not rated
ExactCup	No	Yes	Yes	Up	576 ms	Not rated
FiberUp Fiber Database	No	Yes	Yes	Up	898 ms	Not rated
Foodish	No	Yes	Yes	Up	676 ms	Not rated
CalorieNinjas	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	347 ms	Not rated
Open Brewery DB	No	Yes	Yes	Up	6466 ms	Not rated
Racion	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1613 ms	Not rated
Fruityvice	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1001 ms	Not rated
Coffee	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	813 ms	Not rated

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Best Food & Drink API FAQ

What is the best free Food & Drink API in 2026?

Based on access, reliability and developer ratings, the top free Food & Drink APIs right now are BaconMockup API, Daily Food Recalls API and ExactCup API. BaconMockup API ranks first. Rankings update daily from health checks of all 35 Food & Drink APIs in the directory.

What is the best Food & Drink API without an API key?

BaconMockup API, Daily Food Recalls API and ExactCup API need no API key, so you can call them without signing up. 16 of the 35 ranked Food & Drink APIs are keyless.

Which Food & Drink API works from the browser?

BaconMockup API, Daily Food Recalls API and ExactCup API support CORS over HTTPS, so front-end JavaScript can call them directly without a proxy.

How are these APIs ranked?

Each API gets a score from: no API key (+), HTTPS (+), CORS support (+), 30-day uptime and response time from our daily health checks, and ratings from developers on this site. APIs that failed three checks in a row are left out until they recover.