Scandex

Nutrition
Made Simple

From barcode to nutrition data in one endpoint so you ship features faster instead of data pipelines.

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See what's
really in there

🥛
Alpro
Soya Yogurt
150 g pot
B
Macros per serving (g)
3 Carbs
2 Sugars
2 Fat
4 Protein
1 Fibre
Allergens

Contains soya

✓ milk-free✓ gluten-free✓ nuts-free
Additives
E1442Modified starchlow
E410Locust bean gumlow
Scores
BNutri
4NOVA
AEco
66Clean
Diet
✓ Vegetarian✓ Vegan✓ Halal

Ready for
your busiest day

0Products indexed
0Countries covered
0p50 latency
0Uptime SLA

One API
every lookup covered

Barcode lookup

Send a UPC or EAN and get the whole product back.

Search

Find products by name or brand, typos and all.

Batch lookups

Resolve up to 50 barcodes in a single call.

Autocomplete

Instant suggestions as people type.

Powering apps
that people love

Calorie trackers

Let people log food by scanning, not typing.

Grocery & retail

Show shoppers what's really in the basket.

Meal planners

Build plans on real, per-serving numbers.

Health & fitness

Back coaching and wellness apps with data.

Loyalty & rewards

Reward healthier choices at checkout.

Diet coaching

Flag allergens and additives in a second.

Go live
in 3 steps

01

Get your key

Sign up and copy your key. Free tier, no card needed.

02

Make one call

Send the barcode to /v1/products. That is the integration.

03

Use the data

Nutrition, scores and allergens, ready to drop into your UI.

Built by
devs for devs

Your request
curl https://api.scandex.io/v1/products/049000042566 \
  -H "X-SDX-Key: sdx_live_..."
const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.scandex.io/v1/products/049000042566",
  { headers: { "X-SDX-Key": "sdx_live_..." } }
);
const product = await res.json();
import requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.scandex.io/v1/products/049000042566",
    headers={"X-SDX-Key": "sdx_live_..."},
)
product = r.json()
Response
200 · /v1/products/049000042566 
{
  "name": "Coca-Cola Classic",
  "brand": "Coca-Cola",
  "nutrition": {
    "per_serving": { "energy_kcal": 139, "sugars_g": 35 }
  },
  "allergens": { "free_from": ["gluten", "milk", "nuts"] },
  "scores": { "nutriscore": "E", "nova": 4 }
}

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Free

Build and test.

$0forever
  • ✓1,000 lookups / day
  • ✓Barcode & search
  • ✓Full data model
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For production apps.

$29/mo
  • ✓250k lookups / mo
  • ✓Batch lookups
  • ✓Signed requests
  • ✓Email support
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Growth

For scale.

$149/mo
  • ✓2M lookups / mo
  • ✓99.9% uptime SLA
  • ✓Bulk exports
  • ✓Priority support
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Custom
  • ✓Unlimited volume
  • ✓Dedicated infra
  • ✓SLA & DPA
  • ✓A real engineer
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The questions
everyone actually asks

Which barcodes work?

UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13 and EAN-8. Send the digits and we sort out the rest.

How fresh is the data?

We keep re-checking products, so nutrition, scores and allergens stay up to date.

Can I cache responses?

Yes, on every plan. Store results for as long as you like.

How many products do you have?

Millions, across 150+ countries, with more added every day.

How do I move off Nutritionix?

Add ?compat=nutritionix to any lookup for the old response shape, then point your base URL at us.

What are the rate limits?

They scale with your plan, from 1,000 a day on Free up to unlimited on Enterprise.