FatSecret Platform API Documentation
Food Categories: Get All
Description
This is a utility method, returning the full list of all food categories and their associated unique identifiers.
Why are we introducing this version?
Updated json array formatting so it is consistent when one object is returned.
Parameters
All
| NAME | TYPE | REQUIRED | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| method | String | Required | MUST be "food_categories.get.v2" |
| region | String | Optional | Results will be filtered by region. E.G.: "FR" returns results from France |
| language | String | Optional | (Ignored unless region is also specified) Results will be in the specified language. E.G.: "fr" returns results in French |
| format | String | Optional | The desired response format. Valid response formats are "xml" or "json" (default value is "xml"). |
Response
The only storable value returned by this call is
food_category_id. Each food_category element contains information as follows:
| NAME | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| food_category_id | Long | Unique identifier of the food category entry |
| food_category_name | String | Name of the food category |
| food_category_description | String | Description of the food category |
Example Response
Example 1:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<food_categories 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">
<food_category>
<food_category_id>1</food_category_id>
<food_category_name>Beans & Legumes</food_category_name>
<food_category_description>All types of beans and legumes like baked beans, green beans, refried beans and lentils.</food_category_description>
</food_category>
</food_categories>Example 1:
{
"food_categories": {
"food_category": [
{
"food_category_description": "All types of beans and legumes like baked beans, green beans, refried beans and lentils.",
"food_category_id": "1",
"food_category_name": "Beans & Legumes"
}
]
}
}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>' |
| 13 | OAuth 2.0 | Invalid token: '<details>' |
| 14 | OAuth 2.0 | Missing scope: '<details>' |