Nutritionix API provides comprehensive access to nutrition data, food information, and calorie tracking capabilities.

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Overview

Create Account

Sign up for a Nutritionix account

Get API Key

Generate your Nutritionix API keys

Copy into Create

Add your API keys to Create’s secrets

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Account Creation

1

Visit Nutritionix Website

Go to developer.nutritionix.com and click “Sign Up”

2

Choose Signup Method

  • Sign up with email/password
  • Fill in your developer information

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Generate API Keys

1

Access API Keys

  1. Go to your Nutritionix dashboard
  2. Navigate to “Applications”

Free tier has rate limits - monitor your usage

2

Get Your Keys

  1. Your Application ID and API Key will be displayed
  2. Copy both keys

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Add to Create Project

1

Add the integration

  1. In your Create project, type / in the chat
  2. Select “Nutritionix” from the menu
2

Add your API keys

  1. Paste your Application ID into the “NUTRITIONIX_APP_ID” field
  2. Paste your API Key into the “NUTRITIONIX_API_KEY” field

Need new keys? Generate them in your Nutritionix dashboard.

3

Start searching

You can now use prompts with the integration to access nutrition data.

Example prompts:

  • Get nutrition info for an apple using /Nutritionix
  • Track calories with /Nutritionix
  • Create a meal planner using /Nutritionix

API has rate limits - implement caching for frequently accessed foods.

Example prompt for optimization:

When using /Nutritionix, cache the nutrition data in my database

Your Nutritionix integration is ready! Use /Nutritionix in chat to access nutrition data.

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