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
What's on the menu?
NYPL human-transcribed historical menu collection
Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime
API key
Required
HTTPS
Not supported
Browser calls
Yes, CORS enabled
Status
Live · 100/100
What our checks found
- Health score
- 100/100
- Reliability
- 100%
- Average latency
- 426ms
Last checked 2026-09-18. Measured independently, not self-reported by the provider.
How to call it
A starting template for What's on the menu?. Replace ENDPOINT with the path from the official documentation, which we link above rather than guess at.
# Requires an API key. Check the docs for whether it goes in a header or a query parameter.
curl -s "http://nypl.github.io/ENDPOINT" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Accept: application/json"This API is served over plain HTTP. Browsers block HTTP requests made from an HTTPS page, so you will need a server-side call.
Where this listing comes from
Aggregated from 2 public sources (public-api-lists, public-apis), then normalised and checked by us. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.
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What's on the menu? — common questions
Answered from what our own scheduled checks found, not from the provider's marketing.
Is What's on the menu? free to use?
What's on the menu? is listed in our free catalogue, but it requires an API key, so you will need to register before your first call. Providers frequently reserve higher limits and commercial use for paid plans.
Does What's on the menu? need an API key?
Yes. What's on the menu? authenticates with an API key. Keep it server-side rather than in browser code, because anything in your frontend bundle is readable by anyone who opens developer tools.
Can I call What's on the menu? from browser JavaScript?
Yes. What's on the menu? returned CORS headers when we checked it, so a browser will let your page read the response. You can fetch it directly from client-side JavaScript with no proxy and no backend.
Is What's on the menu? still working?
Yes, as of 2026-09-18. Our automated check reached What's on the menu? and recorded a 100% reliability score with a median response time of 426 ms. We re-check on a schedule, and this page updates with the result.
Is What's on the menu? available over HTTPS?
No. What's on the menu? was only reachable over plain HTTP when we checked. Browsers block HTTP requests made from an HTTPS page, so this will fail in production unless you call it from a server instead.