Open Food Facts
Food & Drink
Open Food Facts is a food products database made by everyone, for everyone. You can use it to make better food choices, and as it is open data, anyone can re-use it for any purpose.
No keyCORSHTTPS
Give Food API
This API provides access to the largest public database of food banks in the UK, including details about their locations and the items they need donated. Users can retrieve this data in various formats such as JSON, GeoJSON, XML, or YAML, facilitating numerous applications in addressing food insecurity.
Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime
API key
Unconfirmed
HTTPS
Supported
Browser calls
No, needs a proxy
Status
Live · 98/100
What our checks found
- Health score
- 98/100
- Reliability
- 100%
- Average latency
- 89ms
Last checked 2026-09-18. Measured independently, not self-reported by the provider.
How to call it
A starting template for Give Food API. Replace ENDPOINT with the path from the official documentation, which we link above rather than guess at.
# Authentication requirement is unconfirmed. Check the documentation before relying on this.
curl -s "https://www.givefood.org.uk/ENDPOINT" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
-H "Accept: application/json"This API does not send CORS headers, so a browser will block a direct call from your front end. Call it from your server, or put a small proxy in front of it.
Where this listing comes from
Aggregated from one public source (freepublicapis), then normalised and checked by us. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.
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Give Food API — common questions
Answered from what our own scheduled checks found, not from the provider's marketing.
Is Give Food API free to use?
Give Food API is listed in our free catalogue, but it requires some form of authentication, so you will need to register before your first call. Providers frequently reserve higher limits and commercial use for paid plans.
Does Give Food API need an API key?
Give Food API requires some form of authentication. Check the provider's documentation for which scheme it expects.
Can I call Give Food API from browser JavaScript?
Not directly. Give Food API did not return CORS headers when we checked, so the browser will block your page from reading the response even though the request itself succeeds. Call it from a server, or put a small proxy in front of it.
Is Give Food API still working?
Yes, as of 2026-09-18. Our automated check reached Give Food API and recorded a 100% reliability score with a median response time of 89 ms. We re-check on a schedule, and this page updates with the result.
Is Give Food API available over HTTPS?
Yes. Give Food API serves over HTTPS, so you can call it from a secure page without triggering a mixed-content block.