Analyze Nutrition Image

curl --request POST \
  --url https://app-api.spikeapi.com/v3/nutrition_records/image \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "analysis_mode": "precise",
  "body": "<string>",
  "body_url": "<string>",
  "consumed_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "country_code": "us",
  "include_dish_description": false,
  "include_ingredients": false,
  "include_nutri_score": false,
  "include_nutrition_fields": [
    "carbohydrate_g",
    "energy_kcal",
    "fat_total_g",
    "protein_g"
  ],
  "language_code": "en",
  "wait_on_process": false
}
'

{
  "dish_name": "<string>",
  "serving_size": 1.01,
  "unit": "g",
  "consumed_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "dish_description": "<string>",
  "dish_description_translated": "<string>",
  "dish_name_translated": "<string>",
  "failure_reason": "<string>",
  "ingredients": [
    {
      "name": "<string>",
      "serving_size": 123,
      "unit": "g",
      "name_translated": "<string>",
      "nutritional_fields": {
        "calcium_mg": 123,
        "carbohydrate_g": 123,
        "cholesterol_mg": 123,
        "energy_kcal": 123,
        "fat_monounsaturated_g": 123,
        "fat_polyunsaturated_g": 123,
        "fat_saturated_g": 123,
        "fat_total_g": 123,
        "fat_trans_g": 123,
        "fiber_total_dietary_g": 123,
        "folate_mcg": 123,
        "iron_mg": 123,
        "magnesium_mg": 123,
        "niacin_mg": 123,
        "phosphorus_mg": 123,
        "potassium_mg": 123,
        "protein_g": 123,
        "riboflavin_mg": 123,
        "salt_g": 123,
        "salt_mg": 123,
        "sodium_g": 123,
        "sodium_mg": 123,
        "sugars_total_g": 123,
        "thiamin_mg": 123,
        "vitamin_a_rae_mcg": 123,
        "vitamin_b12_mcg": 123,
        "vitamin_b6_mg": 123,
        "vitamin_c_mg": 123,
        "vitamin_d_mcg": 123,
        "vitamin_e_mg": 123,
        "vitamin_k_mcg": 123,
        "zinc_mg": 123
      }
    }
  ],
  "input_type": "image",
  "modified_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "nutri_score": "<string>",
  "nutritional_fields": {
    "calcium_mg": 123,
    "carbohydrate_g": 123,
    "cholesterol_mg": 123,
    "energy_kcal": 123,
    "fat_monounsaturated_g": 123,
    "fat_polyunsaturated_g": 123,
    "fat_saturated_g": 123,
    "fat_total_g": 123,
    "fat_trans_g": 123,
    "fiber_total_dietary_g": 123,
    "folate_mcg": 123,
    "iron_mg": 123,
    "magnesium_mg": 123,
    "niacin_mg": 123,
    "phosphorus_mg": 123,
    "potassium_mg": 123,
    "protein_g": 123,
    "riboflavin_mg": 123,
    "salt_g": 123,
    "salt_mg": 123,
    "sodium_g": 123,
    "sodium_mg": 123,
    "sugars_total_g": 123,
    "thiamin_mg": 123,
    "vitamin_a_rae_mcg": 123,
    "vitamin_b12_mcg": 123,
    "vitamin_b6_mg": 123,
    "vitamin_c_mg": 123,
    "vitamin_d_mcg": 123,
    "vitamin_e_mg": 123,
    "vitamin_k_mcg": 123,
    "zinc_mg": 123
  },
  "record_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "status": "pending",
  "uploaded_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}

Analyze Nutrition Image

Upload a food image and analyze the nutritional content.

The system uses advanced computer vision and machine learning models to identify ingredients, calculate nutritional values, and provide detailed food composition data.

Processing Flow

The processing mode is controlled by the wait_on_process parameter. The API supports two processing modes, each suited for a different use case:

Asynchronous (recommended) — returns immediately and processes the image in the background (see Asynchronous Processing); use webhooks for real-time notifications
Synchronous — waits for analysis to be completed before responding

If your application is configured to use asynchronous processing and ready to consume webhooks, our API will send a webhook notification in both processing modes, synchronous or asynchronous, once the nutritional analysis is completed.

Analysis Modes

precise (default) — uses advanced AI models for the highest accuracy and detail with good processing time
fast — uses optimized AI models for good accuracy and detail with the fastest processing time

Localization

Optionally provide country_code and/or language_code in lowercase (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code) for region-specific analysis.

Including Optional Data

If include_nutrition_fields is omitted or empty, only four basic fields are included by default:

carbohydrate_g
energy_kcal
fat_total_g
protein_g

Example of how to include optional fields and custom nutritional fields:

{
  "include_nutri_score": true,
  "include_dish_description": true,
  "include_ingredients": true,
  "include_nutrition_fields": [
    "energy_kcal",
    "protein_g",
    "fat_total_g",
    "carbohydrate_g",
    "fiber_total_dietary_g",
    "sodium_mg",
    "calcium_mg",
    "iron_mg"
  ]
}

For more documentation, including implementation examples, processing workflows, and integration guides, see Implementation Guide.

Analyze Nutrition Image

curl --request POST \
  --url https://app-api.spikeapi.com/v3/nutrition_records/image \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "analysis_mode": "precise",
  "body": "<string>",
  "body_url": "<string>",
  "consumed_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "country_code": "us",
  "include_dish_description": false,
  "include_ingredients": false,
  "include_nutri_score": false,
  "include_nutrition_fields": [
    "carbohydrate_g",
    "energy_kcal",
    "fat_total_g",
    "protein_g"
  ],
  "language_code": "en",
  "wait_on_process": false
}
'

{
  "dish_name": "<string>",
  "serving_size": 1.01,
  "unit": "g",
  "consumed_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "dish_description": "<string>",
  "dish_description_translated": "<string>",
  "dish_name_translated": "<string>",
  "failure_reason": "<string>",
  "ingredients": [
    {
      "name": "<string>",
      "serving_size": 123,
      "unit": "g",
      "name_translated": "<string>",
      "nutritional_fields": {
        "calcium_mg": 123,
        "carbohydrate_g": 123,
        "cholesterol_mg": 123,
        "energy_kcal": 123,
        "fat_monounsaturated_g": 123,
        "fat_polyunsaturated_g": 123,
        "fat_saturated_g": 123,
        "fat_total_g": 123,
        "fat_trans_g": 123,
        "fiber_total_dietary_g": 123,
        "folate_mcg": 123,
        "iron_mg": 123,
        "magnesium_mg": 123,
        "niacin_mg": 123,
        "phosphorus_mg": 123,
        "potassium_mg": 123,
        "protein_g": 123,
        "riboflavin_mg": 123,
        "salt_g": 123,
        "salt_mg": 123,
        "sodium_g": 123,
        "sodium_mg": 123,
        "sugars_total_g": 123,
        "thiamin_mg": 123,
        "vitamin_a_rae_mcg": 123,
        "vitamin_b12_mcg": 123,
        "vitamin_b6_mg": 123,
        "vitamin_c_mg": 123,
        "vitamin_d_mcg": 123,
        "vitamin_e_mg": 123,
        "vitamin_k_mcg": 123,
        "zinc_mg": 123
      }
    }
  ],
  "input_type": "image",
  "modified_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "nutri_score": "<string>",
  "nutritional_fields": {
    "calcium_mg": 123,
    "carbohydrate_g": 123,
    "cholesterol_mg": 123,
    "energy_kcal": 123,
    "fat_monounsaturated_g": 123,
    "fat_polyunsaturated_g": 123,
    "fat_saturated_g": 123,
    "fat_total_g": 123,
    "fat_trans_g": 123,
    "fiber_total_dietary_g": 123,
    "folate_mcg": 123,
    "iron_mg": 123,
    "magnesium_mg": 123,
    "niacin_mg": 123,
    "phosphorus_mg": 123,
    "potassium_mg": 123,
    "protein_g": 123,
    "riboflavin_mg": 123,
    "salt_g": 123,
    "salt_mg": 123,
    "sodium_g": 123,
    "sodium_mg": 123,
    "sugars_total_g": 123,
    "thiamin_mg": 123,
    "vitamin_a_rae_mcg": 123,
    "vitamin_b12_mcg": 123,
    "vitamin_b6_mg": 123,
    "vitamin_c_mg": 123,
    "vitamin_d_mcg": 123,
    "vitamin_e_mg": 123,
    "vitamin_k_mcg": 123,
    "zinc_mg": 123
  },
  "record_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "status": "pending",
  "uploaded_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

analysis_mode

enum<string>

default:precise

A preferred mode for the analysis

Available options:

fast,

precise

body

string

Base64-encoded binary data, this or 'body_url' is required

body_url

string

URL to the image, this or 'body' is required

consumed_at

string<date-time>

The UTC time when food was consumed

Examples:

"2006-01-02T15:04:05"

"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"

country_code

enum<string>

default:us

Country ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code in lowercase

Available options:

af,

al,

dz,

ad,

ao,

ag,

ar,

am,

au,

at,

az,

bs,

bh,

bd,

bb,

by,

be,

bz,

bj,

bt,

bo,

ba,

bw,

br,

bn,

bg,

bf,

bi,

cv,

kh,

cm,

ca,

cf,

td,

cl,

cn,

co,

km,

cg,

cd,

cr,

ci,

hr,

cu,

cy,

cz,

dk,

dj,

dm,

do,

ec,

eg,

sv,

gq,

er,

ee,

sz,

et,

fj,

fi,

fr,

ga,

gm,

ge,

de,

gh,

gr,

gd,

gt,

gn,

gw,

gy,

ht,

hn,

hu,

is,

in,

id,

ir,

iq,

ie,

il,

it,

jm,

jp,

jo,

kz,

ke,

ki,

kp,

kr,

kw,

kg,

la,

lv,

lb,

ls,

lr,

ly,

li,

lt,

lu,

mg,

mw,

my,

mv,

ml,

mt,

mh,

mr,

mu,

mx,

fm,

md,

mc,

mn,

me,

ma,

mz,

mm,

na,

nr,

np,

nl,

nz,

ni,

ne,

ng,

mk,

no,

om,

pk,

pw,

pa,

pg,

py,

pe,

ph,

pl,

pt,

qa,

ro,

ru,

rw,

kn,

lc,

vc,

ws,

sm,

st,

sa,

sn,

rs,

sc,

sl,

sg,

sk,

si,

sb,

so,

za,

ss,

es,

lk,

sd,

sr,

se,

ch,

sy,

tj,

tz,

th,

tl,

tg,

to,

tt,

tn,

tr,

tm,

tv,

ug,

ua,

ae,

gb,

us,

uy,

uz,

vu,

ve,

vn,

ye,

zm,

zw

include_dish_description

boolean

default:false

Include dish description of the food

Example:

true

include_ingredients

boolean

default:false

Include ingredients of the food

Example:

true

include_nutri_score

boolean

default:false

Include nutri-score label of the food

include_nutrition_fields

enum<string>[]

Include specific nutrition fields in the analysis report. By default, carbohydrate_g, energy_kcal, fat_total_g and protein_g will be included

Available options:

energy_kcal,

carbohydrate_g,

protein_g,

fat_total_g,

fat_saturated_g,

fat_polyunsaturated_g,

fat_monounsaturated_g,

fat_trans_g,

fiber_total_dietary_g,

sugars_total_g,

cholesterol_mg,

sodium_mg,

potassium_mg,

calcium_mg,

iron_mg,

magnesium_mg,

phosphorus_mg,

zinc_mg,

vitamin_a_rae_mcg,

vitamin_c_mg,

vitamin_d_mcg,

vitamin_e_mg,

vitamin_k_mcg,

thiamin_mg,

riboflavin_mg,

niacin_mg,

vitamin_b6_mg,

folate_mcg,

vitamin_b12_mcg,

sodium_g,

salt_mg,

salt_g

language_code

enum<string>

default:en

Language ISO 639-1 code in lowercase

Available options:

aa,

ab,

ae,

af,

ak,

am,

an,

ar,

as,

av,

ay,

az,

ba,

be,

bg,

bh,

bi,

bm,

bn,

bo,

br,

bs,

ca,

ce,

ch,

co,

cr,

cs,

cu,

cv,

cy,

da,

de,

dv,

dz,

ee,

el,

en,

eo,

es,

et,

eu,

fa,

ff,

fi,

fj,

fo,

fr,

fy,

ga,

gd,

gl,

gn,

gu,

gv,

ha,

he,

hi,

ho,

hr,

ht,

hu,

hy,

hz,

ia,

id,

ie,

ig,

ii,

ik,

io,

is,

it,

iu,

ja,

jv,

ka,

kg,

ki,

kj,

kk,

kl,

km,

kn,

ko,

kr,

ks,

ku,

kv,

kw,

ky,

la,

lb,

lg,

li,

ln,

lo,

lt,

lu,

lv,

mg,

mh,

mi,

mk,

ml,

mn,

mr,

ms,

mt,

my,

na,

nb,

nd,

ne,

ng,

nl,

nn,

no,

nr,

nv,

ny,

oc,

oj,

om,

or,

os,

pa,

pi,

pl,

ps,

pt,

qu,

rm,

rn,

ro,

ru,

rw,

sa,

sc,

sd,

se,

sg,

si,

sk,

sl,

sm,

sn,

so,

sq,

sr,

ss,

st,

su,

sv,

sw,

ta,

te,

tg,

th,

ti,

tk,

tl,

tn,

to,

tr,

ts,

tt,

tw,

ty,

ug,

uk,

ur,

uz,

ve,

vi,

vo,

wa,

wo,

xh,

yi,

yo,

za,

zh,

zu

Example:

"de"

wait_on_process

boolean

default:false

If true, waits for the process to complete. If false, returns immediate response and sends notification with analysis report to webhook URL when finished

Response

dish_name

string

required

Detected dish name

Example:

"beef and broccoli stir-fry"

serving_size

number<double>

required

Serving size in metric units

Required range: x >= 0.01

Example:

120

unit

enum<string>

required

Metric unit (g for solids, ml for liquids)

Available options:

g,

mg,

mcg,

ml,

kcal

Example:

"g"

consumed_at

string<date-time>

The UTC time when food was consumed

Example:

"2025-09-15T08:15:00Z"

dish_description

string

Detected dish description

Example:

"beef, ground, lean, cooked with broccoli, raw and rice, brown, cooked"

dish_description_translated

string

Dish description translated to target language

Example:

"Rindfleisch, Hackfleisch, mager, gekocht mit Brokkoli, roh und Reis, braun, gekocht"

dish_name_translated

string

Dish name translated to target language

Example:

"Rindfleisch und Brokkoli Pfanne"

failure_reason

string

Reason for processing failure

Example:

"Unable to identify food items"

ingredients

object[] | null

List of detected ingredients with nutritional information

Show child attributes

input_type

enum<string>

Nutrition record input type

Available options:

image,

manual

Example:

"image"

modified_at

string<date-time>

Update timestamp in UTC

Example:

"2025-09-15T10:30:12.132Z"

nutri_score

string

Nutri-Score known as the 5-Colour Nutrition label (A-E)

Example:

"B"

nutritional_fields

object

Nutritional values in the given serving size

Show child attributes

record_id

string<uuid>

Report record ID

Example:

"6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8"

status

enum<string>

Processing status

Available options:

pending,

processing,

completed,

failed,

updated

Example:

"completed"

uploaded_at

string<date-time>

Upload timestamp in UTC

Example:

"2025-09-15T10:30:04.521Z"

Time Series

Upload Nutrition Record

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Integrating with Spike API

API Reference: User Management

API Reference: Querying Data

API Reference: Nutrition AI

API Reference: Lab Reports

Release Notes

Analyze Nutrition Image

Upload a food image and analyze the nutritional content.

Processing Flow

Analysis Modes

Localization

Including Optional Data

Authorizations

Body

Response