Can I cache or store information from your API?

Can I cache or store information from your API?

You may not cache OR store any data that you retrieve using our API. You must make a call to our API endpoints EVERY time you wish to get data for a food item or perform a search. Failure to comply may result in immediate termination of your subscription.

We do not allow ANY piece of data to be cached, stored, or otherwise hosted  in a way that would circumvent the need to hit the Chomp API for every lookup.

We do, however, offer data licensing which would allow you to obtain a copy of our database. Purchasing a data license gives you the freedom to store our data on your servers and/or use it for any purpose. Please contact us or visit our Data Solutions page to learn more.

For more information, please read our Terms & License Agreement.

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