# FatSecret Scraper (`dadhalfdev/fatsecret-scraper`) Actor

Scrape foods and nutrition facts from FatSecret. Use the same search filters as the site or paste a URL — the URL wins when set.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dadhalfdev/fatsecret-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Marco Rodrigues](https://apify.com/dadhalfdev) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 🥗 FatSecret Scraper

Want [FatSecret](https://foods.fatsecret.com/) food pages in a spreadsheet? This scraper makes it easy.

Use **structured filters** — better for AI agents — **or** paste an **`input_url`**. When `input_url` is set it overrides the filters.

FatSecret is a worldwide food database. Search by keyword, leave the keyword empty to walk foods A–Z, or paste a single food page. This actor opens each food page and returns up to 2000 rows per run.

### 💡 Perfect for...

- **Nutrition apps:** Export calories, fat, carbs, protein, and common serving sizes from the food page.
- **Dashboards:** Compare the same food across country sites.
- **Market research:** Browse branded products or generic / USDA foods without paging the site.
- **Data analysts:** Export structured rows with public food-page URLs, photos, and related foods.
- **🤖 AI Agents:** Power Claude, Cursor, Codex, the Hermes Agent, and OpenClaw workflows with live FatSecret results.
- **📚 RAG Systems:** Feed food names, descriptions, and nutrition facts into retrieval pipelines.
- **🔗 AI Workflows:** Plug into LangChain, AutoGPT, CrewAI, and similar stacks.

### ✨ Why you'll love this scraper

- 🔗 **Input URL or Filters:** Paste a FatSecret food page, search, or A–Z list URL, or pick a country and keyword. `input_url` always wins when set.
- 🎯 **Website-Matched Filters:** Keyword, country site, and A–Z browse set (all / generic foods / USDA / brands).
- 🌐 **Full food pages:** Title, brand, serving, calories, macros, common serving sizes, photos, and related foods.

### 📦 What's inside the data?

`id`, `url`, `title`, `brand`, `description`, `serving`, `calories_kcal`, `fat_g`, `carbs_g`, `protein_g`, `fat_pct`, `carbs_pct`, `protein_pct`, `rdi_percent`, `servings`, `photos`, `related`, `country`, `source`

### 🚀 Quick start

**Option A:** paste a food page such as `https://foods.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/chicken-breast-ns-as-to-skin-eaten`.
**Option B:** paste a search such as `https://foods.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/search?q=chicken`.
**Option C:** pick a country, type a keyword (or leave it empty to browse A–Z), and set `max_results`.

**Input Example (filters):**

```json
{
  "query": "chicken",
  "country": "us",
  "max_results": 100
}
```

**Input Example (URL):**

```json
{
  "input_url": "https://foods.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/chicken-breast-ns-as-to-skin-eaten",
  "max_results": 1
}
```

**Output Example:**

```json
{
  "id": "generic/chicken-breast-ns-as-to-skin-eaten",
  "url": "https://foods.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/chicken-breast-ns-as-to-skin-eaten",
  "title": "Chicken Breast",
  "brand": null,
  "description": "There are 195 calories in 100 grams of Chicken Breast.",
  "serving": "100 grams",
  "calories_kcal": 195,
  "fat_g": 7.72,
  "carbs_g": 0,
  "protein_g": 29.55,
  "fat_pct": 37,
  "carbs_pct": 0,
  "protein_pct": 63,
  "rdi_percent": 10,
  "servings": [
    {
      "name": "1 oz raw",
      "note": "yield after cooking, bone removed",
      "calories_kcal": 29
    },
    {
      "name": "100 g",
      "note": null,
      "calories_kcal": 195
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    "https://m.ftscrt.com/food/b0ab0c4e-442a-4ddc-8ace-404d1907df8b.jpg"
  ],
  "related": [
    {
      "title": "Skinless Chicken Breast",
      "url": "https://foods.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/chicken-breast-skinless"
    }
  ],
  "country": "United States",
  "source": "generic"
}
```

**Output fields:**

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | Food id from the public page path. |
| `url` | Public food page. |
| `title` | Food name on the page. |
| `brand` | Brand name when the food is a branded product. |
| `description` | Short nutrition sentence from the food page. |
| `serving` | Serving size the calories apply to. |
| `calories_kcal` | Calories in kcal for that serving. |
| `fat_g` | Fat in grams. |
| `carbs_g` | Carbohydrates in grams. |
| `protein_g` | Protein in grams. |
| `fat_pct` | Share of calories from fat. |
| `carbs_pct` | Share of calories from carbs. |
| `protein_pct` | Share of calories from protein. |
| `rdi_percent` | Percent of a 2000 calorie recommended daily intake. |
| `servings` | Common serving sizes with calories for each. |
| `photos` | Food photos shown on the page. |
| `related` | Related foods linked from the page. |
| `country` | FatSecret country site used for the row. |
| `source` | Generic foods, USDA, or a brand listing. |

### 📋 Input reference

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `input_url` | string | No | — | FatSecret food page, search, or A–Z list URL. Overrides every filter. |
| `query` | string | No | chicken | Same as the site search box. Leave empty to browse A–Z. |
| `country` | string enum | No | United States | Which country site to search. |
| `browse_set` | string enum | No | All search | Used when keyword is empty: all sets, generic foods, USDA, or brands. |
| `max_results` | integer | No | `50` | Maximum rows (`1`–`2000`). |

# Actor input Schema

## `input_url` (type: `string`):

Paste a FatSecret food page, search, or A–Z food list URL. Overrides every filter when set.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Same as the FatSecret search box. Leave empty to browse foods A–Z instead.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Which FatSecret country site to search, same country switcher as the site.

## `browse_set` (type: `string`):

Used when Keyword is empty. Pick generic foods, USDA, brands, or walk all three A–Z.

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

How many rows to return (1–2000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "chicken",
  "country": "us",
  "browse_set": "search",
  "max_results": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Table view of scraped foods using the dataset 'overview' view.

## `results` (type: `string`):

All scraped foods from the default dataset without view transformation.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dadhalfdev/fatsecret-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dadhalfdev/fatsecret-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call dadhalfdev/fatsecret-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dadhalfdev/fatsecret-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/GduKsNEoqZml6qz3W/builds/EWcz87LtSOgKPUqLP/openapi.json