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Microbiome Data API

Query gut microbiota data for any food. Get bacteria relationships, families, and substrate processing in a single request.

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What the API returns

Bacterial Relationships

For each food, know which microorganisms it promotes, contains, or inhibits — with a numeric score indicating strength of the relationship.

Taxonomic Family

Every microbiota entry includes its bacterial family (e.g. Bifidobacteriaceae, Lactobacillaceae), useful for grouping and filtering.

Substrate Processing

The specific substrates each organism digests — fibers, sugars, amino acids — so you understand downstream metabolic activity.

Simple, RESTful

Two endpoints. A single food by name, or a batch of up to 50. Authenticate with an API key in the request header.

GET/api/microbiota?food=chickpeas
X-Api-Key: your_key
POST/api/microbiota
{ "foods": ["chickpeas", "kefir", "oats"] }
X-Api-Key: your_key

Sample response

{
  "food_name": "Chickpeas",
  "food_slug": "chickpeas",
  "microbiota": [
    {
      "microbiota_id": 42,
      "name": "Bifidobacterium longum",
      "slug": "bifidobacterium_longum",
      "family": "Bifidobacteriaceae",
      "relationship_type": "promotes",
      "score": 4,
      "digests_substrates": "inulin, fructooligosaccharides"
    },
    {
      "microbiota_id": 17,
      "name": "Lactobacillus acidophilus",
      "slug": "lactobacillus_acidophilus",
      "family": "Lactobacillaceae",
      "relationship_type": "promotes",
      "score": 3,
      "digests_substrates": "lactose, glucose"
    }
  ]
}

How it works

1

Request access

Fill out the short form below. We'll send your API key to your email within 1–2 business days.

2

Make a request

Pass your API key in the X-Api-Key header. Query any food by name — single or batch.

3

Use the data

Integrate microbiome data into your platform, product database, or nutrition tooling.

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We'll review your request and send your API key directly to you.