Open Food Facts Product & Nutrition Scraper

Open Food Facts Product & Nutrition Scraper — a fast, reliable openfoodfacts scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This openfoodfacts scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured openfoodfacts data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Code (code) — e.g. "3017620422003"
• Product Name (productName) — e.g. "Nutella"
• Brands (brands) — e.g. "Nutella, Ferrero, Yum yum"
• Categories (categories) — e.g. "Confectionary based spreads, Petit-d\u00e9jeuners, Produ...
• Nutriscore Grade (nutriscoreGrade) — e.g. "e"
• Nova Group (novaGroup) — e.g. 4
• Ingredients Text (ingredientsText) — e.g. "Sucre, huile de palme, NOISETTES 13%, cacao maigre 7,4%,...
• Energy Kcal100g (energyKcal100g) — e.g. 539.0
• Sugars100g (sugars100g) — e.g. 56.3
• Fat100g (fat100g) — e.g. 30.9
• Saturated Fat100g (saturatedFat100g) — e.g. 10.6
• Salt100g (salt100g) — e.g. 0.107
• Proteins100g (proteins100g) — e.g. 6.3
• Quantity (quantity) — e.g. ""

Input

Field	Type	Description
barcodes	array	List of product barcodes (EAN/UPC codes) to look up directly, e.g. 3017620422003 for Nutella. Each barcode ...
searchTerms	array	Optional free-text search queries (e.g. "organic granola"). Each term runs a paged search of the Open Food ...
category	string	Optional English category tag to filter searches, e.g. "Breakfast cereals", "Chocolates", "Sodas". Applied ...
brand	string	Optional brand tag to filter searches, e.g. "nestle" or "lindt". Applied to every search term.
nutriscoreGrades	array	Optional. Keep only products whose Nutri-Score grade is one of the selected letters (A best to E worst). Le...
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of products to return per search task (barcode lookups always return their single product). ...

Example output

{
  "type": "product",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z",
  "code": "3017620422003",
  "productName": "Nutella",
  "brands": "Nutella, Ferrero, Yum yum",
  "categories": "Confectionary based spreads, Petit-d\u00e9jeuners, Produits \u00e0 tartiner, Produits \u00e0 tartiner sucr\u00e9s, P\u00e2tes \u00e0 tartiner",
  "nutriscoreGrade": "e",
  "novaGroup": 4,
  "ingredientsText": "Sucre, huile de palme, NOISETTES 13%, cacao maigre 7,4%, LAIT \u00e9cr\u00e9m\u00e9 en poudre 6,6%",
  "energyKcal100g": 539.0,
  "sugars100g": 56.3,
  "fat100g": 30.9,
  "saturatedFat100g": 10.6,
  "salt100g": 0.107,
  "proteins100g": 6.3,
  "quantity": "",
  "imageUrl": "https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/301/762/042/2003/front_en.879.400.jpg",
  "countries": "France",
  "url": "https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/3017620422003"
}

Use cases

• Monitor competitor prices and catalogs
• Power a price-comparison or deal site
• Research products for dropshipping or sourcing
• Sync product data into your store or sheet

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0004 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This openfoodfacts scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the openfoodfacts scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every openfoodfacts result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.