Is What's on the menu? API down?
Current status, daily uptime history and troubleshooting for the What's on the menu? API (Food & Drink).
No, What's on the menu? is up
What's on the menu? answered our last daily check (Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC) in 1143 ms with HTTP 200.
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What's on the menu? API uptime history
- Uptime
- 2 checks so far
- Last check
- Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC
- Response
- 1143 ms · HTTP 200
- Last up
- Now
We check What's on the menu?'s listed URL (http://nypl.github.io/menus-api/) once a day. History started when What's on the menu? was first checked, so new entries show fewer than 30 days.
What's on the menu? API not working for you?
- What's on the menu? needs an API key. A 401 or 403 usually means a missing, expired or mis-sent credential: check whether it belongs in a header or the query string.
- A 429 response means you're being rate-limited. Slow down, cache responses, and respect any Retry-After header.
- If calls fail only in the browser with a CORS error, What's on the menu? may not allow cross-origin requests. Call it from your server instead.
- What's on the menu? is listed without HTTPS. Browsers block plain-HTTP requests from HTTPS pages (mixed content).
- If it works from one network but not another, check firewalls, VPNs and regional blocks.
- Check the provider's documentation, status page or social accounts for planned maintenance or a changed endpoint.
Food & Drink APIs up at their last check
- 1
BaconMockup API
Online · 908 msResizable 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 msU.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 msCooking 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 msDietary 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 msRandom pictures of food dishes.
- No API key needed
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS
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What's on the menu? API status FAQ
Is What's on the menu? API down right now?
What's on the menu? answered our last daily check (Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC) in 1143 ms with HTTP 200. This page also runs a live check from our server when you open it, so you can see whether What's on the menu? is responding at this moment.
How do you check whether What's on the menu? API is up?
Once a day our checker requests What's on the menu?'s listed URL (http://nypl.github.io/menus-api/) and records whether it answers within 15 seconds. Answers like 401 (needs a key), 403 (blocks bots) or 429 (rate-limited) count as up, because the server responded. The listed URL is often the documentation page, so an API endpoint can occasionally fail while its docs stay up.
What can I use if What's on the menu? API is down?
Free Food & Drink APIs that were up at their last check include BaconMockup, Daily Food Recalls, ExactCup. See the full list of What's on the menu? alternatives for a comparison.
Why does What's on the menu? API work for others but not for me?
What's on the menu? needs an API key. A 401 or 403 usually means a missing, expired or mis-sent credential: check whether it belongs in a header or the query string. A 429 response means you're being rate-limited. Slow down, cache responses, and respect any Retry-After header. If calls fail only in the browser with a CORS error, What's on the menu? may not allow cross-origin requests. Call it from your server instead.