Consumer Products

aid: consumer-products
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Consumer Products
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Consumer Products
  - CPG
  - Product Data
  - Retail
  - GTIN
  - Barcode
  - Product Catalog
  - PIM
  - Syndication
  - Schema.org Product
description: >-
  Industry-vertical index of APIs, data sources, syndication networks, and
  product information management (PIM) platforms that power the consumer
  packaged goods (CPG) and consumer products ecosystem. Catalogs corporate
  developer surfaces from large CPG manufacturers (P&G, Unilever, Nestle,
  Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Mondelez, Kimberly-Clark, Colgate-Palmolive),
  product-identifier registries (GS1 Digital Link, GTIN/UPC lookup),
  open product databases (Open Food Facts, Open Beauty Facts),
  commercial syndication networks (Salsify, Syndigo, 1WorldSync), and
  PIM platforms (Akeneo, Pimcore, Plytix, Sales Layer).
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - name: GS1 Digital Link
    description: >-
      GS1 Digital Link is the global standard that turns GS1 identifiers
      (GTINs, SSCCs, GLNs) into web URIs so a single barcode or QR code can
      connect to multiple sources of brand, regulatory, supply chain, and
      consumer information. It is the cornerstone identification standard for
      consumer products and underpins GS1 2D Sunrise 2027.
    humanURL: https://www.gs1.org/standards/gs1-digital-link
    baseURL: https://ref.gs1.org/standards/digital-link/
    tags:
      - GS1
      - Digital Link
      - GTIN
      - 2D Barcode
      - Identification
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.gs1.org/standards/gs1-digital-link
      - type: Specification
        url: https://ref.gs1.org/standards/digital-link/uri-syntax/
        title: GS1 Digital Link URI Syntax 1.4
      - type: Specification
        url: https://ref.gs1.org/standards/resolver/
        title: GS1 Digital Link Resolver Standard 1.3
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/gs1/GS1DigitalLinkToolkit.js
        title: GS1 Digital Link Toolkit (JavaScript)
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/gs1/GS1_DigitalLink_Resolver_CE
        title: GS1 Digital Link Resolver Community Edition
  - name: Open Food Facts
    description: >-
      Open Food Facts is a collaborative, free, open database of food products
      from around the world maintained by a global community of contributors.
      Its REST API exposes ingredients, nutrition facts, additives, allergens,
      Nutri-Score, NOVA group, packaging, and labels for over three million
      products keyed by barcode (GTIN/EAN/UPC).
    humanURL: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/
    baseURL: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2/
    tags:
      - Open Data
      - Food
      - Nutrition
      - Ingredients
      - Barcode
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://openfoodfacts.github.io/openfoodfacts-server/api/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://openfoodfacts.github.io/openfoodfacts-server/api/ref-v2/
        title: Open Food Facts API v2 Reference
      - type: GitHubOrganization
        url: https://github.com/openfoodfacts
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-python
        title: openfoodfacts-python
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-nodejs
        title: openfoodfacts-nodejs
      - type: License
        url: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/
        title: Open Database License (ODbL)
  - name: Open Beauty Facts
    description: >-
      Open Beauty Facts is the Open Food Facts sister project covering cosmetics
      and personal care products. The same REST shape exposes ingredients
      (INCI), labels, packaging, and brand metadata for beauty products
      contributed by a global community and keyed by barcode.
    humanURL: https://world.openbeautyfacts.org/
    baseURL: https://world.openbeautyfacts.org/api/v2/
    tags:
      - Open Data
      - Beauty
      - Cosmetics
      - INCI
      - Barcode
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://wiki.openfoodfacts.org/API
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server
        title: Shared platform powering Open Beauty Facts
      - type: License
        url: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/
        title: Open Database License (ODbL)
  - name: Procter & Gamble (P&G) Brands
    description: >-
      Procter & Gamble is the world's largest CPG company by revenue, operating
      ten product categories across Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric &
      Home Care, and Baby, Feminine & Family Care. P&G does not publish a
      public consumer-facing developer portal; integrations are restricted to
      retail trading partners, EDI/GS1 networks, and the P&G Direct
      direct-to-consumer commerce stack.
    humanURL: https://us.pg.com/brands/
    baseURL: https://us.pg.com/
    tags:
      - CPG
      - Beauty
      - Grooming
      - Health Care
      - Home Care
      - Baby Care
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://us.pg.com/
      - type: BrandPortfolio
        url: https://us.pg.com/brands/
      - type: GitHubOrganization
        url: https://github.com/procter-and-gamble
  - name: Unilever Brands
    description: >-
      Unilever is a multinational CPG company with more than 400 brands across
      Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream.
      Public APIs are not consolidated under a single developer portal;
      integrations run through retailer data syndication networks and brand-
      specific e-commerce platforms (e.g. Hellmann's, Dove, Magnum, Knorr).
    humanURL: https://www.unilever.com/brands/
    baseURL: https://www.unilever.com/
    tags:
      - CPG
      - Beauty
      - Personal Care
      - Home Care
      - Food
      - Ice Cream
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.unilever.com/
      - type: BrandPortfolio
        url: https://www.unilever.com/brands/
      - type: GitHubOrganization
        url: https://github.com/unilever
  - name: Nestle Brands
    description: >-
      Nestle is the world's largest food and beverage company with more than
      2,000 brands across Beverages, Dairy, Confectionery, Nutrition, Pet Care,
      and Prepared Dishes. Like other large CPGs, Nestle has no public unified
      developer portal; product information flows through retailer syndication
      networks (1WorldSync, Salsify), GS1 GDSN, and brand-level commerce APIs
      such as Nestle Professional and Purina e-commerce.
    humanURL: https://www.nestle.com/brands
    baseURL: https://www.nestle.com/
    tags:
      - CPG
      - Food
      - Beverages
      - Dairy
      - Confectionery
      - Pet Care
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.nestle.com/
      - type: BrandPortfolio
        url: https://www.nestle.com/brands
      - type: GitHubOrganization
        url: https://github.com/Nestle
  - name: The Coca-Cola Company
    description: >-
      The Coca-Cola Company manufactures more than 200 brands across sparkling
      soft drinks, water, sports drinks, juice, tea, coffee, and plant-based
      beverages. Public developer surfaces are limited to the Coca-Cola Freestyle
      dispenser ecosystem, the My Coke Rewards / Sip & Scan loyalty mechanics,
      and the Coca-Cola Vending API. Product master data is distributed via
      GS1 GDSN and Syndigo to North American retailers.
    humanURL: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/brands
    baseURL: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/
    tags:
      - CPG
      - Beverages
      - Soft Drinks
      - Loyalty
      - Vending
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/
      - type: BrandPortfolio
        url: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/brands
      - type: GitHubOrganization
        url: https://github.com/Coca-Cola
  - name: PepsiCo Brands
    description: >-
      PepsiCo operates a portfolio of 22 billion-dollar brands spanning Beverages
      (Pepsi, Gatorade, Tropicana, Lipton, Bubly) and Convenient Foods (Lay's,
      Doritos, Cheetos, Quaker, SodaStream). Developer integration occurs through
      PepsiCo Partners (retailer EDI), the Sodastream connected dispenser
      ecosystem, and PepsiCo Labs initiatives. There is no consolidated public
      API portal.
    humanURL: https://www.pepsico.com/brands
    baseURL: https://www.pepsico.com/
    tags:
      - CPG
      - Beverages
      - Snacks
      - SodaStream
      - Connected Devices
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.pepsico.com/
      - type: BrandPortfolio
        url: https://www.pepsico.com/brands
      - type: GitHubOrganization
        url: https://github.com/pepsico-ecommerce
  - name: Mondelez International
    description: >-
      Mondelez International is the global snacks leader with billion-dollar
      brands including Oreo, Cadbury, Milka, Toblerone, Ritz, Trident, and
      Halls. Public-facing developer assets are limited; retail master data
      flows through 1WorldSync and GS1 GDSN, and direct-to-consumer brand
      experiences (e.g. SnackWorks recipe API for the US baking brands) are
      brand-specific rather than portfolio-wide.
    humanURL: https://www.mondelezinternational.com/snack-brands
    baseURL: https://www.mondelezinternational.com/
    tags:
      - CPG
      - Snacks
      - Confectionery
      - Biscuits
      - Gum
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.mondelezinternational.com/
      - type: BrandPortfolio
        url: https://www.mondelezinternational.com/snack-brands
  - name: Kimberly-Clark Brands
    description: >-
      Kimberly-Clark is a personal-care CPG making essentials in Family Care,
      Personal Care, and K-C Professional. Brands include Huggies, Kleenex,
      Scott, Cottonelle, Kotex, Depend, and Poise. Like its CPG peers,
      Kimberly-Clark does not publish a general developer portal; B2B and
      retail integrations rely on GS1 / GDSN data syndication and EDI.
    humanURL: https://www.kimberly-clark.com/en-us/brands
    baseURL: https://www.kimberly-clark.com/
    tags:
      - CPG
      - Personal Care
      - Family Care
      - Hygiene
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.kimberly-clark.com/
      - type: BrandPortfolio
        url: https://www.kimberly-clark.com/en-us/brands
      - type: GitHubOrganization
        url: https://github.com/KimberlyClark
  - name: Colgate-Palmolive Brands
    description: >-
      Colgate-Palmolive is a global CPG focused on Oral Care, Personal Care,
      Home Care, and Pet Nutrition (Hill's). Lead brands include Colgate, Tom's
      of Maine, Palmolive, Speed Stick, Softsoap, Ajax, Murphy Oil Soap, and
      Hill's Science Diet / Prescription Diet. Public API surfaces are limited
      to the Hill's Pet Nutrition product locator and brand commerce stacks;
      master data flows through GS1 GDSN to retailers.
    humanURL: https://www.colgatepalmolive.com/en-us/brands
    baseURL: https://www.colgatepalmolive.com/
    tags:
      - CPG
      - Oral Care
      - Personal Care
      - Home Care
      - Pet Nutrition
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.colgatepalmolive.com/
      - type: BrandPortfolio
        url: https://www.colgatepalmolive.com/en-us/brands
  - name: Salsify Product Experience Cloud
    description: >-
      Salsify is a Product Experience Management (PXM) platform that combines
      PIM, digital asset management, syndication, and digital shelf analytics.
      Salsify's REST APIs let brands centralize product content and syndicate
      it to thousands of retail destinations, marketplaces, and direct channels
      with channel-specific transformations and validation.
    humanURL: https://developers.salsify.com/
    baseURL: https://app.salsify.com/api/
    tags:
      - PXM
      - PIM
      - Syndication
      - Digital Shelf
      - DAM
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.salsify.com/
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.salsify.com/reference/getting-started-with-the-api
        title: Salsify Getting Started With The API
      - type: GitHubOrganization
        url: https://github.com/salsify
  - name: Syndigo Content Experience Hub
    description: >-
      Syndigo is a Master Data Management (MDM), PIM, and content syndication
      network that distributes product, location, and digital asset data to
      retailers and recipients across grocery, hardlines, foodservice, and
      healthcare. Syndigo APIs cover product content publishing, validation
      against retailer requirements, and digital asset delivery.
    humanURL: https://www.syndigo.com/
    baseURL: https://api.syndigo.com/
    tags:
      - MDM
      - PIM
      - Syndication
      - Content Experience
      - Retail
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.syndigo.com/
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.syndigo.com/platform/
        title: Syndigo Active Content Engine
  - name: 1WorldSync GDSN
    description: >-
      1WorldSync is the largest GS1-certified Global Data Synchronization
      Network (GDSN) data pool, operating the Content1 platform for product
      content management and syndication. Brands publish master data once and
      synchronize it with subscribing retailers worldwide using GS1 standards
      (GTIN, GLN, GPC, GDSN messages).
    humanURL: https://www.1worldsync.com/
    baseURL: https://api.1worldsync.com/
    tags:
      - GDSN
      - GS1
      - Syndication
      - Master Data
      - Retail
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.1worldsync.com/
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.1worldsync.com/solutions/product-content-management/
        title: 1WorldSync Content1 Platform
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.1worldsync.com/solutions/data-quality/
        title: 1WorldSync Data Quality
  - name: Akeneo Product Cloud
    description: >-
      Akeneo is an open-source-rooted Product Information Management (PIM)
      platform. Its REST API exposes products, product models, families,
      attributes, categories, channels, locales, reference entities, and
      assets, enabling integration with e-commerce platforms, ERPs, syndication
      partners, and DAM systems.
    humanURL: https://api.akeneo.com/
    baseURL: https://your-instance.cloud.akeneo.com/api/rest/v1/
    tags:
      - PIM
      - Open Source
      - Product Cloud
      - Catalog
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://api.akeneo.com/
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://api.akeneo.com/api-reference.html
        title: Akeneo REST API Reference
      - type: GitHubOrganization
        url: https://github.com/akeneo
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/akeneo/pim-community-dev
        title: Akeneo PIM Community Edition
  - name: Pimcore Platform
    description: >-
      Pimcore is an open-source Digital Experience Platform combining PIM, MDM,
      DAM, CDP, and DXP capabilities. Pimcore exposes both REST and GraphQL
      APIs (the Datahub) for product data, classification stores, object
      bricks, assets, documents, and customer data, with a strong focus on
      flexible data modeling.
    humanURL: https://pimcore.com/
    baseURL: https://your-instance/pimcore/
    tags:
      - PIM
      - DAM
      - DXP
      - GraphQL
      - Open Source
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://pimcore.com/docs/platform/Platform/
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://pimcore.com/docs/platform/Datahub/
        title: Pimcore Datahub GraphQL & REST
      - type: GitHubOrganization
        url: https://github.com/pimcore
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/pimcore/pimcore
        title: Pimcore Platform Repository
  - name: Plytix PIM
    description: >-
      Plytix is a SaaS Product Information Management platform aimed at
      mid-market brands, with channel syndication, brand portals, and a public
      REST API for products, variants, attributes, categories, assets, and
      relationships, used to feed marketplaces (Amazon, Walmart) and
      e-commerce stacks.
    humanURL: https://help.plytix.com/en/api
    baseURL: https://pim.plytix.com/api/v1.1.0/
    tags:
      - PIM
      - SaaS
      - Mid-Market
      - Syndication
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://help.plytix.com/en/api
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.plytix.com/
        title: Plytix API Documentation
  - name: Sales Layer PIM
    description: >-
      Sales Layer is a cloud PIM platform with REST API access to product
      catalogs, attribute schemas, categories, media, related products, and
      syndication channels. It connects brands and retailers across marketplaces,
      e-commerce platforms, and printed catalog workflows.
    humanURL: https://docs.saleslayer.com/
    baseURL: https://api.saleslayer.com/
    tags:
      - PIM
      - SaaS
      - Cloud
      - Catalog
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.saleslayer.com/
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.saleslayer.com/api/api-introduction
        title: Sales Layer API Reference
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/api-evangelist
  - type: Standards
    url: https://www.gs1.org/standards
    title: GS1 Standards (GTIN, GLN, GDSN, Digital Link, GPC)
  - type: Standards
    url: https://schema.org/Product
    title: schema.org/Product Vocabulary
  - type: OpenData
    url: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/data
    title: Open Food Facts Data Dumps
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products/refs/heads/main/json-schema/consumer-product-schema.json
    title: Consumer Product Schema
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products/refs/heads/main/json-schema/product-identifier-schema.json
    title: Product Identifier Schema
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products/refs/heads/main/json-schema/nutrition-facts-schema.json
    title: Nutrition Facts Schema
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products/refs/heads/main/json-structure/consumer-product-structure.json
    title: Consumer Product Structure
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products/refs/heads/main/json-structure/product-identifier-structure.json
    title: Product Identifier Structure
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products/refs/heads/main/json-structure/nutrition-facts-structure.json
    title: Nutrition Facts Structure
  - type: JSONLD
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products/refs/heads/main/json-ld/consumer-products-context.jsonld
    title: Consumer Products JSON-LD Context
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/consumer-products-vocabulary.yml
    title: Consumer Products Vocabulary
  - type: Example
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products/refs/heads/main/examples/consumer-product-food-example.json
    title: Consumer Product (Food) Example
  - type: Example
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products/refs/heads/main/examples/consumer-product-beauty-example.json
    title: Consumer Product (Beauty) Example
  - type: Example
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/consumer-products/refs/heads/main/examples/consumer-product-household-example.json
    title: Consumer Product (Household) Example
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: Global Product Identification
        description: >-
          GS1-issued GTIN, UPC, EAN, and ISBN identifiers, increasingly carried
          in GS1 Digital Link URIs and 2D barcodes for omnichannel resolution.
      - name: Master Data Syndication
        description: >-
          Centralized publishing of product master data through GDSN data pools
          (1WorldSync, Syndigo) so retailers receive consistent, validated
          attributes across regions.
      - name: Product Information Management
        description: >-
          PIM platforms (Akeneo, Pimcore, Plytix, Sales Layer, Salsify) that
          model attribute families, variants, channels, locales, and assets for
          omnichannel commerce.
      - name: Nutrition And Ingredient Transparency
        description: >-
          Open and commercial APIs surfacing ingredients, allergens, nutrition
          facts, Nutri-Score, NOVA classification, and additive data for food
          and beverage products.
      - name: Cosmetic And Personal Care Transparency
        description: >-
          INCI ingredient lists, allergen flags, and packaging data for beauty
          and personal care products, exposed through Open Beauty Facts and
          retailer feeds.
      - name: Digital Shelf Analytics
        description: >-
          Monitoring product content quality, search rank, ratings, reviews,
          pricing, and availability across retailer e-commerce sites and
          marketplaces.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: Product Onboarding To Retailers
        description: >-
          Brands publish master data once into a GDSN data pool and syndicate
          to grocery, drug, mass, and club retailers with channel-specific
          validation.
      - name: Connected Packaging With 2D Barcodes
        description: >-
          Replacing 1D UPC barcodes with GS1 Digital Link QR codes to expose
          brand experiences, regulatory data, supply chain provenance, and
          recycling guidance from a single scan.
      - name: Ingredient And Allergen Lookup
        description: >-
          Consumer apps querying Open Food Facts or Open Beauty Facts by
          barcode to surface allergens, additives, certifications, and
          nutritional scoring.
      - name: PIM-Driven Marketplace Distribution
        description: >-
          Mid-market brands using PIM platforms to push consistent catalogs to
          Amazon, Walmart, Target Plus, Shopify, and direct-to-consumer
          channels.
      - name: Regulatory Reporting And Recall Management
        description: >-
          Tracing recalled lots, batch codes, and serialized units through GS1
          identifiers and supply chain APIs to support food safety, FDA,
          USDA, and EU recall workflows.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
      - name: GS1 Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN)
        description: >-
          The international network of certified data pools enabling brands and
          retailers to synchronize standardized product master data globally.
      - name: Schema.org Product
        description: >-
          The web vocabulary used for embedding product, offer, and review
          markup in e-commerce pages and consumed by search engines and
          shopping platforms.
      - name: Amazon Selling Partner API
        description: >-
          Marketplace API consumed by PIM platforms (Salsify, Plytix, Sales
          Layer) to push catalogs, manage listings, and read orders.
      - name: Shopify Admin API
        description: >-
          DTC commerce API integrated by brands and PIM platforms for product,
          inventory, and order synchronization.
      - name: SAP S/4HANA And Oracle NetSuite
        description: >-
          Enterprise resource planning systems where master product data
          originates and is published outward through PIM and syndication
          layers.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]