fatsecret Platform API Documentation

NAME	TYPE	REQUIRED	DESCRIPTION
URL (new) Method	N/A	Required	"https://platform.fatsecret.com/rest/profile/v1" HTTP "GET"
OR
method	String	Required	"profile.get" (included with other parameters)

Response

There are no storable values returned by this call.

Each profile element contains information as follows:

NAME	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
weight_measure	String	Either "kg" or "lb" - whether weight should be displayed in kilograms or pounds
height_measure	String	Either "cm" or "inch" - whether height should be displayed in centimeters or inches
last_weight_kg	Decimal	Last recorded weight in kilograms
last_weight_date_int	Int	Date that the user's weight was last recorded expressed as the number of days elapsed since January 1, 1970
last_weight_comment	String	Comment recorded by the user on the last weight entry (where available)
goal_weight_kg	Decimal	User's goal weight in kilograms
height_cm	Decimal	User's current height in centimeters

Example Response

Example 1:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<profile xmlns="http://platform.fatsecret.com/api/1.0/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://platform.fatsecret.com/api/1.0/ http://platform.fatsecret.com/api/1.0/fatsecret.xsd">
  <weight_measure>Kg</weight_measure>
  <height_measure>Cm</height_measure>
  <last_weight_kg>80.0000</last_weight_kg>
  <last_weight_date_int>14289</last_weight_date_int>
  <last_weight_comment>Woohoo!</last_weight_comment>
  <goal_weight_kg>78.0000</goal_weight_kg>
  <height_cm>187.96</height_cm>
</profile>

Example 1:

{
  "profile": {
    "goal_weight_kg": "78.0000",
    "height_cm": "187.96",
    "height_measure": "Cm",
    "last_weight_comment": "Woohoo!",
    "last_weight_date_int": "14289",
    "last_weight_kg": "80.0000",
    "weight_measure": "Kg"
  }
}

Error Codes

CODE	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
2	OAuth 1.0	Missing required oauth parameter: '<details>'
3	OAuth 1.0	Unsupported oauth parameter: '<details>'
4	OAuth 1.0	Invalid signature method: '<details>'
5	OAuth 1.0	Invalid consumer key: '<details>'
6	OAuth 1.0	Invalid/expired timestamp: '<details>'
7	OAuth 1.0	Invalid/used nonce: '<details>'
8	OAuth 1.0	Invalid signature: '<details>'
9	OAuth 1.0	Invalid access token: '<details>'