Fruityvice API

Free fruit API with no key: nutritional data, family, genus and order for dozens of fruits. Simple flat JSON, ideal for beginners. Tested curl example.

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Endpoint tested and returned HTTP 200 on 19 Aug 2026

What is the Fruityvice API?

Fruityvice is a free API returning nutritional information and botanical classification for fruits — calories, carbohydrates, protein, fat and sugar, plus family, genus and order — with no API key required.

Fruityvice returns a small, flat JSON object per fruit with both nutrition and taxonomy. The simplicity is the point: it is one of the cleanest possible examples of a REST resource, which is why it shows up so often in teaching material.

Because the dataset is small and the shape is completely predictable, it is a good choice for demonstrating filtering, sorting and charting without spending the lesson on parsing complexity.

Quick facts

Base URL: https://www.fruityvice.com/api/fruit
Authentication: No key required.
Rate limit: No published limit.
Pricing: Free.
CORS: Not enabled — call it from your server
Official docs: Read the docs

How to use the Fruityvice API

Every request below was executed against the live API on 19 Aug 2026, and the response shown is the real body it returned — not an illustration.

1. Look up nutrition data for a fruit

GET https://www.fruityvice.com/api/fruit/banana

curl

curl 'https://www.fruityvice.com/api/fruit/banana'

JavaScript (fetch)

const res = await fetch("https://www.fruityvice.com/api/fruit/banana");
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${res.status}`);
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python (requests)

import requests

res = requests.get("https://www.fruityvice.com/api/fruit/banana", timeout=20)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())

Response — HTTP 200

{
  "name": "Banana",
  "id": 1,
  "family": "Musaceae",
  "order": "Zingiberales",
  "genus": "Musa",
  "nutritions": {
    "calories": 96,
    "fat": 0.2,
    "sugar": 17.2,
    "carbohydrates": 22.0,
    "protein": 1.0
  }
}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`<name>`	path	Optional	Fruit name, lowercase, e.g. /banana. `banana`
`all`	path	Optional	Use /all to return every fruit in the database. `all`
`family / genus / order`	path	Optional	Filter by taxonomy, e.g. /family/Rosaceae. `Rosaceae`

Response fields

namestring: Fruit name.
family / genus / orderstring: Botanical classification.
nutritions.caloriesnumber: Calories per 100g.
nutritions.carbohydrates / protein / fat / sugarnumber: Macronutrients per 100g.

What you can build with the Fruityvice API

Teach REST basics with a small, predictable dataset
Build a nutrition comparison chart across fruits
Add fruit nutrition facts to a diet or recipe app
Demonstrate filtering and sorting in a data table tutorial

Common errors and how to fix them

404

Fruit not in the database or misspelled.

Fix: Fetch /all to see the available list; the dataset is deliberately small.

Case sensitivity

Names are matched case-insensitively but must otherwise be exact.

Fix: Use simple lowercase names such as `banana` or `apple`.

Fruityvice API — frequently asked questions

Is the Fruityvice API free?

Yes, completely free with no API key or registration required.

What nutritional data does it provide?

Calories, carbohydrates, protein, fat and sugar per 100g, alongside botanical family, genus and order.

How many fruits are in the database?

Several dozen. It is deliberately small and curated rather than exhaustive, which makes it well suited to teaching and demos.

Can I get all fruits in one request?

Yes, request /api/fruit/all to receive the entire dataset as an array — convenient for building comparison tables and charts client-side.

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Fruityvice is an independent third-party service and is not affiliated with ByteTools or ByteVancer. Details on this page were verified on 19 Aug 2026; always check the official documentation before relying on this API in production, as terms and limits can change.