specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: fatsecret
providerId: fatsecret
created: '2026-05-04'
modified: '2026-08-12'
generated: '2026-08-12'
method: searched
source: https://platform.fatsecret.com/api-editions
docs: https://platform.fatsecret.com/api-editions
plan_count: 3
note: >-
  Replaced the 2026-05-04 bulk-sweep scaffold (Free/Professional/Enterprise with invented 1,000
  req/month and 10 req/min figures) with the three editions fatsecret actually publishes. The
  scaffold was wrong in every dimension: fatsecret's free tier is 5,000 calls/DAY, its paid tiers are
  explicitly "Unlimited" on calls and priced on MARKET ACCESS rather than volume, and there is no
  per-minute rate and no overage price anywhere in the published model.
tags:
  - Barcode Scanning
  - Calories
  - Diets
  - Exercise
  - Fitness
  - Food Diary
  - Health
  - Macronutrients
  - Nutrition
  - Recipes
  - Weight Tracking
description: >-
  fatsecret sells the Platform API in three editions. Price is a function of dataset breadth (US-only
  versus 58+ countries), attribution obligation, white-labeling and support level — not of call
  volume, which is capped only on the free Basic edition. Image Recognition and NLP are add-ons on
  every edition. Only the Basic edition is self-serve; both Premier editions require verification or
  a sales conversation.
pricing_axis: market access and dataset breadth, not call volume
plans:
  - id: fatsecret-basic
    name: Basic
    type: freemium
    self_serve: true
    price: '0.00'
    currency: USD
    billing_period: none
    description: >-
      Free, self sign-up edition. US dataset only, attribution required, community support only.
    entries:
      - label: API Requests
        description: Published daily call quota ("5,000 API calls/day")
        name: api_requests
        type: quota
        metric: requests
        limit: 5000
        timeFrame: day
        geo: global
        domains:
          - https://platform.fatsecret.com/rest
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    datasets: US only
    attribution_required: true
    support: community only
    elements:
      - name: Food search
      - name: Auto-complete
      - name: UPC barcode scanning
      - name: Allergen data
      - name: Food images
      - name: Diary and weight tracking
      - name: Recipe and meal builder
      - name: Custom tracker building
      - name: Caching
      - name: fatsecret Platform API
  - id: fatsecret-premier-free
    name: Premier Free
    type: freemium
    self_serve: false
    price: '0.00'
    currency: USD
    billing_period: none
    price_note: Free, verification required
    eligibility: >-
      Startups earning under $1M annually, non-profits, and students. Verification required.
    description: >-
      Premier capability set at no cost for qualifying organizations. US dataset only; non-US
      datasets available at a discount. Image Recognition and NLP add-ons offered at "50% discounts
      to start-ups and non-profits".
    entries:
      - label: API Requests
        description: Published as "Unlimited"; -1 indicates uncapped
        name: api_requests
        type: quota
        metric: requests
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        domains:
          - https://platform.fatsecret.com/rest
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    datasets: US only (non-US available at a discount)
    attribution_required: true
    support: community
    add_ons:
      - name: Image Recognition
        price: 50% discount to start-ups and non-profits
      - name: Natural Language Processing
        price: 50% discount to start-ups and non-profits
    elements:
      - name: Global recipe database
      - name: Advanced categorization
      - name: Dietary preferences
      - name: Food images
      - name: fatsecret Platform API
  - id: fatsecret-premier
    name: Premier
    type: enterprise
    self_serve: false
    price: custom
    currency: USD
    billing_period: negotiated
    price_note: '"Upon request. Based on market access"'
    contact: https://platform.fatsecret.com/contact?type=6
    description: >-
      Commercial edition. Datasets across more than 58 countries, white-labeling permitted, no
      attribution obligation, and an SLA with guaranteed uptime. Pricing is quoted on the markets the
      customer needs, not on call volume.
    entries:
      - label: API Requests
        description: Published as "Unlimited"; -1 indicates uncapped
        name: api_requests
        type: quota
        metric: requests
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: configurable
        domains:
          - https://platform.fatsecret.com/rest
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
    datasets: More than 58 countries
    attribution_required: false
    white_label: true
    sla: SLA with guaranteed uptime (no numeric target published)
    support: email, phone, video-chat
    add_ons:
      - name: Image Recognition
        price: on request
      - name: Natural Language Processing
        price: on request
    elements:
      - name: All Premier features
      - name: White-label capability
      - name: SLA with guaranteed uptime
      - name: fatsecret Platform API
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com