For researchers and application developers who want to utilize Meals for Kids site data, FNS provides an option to download a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file and also connect directly to an API (Application Program Interface) of the site.
CSV is a common data exchange format that is widely supported by consumer, business, and scientific applications. The CSV format is the most common import and export format for spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel) and databases.
- Use the following link to download the CSV file containing the state sites:
https://usda-fns.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/120726d677e84cee954f1e1fcfc93cdc/data
An API is a set of programming instructions and standards for accessing a Web-based software application or Web tool. The Meals for Kids Site Finder API has been released to the public so that researchers and application developers may use it to design products that are powered by its service to enhance software that these researchers and application developers have created.
- Use the following link to download the Meals for Kids Site Finder API:
https://services1.arcgis.com/RLQu0rK7h4kbsBq5/arcgis/rest/services/Summer_Meal_Site_Finder_2023_WFL1/FeatureServer
An iFrame enables an organization to create a “window” on their website and pull content from another website into this window. The code below is an example of the HTML source code that an organization would put on their website to display the Meals for Kids Site Finder in a “window.” Of course, each website is managed differently, and different site managers will likely wish to modify parameters such as size.
Use the following iframe code as a baseline for the Meals for Kids Site Finder.
- Use the following iframe code as a baseline for the Meals for Kids Site Finder:
<iframe frameborder="0" height="600" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src=https://usda-fns.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=e27b6688505340baa54f684193656cdb width="940"></iframe>