Logging with a Barcode

The process to to log a meal with a barcode requires the following steps.

  1. Search by Barcode
  2. Create a Meal
  3. Adding an Item to a Meal

Searching By Barcode

Below is an example of searching by barcode by all types. To search by a specific type of barcode like UPC-8 or GTIN-13 see the the products_search_list operation.

curl -X GET 'https://api-beta.bite.ai/products/ids/?barcode=73124005084'

The response includes the nutritional details for the item.

{
  "count": 1,
  "next": null,
  "previous": null,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "37c14da3-18c9-4e0a-9ec8-596d2262cc29",
      "name": "Hearth Baked Pitettes Pita Bread Classic White",
      "details": null,
      "description": null,
      "brand": {
        "id": "d61f1d38-5ab2-4e86-b425-af7d58c21ed6",
        "name": "Toufayan Bakery Inc"
      },
      "type": "pp",
      "text_ingredients": "ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [CONTAINS NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], WATER, YEAST, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SUGAR, SALT, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (ADDED TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).",
      "ingredients": [],
      "nutrition_facts": [
        {
          "id": "3599556d-fb5e-445b-b0fb-28842bc01e0d",
          "item": "37c14da3-18c9-4e0a-9ec8-596d2262cc29",
          "serving": {
            "amount": 1,
            "unit": {
              "id": "a679e5d8-908c-419a-b52a-b8e27be7df29",
              "singular_name": "loaf",
              "abbreviated_singular_name": null,
              "plural_name": "loaves",
              "abbreviated_plural_name": null,
              "measure_type": null,
              "granularity": 0.125,
              "details": null
            },
            "grams": 28
          },
          "servings_per_package": null,
          "nutrition": {
            "calories": 80,
            "total_fat": 0,
            "saturated_fat": 0,
            "trans_fat": 0,
            "total_carb": 15,
            "sugars": 1,
            "fiber": 1,
            "protein": 3,
            "cholesterol": 0,
            "sodium": 120,
            "calcium": 20,
            "iron": 3.54,
            "vitamin_a_iu": 0,
            "vitamin_c": 0
          },
          "is_default": true
        }
      ],
      "is_generic": false,
      "categorizations": {}
    }
  ]
}

The item name should be displayed to the user to ensure it’s the item they scanned.