Free Food & Travel APIs — ranked by value

Recipes, travel, transport

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Spoonacular Food & Travel API key Recipes, ingredient and product search, nutrition analysis, and meal planning in one food API. 150/day
Edamam Food & Travel API key Recipe search, food database, and nutrition analysis APIs with structured diet and allergen data. 10k req/mo
TheMealDB Food & Travel API key Free, open JSON database of meal recipes searchable by name, category, area, and ingredient. Free test key
TheCocktailDB Food & Travel API key Free JSON database of cocktail recipes searchable by name, ingredient, glass, and category. Free test key
USDA FoodData Central Food & Travel API key Authoritative U.S. government nutrient database covering branded, foundation, and standard reference foods. 1k req/hr
Nutritionix Food & Travel API key Large verified nutrition database with natural-language food logging and restaurant menu data. 2 req/sec
Open Brewery DB Food & Travel No auth Free public dataset of breweries, cideries, and craft beer bottle shops worldwide. Fair use
PunkAPI Food & Travel No auth API serving BrewDog's DIY Dog beer recipes with ingredients, ABV, food pairings, and brewing tips. 3.6k req/hr
Fruityvice Food & Travel No auth Free API returning nutritional and taxonomic data for many kinds of fruit. No published cap
Chomp Food & Travel API key API for grocery products and foods with ingredients, allergens, diet labels, and nutrition. 500 req/mo
Zestful Food & Travel API key Recipe ingredient parser that breaks free-text ingredient lines into quantity, unit, and name. RapidAPI free
Untappd Food & Travel OAuth Social beer-sharing API for beer, brewery, venue, and check-in data. 100 req/hr
Tasty Food & Travel API key BuzzFeed Tasty recipes, ingredients, tips, and meal plans via RapidAPI. 500 req/mo
Amadeus for Developers Food & Travel OAuth Self-service travel APIs for flight search, hotels, points of interest, and trip data. Free tier
Aviationstack Food & Travel API key Real-time and historical flight status, schedules, airline, and airport data API. 100 req/mo
OpenSky Network Food & Travel OAuth Free live and historical ADS-B aircraft state and tracking data from a community sensor network. 4k/day
AviationWeather (NOAA) Food & Travel No auth NOAA aviation weather data API providing METARs, TAFs, PIREPs, and forecasts. Fair use
OpenTripMap Food & Travel API key Points-of-interest API for tourist attractions and places worldwide, built on open data. 5 req/sec
TransitLand Food & Travel API key Aggregated open transit feeds with routes, stops, schedules, and real-time data across agencies. 1k req/day
Transport for London (TfL) Food & Travel API key Unified London transport API for tube, bus, rail, cycling, journey planning, and live arrivals. 500 req/min
transport.rest (DB / VBB) Food & Travel No auth Community-maintained, developer-friendly REST APIs for German rail and public transport journeys. 100 req/min
Entur (Norway) Food & Travel No auth Open Norwegian public transport APIs for journey planning, stop places, and real-time data. Fair use
Navitia Food & Travel API key Open multimodal journey-planning API covering public transport, isochrones, and stop schedules. 30 req/min
Tripadvisor Content API Food & Travel API key Ratings, reviews, and details for hotels, restaurants, and attractions worldwide. 5k req/mo
Yelp Fusion Food & Travel API key Local business search API with reviews, ratings, categories, hours, and restaurant data. 300 req/day
Wikivoyage (MediaWiki API) Food & Travel No auth Free travel guide content for destinations, accessible via the MediaWiki action API. Fair use