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# Get Food Menu Item

GET https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/food-menu-items/

One food menu item, by **slug or numeric id**.

The identifier is resolved as an id only when it is actually an integer; a non-integer is treated as a slug and never reaches the id lookup. A slug that does not exist returns **404**.

Returns the same shape as the list endpoint. Remember `default_price` is in **dollars**, not cents.

Scoped to the caller's own menu — an organisation key sees its organisation's items, a tribe key its parent organisation's.

Success is HTTP **201**, not 200. Responses are cached and carry cache headers.

Reference: https://docs.gorilladash.com/gorilla-dash-rest-ful-api/food-menu-items/get-food-menu-item

## Request

### Headers

- `GorillaDash-Api-Key` (string, optional) — Gorilla Dash API Key
- `GorillaDash-Api-Secret` (string, optional) — Gorilla Dash API Secret
- `X-Requested-With` (string, optional)

## Response

### 201

Created

- `status` (integer, required)
- `success` (boolean, required)
- `data` (ApiV1FoodMenuItemsGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required)

## Types

### ApiV1FoodMenuItemsGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `id` (integer, required)
- `organisation_id` (integer, required)
- `created_at` (datetime, required)
- `updated_at` (datetime, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `slug` (string, required)
- `description` (string, required)
- `default_price` (double, required)
- `servings_from` (integer, required)
- `servings_to` (integer, required)
- `serving_size_quantity` (integer, required)
- `serving_size_measure` (string, required)
- `energy_value` (integer, required)
- `energy_unit` (string, required)
- `calories` (integer, required)
- `kilojoules` (integer, required)
- `allergy_statement` (string, required)
- `photo_description` (string, required)
- `square_image` (string, required)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "status": 201,
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": 51022,
    "organisation_id": 74,
    "created_at": "2026-05-02T01:15:44.000000Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-08-18T04:31:09.000000Z",
    "name": "Gyro Plate",
    "slug": "gyro-plate",
    "description": "Sliced gyro meat over seasoned rice, with pita and tzatziki.",
    "default_price": 16.95,
    "servings_from": 1,
    "servings_to": 1,
    "serving_size_quantity": 450,
    "serving_size_measure": "g",
    "energy_value": 780,
    "energy_unit": "cal",
    "calories": 780,
    "kilojoules": 3264,
    "allergy_statement": "Contains wheat and dairy. Prepared in a kitchen that handles nuts.",
    "photo_description": "Gyro plate with rice, pita and tzatziki",
    "square_image": "https://cdn.gorilladash.com/images/media/22104881/gyro-plate-square-6b21c40f9a1de.jpg"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Food Menu Items_Get Food Menu Item_example
import requests

url = "https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/food-menu-items/"

headers = {
    "GorillaDash-Api-Key": "{{API_KEY}}",
    "GorillaDash-Api-Secret": "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}",
    "X-Requested-With": "XMLHttpRequest"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Food Menu Items_Get Food Menu Item_example
const url = 'https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/food-menu-items/';
const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'GorillaDash-Api-Key': '{{API_KEY}}',
    'GorillaDash-Api-Secret': '{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}',
    'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest'
  }
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Food Menu Items_Get Food Menu Item_example
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/food-menu-items/"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("GorillaDash-Api-Key", "{{API_KEY}}")
	req.Header.Add("GorillaDash-Api-Secret", "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}")
	req.Header.Add("X-Requested-With", "XMLHttpRequest")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Food Menu Items_Get Food Menu Item_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/food-menu-items/")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["GorillaDash-Api-Key"] = '{{API_KEY}}'
request["GorillaDash-Api-Secret"] = '{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}'
request["X-Requested-With"] = 'XMLHttpRequest'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Food Menu Items_Get Food Menu Item_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/food-menu-items/")
  .header("GorillaDash-Api-Key", "{{API_KEY}}")
  .header("GorillaDash-Api-Secret", "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}")
  .header("X-Requested-With", "XMLHttpRequest")
  .asString();
```

```php Food Menu Items_Get Food Menu Item_example
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/food-menu-items/', [
  'headers' => [
    'GorillaDash-Api-Key' => '{{API_KEY}}',
    'GorillaDash-Api-Secret' => '{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}',
    'X-Requested-With' => 'XMLHttpRequest',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Food Menu Items_Get Food Menu Item_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/food-menu-items/");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("GorillaDash-Api-Key", "{{API_KEY}}");
request.AddHeader("GorillaDash-Api-Secret", "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}");
request.AddHeader("X-Requested-With", "XMLHttpRequest");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Food Menu Items_Get Food Menu Item_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "GorillaDash-Api-Key": "{{API_KEY}}",
  "GorillaDash-Api-Secret": "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}",
  "X-Requested-With": "XMLHttpRequest"
]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/food-menu-items/")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```