gap_analysis

Parameters

key

[required] key for access to the API (get/view your key)
format: api key

id

[required] id which was provided by the results of a call
format: generated key

postal_code

[not required] Limit the results to a location.
format: postal code to limit search results

city

[not required] Limit the results to a location.
format: string

state

[not required] Force the results to be limited to a single state.
format: 2 characters (two-digit code)

country

[required] Limit the results to a single country.
format: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

Return Values

api

Returns details about the API and call

• status: see below Return Status Codes
• api_version: 2.2
• format: json
• api_key: [your api key]

openmenu

return of terms with the following structure

• term: 2 - 75 characters
• frequency: integer
• first_occurrence_postion: integer
• score: float
• part_of_speech: ADJ | ADP | ADV | AUX | CCONJ | DET | INTJ | NOUN | NUM | O | PART | PRON | PROPN | PUNCT | SCONJ | SYM | VERB
• type: syntax | key_phrases

return of menu_item with the following structure

• mi_name: 2 - 75 characters
• mi_description: 0 - 450 characters
• mi_group_name: 2 - 75 characters
• avg_price: numeric
• first_occurrence_postion: integer
• frequency: integer
• has_fish: float (confidence score)
• has_shellfish: float (confidence score)
• has_beef: float (confidence score)
• has_poultry: float (confidence score)
• has_pork: float (confidence score)
• has_lamb: float (confidence score)
• is_appetizer: float (confidence score)
• is_salad: float (confidence score)
• is_side: float (confidence score)
• is_burger: float (confidence score)

trends

return of frequency with the following structure

• term: 2 - 125 characters
• total_frequency: integer
• avg_postion: float
• score: float
• weight: float

return of menu_item(s) with the following structure

• mi_name: 2 - 75 characters
• mi_description: 0 - 450 characters
• total_frequency: integer
• avg_postion: float
• avg_price: float
• score: float
• weight: float

intersect

return of the term and menu_item structure where the OpenMenu and trends align (intersect)

diff

openmenu - return of the term and menu_item structure where the OpenMenu differs from the trends

diff

trends - return of the term and menu_item structure where the trends differ from the OpenMenu

Return Status Codes

200

successful call

204

call resulted in an empty resultset

400

incorrect or missing API key

404

incorrect or missing required parameter

429

call limit exceeded on API key (check your limit)

Sample Response

{ "results": { "openmenu": { "terms": [ { "term": "", "frequency": "", "score": "", "first_occurrence_postion": "", "part_of_speech": "", "type": "" } ], "menu_items": [ { "mi_name": "", "mi_description": "", "frequency": "", "first_occurrence_postion": "", "avg_price": "", "has_fish": "", "has_shellfish": "", "has_poultry": "", "has_pork": "", "is_burger": "", "is_salad": "", "is_side": "", "has_beef": "", "has_lamb": "", "is_appetizer": "", "mi_group_name": "" } ] }, "trends": { "frequency": [ { "term": "", "total_frequency": "", "score": "", "avg_position": "", "weight": "" } ], "menu_items": [ { "mi_name": "", "mi_description": "", "total_frequency": "", "avg_price": "", "avg_position": "", "score": "", "weight": "" } ] }, "intersect": { "terms": [], "menu_items": [ { "mi_name": "", "mi_description": "", "frequency": "1", "first_occurrence_postion": "", "avg_price": "", "has_fish": "", "has_shellfish": "", "has_poultry": "", "has_pork": "", "is_burger": "", "is_salad": "", "is_side": "", "has_beef": "1", "has_lamb": "", "is_appetizer": "", "mi_group_name": "" } ] }, "diff": { "openmenu": { "menu_items": [ { "mi_name": "", "mi_description": "", "frequency": "", "first_occurrence_postion": "", "avg_price": "", "has_fish": "", "has_shellfish": "", "has_poultry": "", "has_pork": "", "is_burger": "", "is_salad": "", "is_side": "", "has_beef": "", "has_lamb": "", "is_appetizer": "", "mi_group_name": "" } ], "terms": [ { "term": "", "frequency": "", "score": "", "first_occurrence_postion": "", "part_of_speech": "", "type": "" } ] }, "trends": { "menu_items": [ { "mi_name": "", "mi_description": "", "total_frequency": "", "avg_price": "", "avg_position": "", "score": "", "weight": "" } ], "terms": [ { "term": "", "total_frequency": "", "score": "", "avg_position": "", "weight": "" } ] } }, "cuisine": [ { "cuisine_type": "", "total": "" } ] } }

Notes

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