BaconMockup API vs Foodish API

Two free Food & Drink APIs compared on access, reliability and developer ratings, using data from our daily health checks.

The verdict

Choose BaconMockup API if its data fits your use case better; on access and reliability it's level with Foodish API.
Choose Foodish API if its data fits your use case better; on access and reliability it's level with BaconMockup API.

	BaconMockup API	Foodish API
What it does	Resizable bacon placeholder images. A free food & drink API by baconmockup.	Random pictures of food dishes.
Provider	baconmockup	surhud004
API key	Not needed	Not needed
HTTPS	Yes	Yes
CORS (browser calls)	Yes	Yes
Status today	Online · 908 ms	Online · 676 ms
Uptime (30 days)	Up	Up
Developer rating	Not rated yet	Not rated yet
Price	Free / free tier	Free / free tier

Resizable bacon placeholder images. A free food & drink API by baconmockup.

Strengths

Random pictures of food dishes.

A Node.js/Express.js REST API to GET a random picture of food dishes.

Strengths

Prototyping or a tutorial? Pick the one that needs no API key (both qualify).
Calling from a web page? You need CORS. Otherwise route requests through your own server or a serverless function.
Going to production? Favour HTTPS, a strong uptime record and a provider with clear rate limits and terms. Check each API's docs before you commit.
Still unsure? Both are free to try: send one request to each and compare the data you get back.

Neither needs an API key; you can call both straight away.