Explore the Depths of UK Food Hygiene with Our Comprehensive Wyre Data API
UK Food Hygiene Ratings API
Navigating the complexities of food safety in the UK is a significant challenge for businesses and consumers alike. Our UK Food Hygiene Ratings API, available through AllThingsDev, offers a dynamic and detailed resource, providing access to food hygiene ratings for over 500,000 establishments across the UK—including restaurants, pubs, bars, cafes, coffee shops, and nightclubs. This API is an essential asset for those committed to upholding the highest standards of food safety and public health.
What Are Food Hygiene Ratings?
Food hygiene ratings, often displayed in the windows of dining establishments, are critical indicators of the cleanliness and safety practices observed within. Administered by local authorities based on regular inspections, these ratings are designed to guide consumer choices and promote high standards within the food industry. By subscribing to our API on AllThingsDev, users can integrate these insights directly into their applications.
Comprehensive Features of Our API
Our API provides an exhaustive array of data pivotal for various stakeholders:
- Comprehensive Data Points: Access detailed names, addresses, postcodes, hygiene ratings, local authority data, and much more.
- Geolocation Enabled: This feature allows for the integration of precise location data into apps and websites, facilitating advanced geographic analytics.
- Extensive Coverage: Our database encompasses over 500,000 food establishments across the UK, providing unparalleled scope of data.
- Dynamic Search Capabilities: Users can perform searches by town, restaurant name, local authority, and other filters to find specific results tailored to their needs. Easily subscribe to one of our plans on AllThingsDev to start utilizing these capabilities in your projects.
Key Endpoints and Their Functions
- GET Town: Retrieve hygiene information by town.
- GET Restaurant: Look up specific restaurants.
- GET Local Authority: Access data sorted by local authority.
- GET Rating: Filter establishments based on their hygiene ratings.
- GET Autocomplete: Helpful for search functionalities within applications.
Detailed Query Parameters
The API supports various query parameters that allow users to fine-tune their searches for more specific information:
- town (optional): Retrieve hygiene data for establishments within a specific town.
- limitQuery (optional): Limit the number of results returned in a query, enhancing performance for large data retrievals.
Pricing Plans
Choose the right plan that matches the scale you need for your application:
- Basic: $2/month, includes 1,000 requests/hour, 30 requests/month for each endpoint type.
- Pro: $4/month, includes 1,000 requests/hour, 300 requests/month for each endpoint type.
- Ultra: $8/month, includes 1,000 requests/hour, 900 requests/month for each endpoint type.
- Mega: $20/month, includes 1,000 requests/hour, unlimited requests for each endpoint type.
To subscribe, simply visit the Wyre Data UK Food Hygiene Ratings API on AllThingsDev and select the plan that best suits your needs.
How to Integrate the API
Here’s a practical example of how to use the API, specifically querying for restaurants in Liverpool with a limitation on the number of results returned:
javascriptCopy codeconst myHeaders = new Headers();
myHeaders.append("x-apihub-key", "LJ6uia2Hrfhxs-vuKjkpNibD4qRfaucds-nEO8NFdDHOpFZoO8");
myHeaders.append("x-apihub-host", "Wyre-Data-UK-Food-Hygiene-Ratings.allthingsdev.co");
myHeaders.append("x-apihub-endpoint", "3849fe7f-1d03-4b4c-b1e5-efc334da943b");
const requestOptions = {
method: "GET",
headers: myHeaders,
redirect: "follow"
};
fetch("https://Wyre-Data-UK-Food-Hygiene-Ratings.proxy-production.allthingsdev.co/restaurants/town/liverpool?limitQuery=2", requestOptions)
.then((response) => response.text())
.then((result) => console.log(result))
.catch((error) => console.error(error));
By subscribing to our API through AllThingsDev, you gain immediate access to powerful tools and data that can be seamlessly integrated into your applications.
Real-World Applications and User Stories
We explore a variety of use cases where our API has been effectively employed:
- Restaurant Owners and Managers: Utilizing the API to monitor and enhance their hygiene ratings, directly impacting customer trust and business growth.
- App Developers: Creating innovative applications that help users locate highly rated establishments based on hygiene standards.
- Public Health Officials: Employing the API for regulatory monitoring and compliance efforts, ensuring public dining safety.
Highlights and Future Plans
The initial release of our API offers six robust endpoints, each designed to meet a broad range of needs. Looking ahead, we discuss planned enhancements based on user feedback, upcoming features, and the roadmap for future development to continually evolve the API’s capabilities.
Conclusion
By leveraging the UK Food Hygiene Ratings API, businesses, developers, and local authorities can significantly enhance their operations, contributing to a safer and more informed dining environment. We encourage you to explore this powerful tool and discover how it can transform your projects and initiatives. Subscribe today on AllThingsDev and join us where cutting-edge technology meets practical application for a cleaner, safer dining experience.
August 7, 2024 @ 1:54 pm
Very useful API and great article. I like that each restaurant has a lat/lng for easing plotting on a map.
January 7, 2025 @ 9:30 am
Thank you ed, do checkout more articles 🙂