API Reference: Photos

The photos API lets you search for photos

Search

Used to find a photo given an ingredient keyword

URL : /v1/photos?ingredient=<ingredient>

Methods : GET

Auth required : YES

Data constraints

ingredient in querystring is passed as plaintext (url-encoded, if necessary), no quotes

Data example

GET <ip>/v1/photos?ingredient=raw%20chicken

Code : 200 OK

Content example

{
    "src": "https://images.pexels.com/photos/3688/food-dinner-lunch-chicken.jpg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=130"
}

Condition : If wasn't passed in the querystring

Code : 400 BAD REQUEST

Content :

{
    "error": "no ingredient was passed"
}

Condition : If a photo couldn't be found or returned from pexels

Code : 400 BAD REQUEST

Content :

{
    "error": "Image could not be retrieved"
}