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API Account Authentication

Please complete the following steps to gain authentication:

  1. Submit a request for an API key at mealme.ai for account setup.
  2. Once received, pass your API key to the Id-Token header field in your HTTP request.

Example Request

Here is an example request to the Store Search API that demonstrates authentication with an example API key.

Example API key: mealme:b60ebd1c-dfcb-4313-b5c7-8b18c72436ef

curl --request GET \
     --url 'https://api.mealme.ai/search/store/v3?latitude=37.7786357&longitude=-122.3918135' \
     --header 'Id-Token: mealme:b60ebd1c-dfcb-4313-b5c7-8b18c72436ef' \
     --header 'accept: application/json'

Example Unauthenticated Response

Upon providing an invalid Id-Token, you will receive the following response.

{
  "error": "Incorrect API key!"
}