Search food businesses API

Search UK food businesses by name, location, postcode, or hygiene rating using the Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme API.

The Search food businesses operation is part of the Food Hygiene Ratings API on BRAINIAC.software. Search UK food businesses by name, location, postcode, or hygiene rating using the Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme API. It is exposed as POST /api/v1/food-safety/search and priced at $0.05 USDC on Base. Payment uses the x402 exact scheme: an unpaid call returns HTTP 402 with payment requirements; after paying the exact USDC amount, retry the same request with a payment-signature header and Idempotency-Key. No account and no API key are required. Data sources for this product: Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme API Limitations: Ratings are the published FHRS values, not a new inspection. A rating is not a legal food-safety compliance determination. Outputs are compliance prechecks, drafts, or data lookups for human review. They are not official determinations, legal advice, identity confirmation, or certified filings. Related operations in this group include Get food business details, Batch lookup food businesses, Get food safety ratings, Get food safety authorities. Open the group documentation for the full request schema, field notes, and response examples before integrating.

POST$0.05 USDC
/api/v1/food-safety/search

Example request

curl -i -X POST "https://www.brainiac.software/api/v1/food-safety/search" \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: <fresh-64-character-random-hex-key>' \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "query": "Tesco",
  "postcode": "PE13",
  "ratingValue": "5",
  "limit": 20
}
JSON

An unpaid probe returns HTTP 402 with x402 payment requirements. After paying the exact USDC amount on Base, retry the identical request with a payment-signature header.

FAQ

  • Do I need an API key? No. Pay the listed USDC amount with x402.
  • What network? Base (eip155:8453), USDC.
  • Is this an official determination? No. Results are for human review against the cited sources.

Related APIs

Food Hygiene Ratings APIFull docsHow it works