API for out-of-the-box checkout from millions of stores for delivery & pickup.

About MealMe

MealMe was started in 2018. The Food API has powered the MealMe app in 2021 to earn millions in sales, ranking as one of the Top 50 Food & Drink apps for the entire year and getting featured as App of The Day.

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Getting your API Key

To get an API key, request access by filling out the form here.

Glossary

_id - A unique MealMe ID used to represent a restaurant or store.
quote_id - A MealMe ID used to represent a delivery/pickup service supported by a restaurant/store. This ID changes with each API request (even for the same delivery/pickup service), however, old quote IDs do not get invalidated.
product_id - A MealMe ID used represent a restaurant menu item or store product. Similarly to quote IDs, product IDs change with each API request (even for the same product), however, old product IDs do not get invalidated.
option_id - A MealMe ID that represents a menu item's or store product's customization option. Similarly to product IDs, this ID changes with each API request, but old option IDs don't get invalidated.
quote - This is the object that includes a delivery/pickup service's time estimates, delivery fees, service fees, order minimum, etc. for a particular store and delivery address. This is retrieved by making a request to /restaurants/details/quotes or /groceries/details/quotes with a quote_id and delivery address.

Status Codes:

We get alerted of anything that's not a 200. If it's urgent, do not hesitate to email [email protected].

200 OK - Response to a successful request.

400 Bad Request - Malformed request; request body validation errors.

401 Unauthorized - When no or invalid authentication details are provided.

403 Forbidden - When authentication succeeded but authenticated user doesn't have access to the resource.

404 Not Found - When a non-existent endpoint is requested.

406 Unavailable - When a delivery or pickup service or store is unavailable. Please refer here for a complete list of failure reasons.

422 Unprocessable Entity - The request was well-formed but was unable to be not acceptable.

500 Server Error - The server encountered an unexpected condition which prevented it from completing the request.

501 Not Implemented - The HTTP method is not supported by the server and cannot be handled.

502 Bad Gateway - The server got an invalid response while working as a gateway to get a response needed to handle the request.

503 Service Unavailable - The server is not ready to handle the request.

504 Gateway Timeout - The server is acting as a gateway and cannot get a response in time for a request.

Quote Unavailable Status Codes

406 DELIVERY_NOT_AVAILABLE - Delivery is currently unavailable for this store.

406 PICKUP_NOT_AVAILABLE - Pickup is currently unavailable for this store.

406 STORE_CLOSED - This store is closed.

406 OUT_OF_RANGE - This store is out of range for the provided address.

406 STORE_NOT_AVAILABLE - This store is not available.

406 INVALID_PAYLOAD - The payload is not valid.

406 QUOTE_NOT_AVAILABLE - The selected quote is not available.

406 USER_ERROR- User error. Check the input.

Accessing the Self Serve API

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The Menu & Food Delivery & Grocery API can be accessed here:
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The Places & Checkout API can be accessed here:
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Support

For any questions, do not hesitate to reach out:

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