Getting Started With GET Foods

Base URL:https://simple-food-api.tonysancez.dev/api/v1

Example Request

GET /foods

Typical Usage

By default, the /foods endpoint returns the first 100 products in the database. You can use query parameters to paginate through the full dataset:

/foods?page=2&limit=100

• page — specifies which page of results to retrieve
• limit — sets how many items to return per page (default: 100)

Typical Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Plain Yogurt",
      "brand": "Chobani",
      "ingredients": ["Milk", "Cultures"]
    }
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "total": 1
}

Error Handling

The API returns standard HTTP status codes to indicate success or failure:

Status	Meaning	Example Cause
200 OK	Request was successful	—
400 Bad Request	Invalid query parameters	e.g. /foods?page=abc
404 Not Found	Requested resource not found	e.g. /foods/999999
500 Internal Server Error	Server-side problem	—

Example REST Error

{
  "error": "Food not found"
}