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API key

Requests to the KFC API requires a KFC API key. This, in addition to several other API keys and endpoints, can be retrieved from the <script> tag at the end of the KFC homepage. Requests to the KFC homepage must come from a legitimate browser (determined by the user agent).

An example is shown below (formatted with whitespace for readability - the original is minified).

$ curl 'https://www.kfc.co.uk/ \
-H 'User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15; rv:109.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/111.0'

<script>
...
"orderOriginAnnotations": {
    "fingerprintEndpointUrl": "https://fp.platform.kfcapi.com",
    "fingerprintApiKey": "E8uHaPCQYVV9mgTDF2pB",
    "fingerprintRegion": "eu"
}
...
"apiEndpoints": {
    "aggregatorv3": "/aggregators?city={city}\u0026lat={latitude}\u0026lng={longitude}\u0026postcode={postcode}"
}
...
"firebase": {
    "apiKey": "AIzaSyBfxHNPT4ZXUsZ53PYKRrJ3ihji6V4LgP4",
    "authDomain": "kfc-uki.firebaseapp.com",
    "databaseURL": "https://kfc-uki.firebaseio.com",
    "projectId": "kfc-uki",
    "storageBucket": "kfc-uki.appspot.com",
    "messagingSenderId": "370388072022",
    "appId": "1:370388072022:web:21b082985df244f42cedf7",
    "measurementId": "G-2ZFPMGWCJ5"
}
...
"braze": {
    "sdkEndpoint": "sdk.fra-01.braze.eu",
    "sdkKey": "5ad9b4c0-4479-4fdd-a85a-509f317506a3"
}
...
"upsellsURL": "https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/qa-kiosk.kfc.co.uk/upsells/prompts.json"
...
"runtimeConfig": {
    "APP_TYPE": "website",
    "NEXT_API": "https://www.kfc.co.uk",
    "CMS_API": "https://uk.kfc-cms.com",
    "KFC_API": "https://prod.kfcapi.com/api/v1",
    "KFC_API_V3": "https://prod.kfcapi.com/api/v3",
    "KFC_API_OVERRIDES": "{}",
    "API_KEY": "siYAzKattmaIHSwMV9OJYtaoP8SRq",
    "APP_ENV_CODE": "UK-GB",
    "DELIVERY_GRAPHQL_API": "https://delivery.platform.kfcapi.com/graphql",
    "DELIVERY_GRAPHQL_API_KEY": "da2-g4p57iyxirctrfv7inygfmdtuq",
    "COUNTRY_CODE": "GB",
    "CODE_MARKET": "UK",
    "LANGCODE": "en",
    "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "AIzaSyApKSHDYIv9udfHvZB34WB6sAGZYojr97E",
    "RECAPTCHA_KEY": "6LcQBdoaAAAAAF8W2ucXcvQfO3wGQtrvpw2aVZRK",
    "ROBOT_TXT": "https://brand-uk.assets.kfc.co.uk/robots_GB.txt",
    "SITEMAP_URL": "https://brand-uk.assets.kfc.co.uk/sitemap_GB.xml",
    "ENVIRONMENT": "production",
    "KFC_SITES": "{\"GB\":\"https://www.kfc.co.uk\",\"IE\":\"https://www.kfc.ie\"}",
    "BUILD_NUMBER": "e6949418d76f97f221b04c997f433c81d7dbde8a",
    "ONETRUST_ID": "90b34549-608d-410c-ab2b-262c91ce2ae5",
    "DATADOG_APPLICATION_ID": "e6eccdc7-5923-492c-a098-06fb694f25f6",
    "DATADOG_CLIENT_ID": "pub898e007f540bf332315d09b8196beac6",
    "MPARTICLE_API_KEY": "us1-5867eed1788b2d4ca14fd7301f0629f5"
}, "isFallback": false, "customServer": true, "gip": true, "scriptLoader": []
}
</script>

Testing across a period of 15 minutes, multiple user agents, with no cache/cookies, reveals that this API key is fairly 'static'.

A regular expression to extract the API key from this page is shown below:

(?<="API_KEY":\s\")[a-zA-Z0-9]{29}(?=\")

KFC locations

The following API endpoint returns KFC locations based on a lookup string.

https://prod.kfcapi.com/api/v1/util/google/lookup?address=<LOCATION>&geotype=Google

Example

$ curl --compressed 'https://prod.kfcapi.com/api/v1/util/google/lookup?address=Gloucester&geotype=Google' \
-H 'codemarket: UK' \
-H 'countrycode: GB' \
-H 'x-api-key: siYAzKattmaIHSwMV9OJYtaoP8SRq' 

[
  {
    "description": "Gloucester, UK",
    "matched_substrings": [
      {
        "length": 10,
        "offset": 0
      }
    ],
    "place_id": "ChIJz_Lr9vv9cEgRzxnoIZabcOw",
    "reference": "ChIJz_Lr9vv9cEgRzxnoIZabcOw",
    "structured_formatting": {
      "main_text": "Gloucester",
      "main_text_matched_substrings": [
        {
          "length": 10,
          "offset": 0
        }
      ],
      "secondary_text": "UK"
    },
    "terms": [
      {
        "offset": 0,
        "value": "Gloucester"
      },
      {
        "offset": 12,
        "value": "UK"
      }
    ],
    "types": [
      "locality",
      "political",
      "geocode"
    ]
  },
  {
    "description": "Gloucestershire, UK",
    "matched_substrings": [
      {
        "length": 10,
        "offset": 0
      }
    ],
    "place_id": "ChIJvWBKlTVTcEgRYidBWWOI7Dc",
    "reference": "ChIJvWBKlTVTcEgRYidBWWOI7Dc",
    "structured_formatting": {
      "main_text": "Gloucestershire",
      "main_text_matched_substrings": [
        {
          "length": 10,
          "offset": 0
        }
      ],
      "secondary_text": "UK"
    },
    "terms": [
      {
        "offset": 0,
        "value": "Gloucestershire"
      },
      {
        "offset": 17,
        "value": "UK"
      }
    ],
    "types": [
      "administrative_area_level_2",
      "political",
      "geocode"
    ]
  },
  {
    "description": "Gloucester Road, Kensington, London, UK",
    "matched_substrings": [
      {
        "length": 10,
        "offset": 0
      }
    ],
    "place_id": "EidHbG91Y2VzdGVyIFJvYWQsIEtlbnNpbmd0b24sIExvbmRvbiwgVUsiLiosChQKEgnzHEc5XQV2SBHWVE8x6AIEjBIUChIJNxJ0UPQPdkgRXik3cFTbw-0",
    "reference": "EidHbG91Y2VzdGVyIFJvYWQsIEtlbnNpbmd0b24sIExvbmRvbiwgVUsiLiosChQKEgnzHEc5XQV2SBHWVE8x6AIEjBIUChIJNxJ0UPQPdkgRXik3cFTbw-0",
    "structured_formatting": {
      "main_text": "Gloucester Road",
      "main_text_matched_substrings": [
        {
          "length": 10,
          "offset": 0
        }
      ],
      "secondary_text": "Kensington, London, UK"
    },
    "terms": [
      {
        "offset": 0,
        "value": "Gloucester Road"
      },
      {
        "offset": 17,
        "value": "Kensington"
      },
      {
        "offset": 29,
        "value": "London"
      },
      {
        "offset": 37,
        "value": "UK"
      }
    ],
    "types": [
      "route",
      "geocode"
    ]
  },
  {
    "description": "Gloucester Road Station, Gloucester Road, London, UK",
    "matched_substrings": [
      {
        "length": 10,
        "offset": 0
      }
    ],
    "place_id": "ChIJEVVNPV4FdkgREWjenJPqiBI",
    "reference": "ChIJEVVNPV4FdkgREWjenJPqiBI",
    "structured_formatting": {
      "main_text": "Gloucester Road Station",
      "main_text_matched_substrings": [
        {
          "length": 10,
          "offset": 0
        }
      ],
      "secondary_text": "Gloucester Road, London, UK"
    },
    "terms": [
      {
        "offset": 0,
        "value": "Gloucester Road Station"
      },
      {
        "offset": 25,
        "value": "Gloucester Road"
      },
      {
        "offset": 42,
        "value": "London"
      },
      {
        "offset": 50,
        "value": "UK"
      }
    ],
    "types": [
      "premise",
      "geocode"
    ]
  },
  {
    "description": "Gloucester Green, Oxford, UK",
    "matched_substrings": [
      {
        "length": 10,
        "offset": 0
      }
    ],
    "place_id": "ChIJ3TUITKTGdkgRF0rXBjwx5A8",
    "reference": "ChIJ3TUITKTGdkgRF0rXBjwx5A8",
    "structured_formatting": {
      "main_text": "Gloucester Green",
      "main_text_matched_substrings": [
        {
          "length": 10,
          "offset": 0
        }
      ],
      "secondary_text": "Oxford, UK"
    },
    "terms": [
      {
        "offset": 0,
        "value": "Gloucester Green"
      },
      {
        "offset": 18,
        "value": "Oxford"
      },
      {
        "offset": 26,
        "value": "UK"
      }
    ],
    "types": [
      "neighborhood",
      "political",
      "geocode"
    ]
  }
]

Geocode lookup

The following API endpoint returns latitude and longitude information for a given address.

https://prod.kfcapi.com/api/v1/util/google/geocode?address=<LOCATION>&geotype=Google&autorefid={autorefid}

Valid examples for <LOCATION> include:

  • 'Gloucester, UK' (URL encoded: Gloucester,%20UK)
  • 'GL1 2TG' (URL encoded: GL1%202TG)

Example

$ curl --compressed 'https://prod.kfcapi.com/api/v1/util/google/geocode?address=Gloucester,%20UK&geotype=Google&autorefid={autorefid}' \
-H 'x-api-key: siYAzKattmaIHSwMV9OJYtaoP8SRq' \
-H 'codemarket: UK' \
-H 'countrycode: GB'

{
  "location": {
    "lat": 51.8642449,
    "lng": -2.238156
  },
  "countrycode": "GB",
  "countryname": "United Kingdom",
  "deliveryAddressObject": {
    "street": "",
    "posttown": "Gloucester",
    "postcode": "",
    "fullAddress": "Gloucester, UK"
  }
}

KFC locations (2)

https://prod.kfcapi.com/api/v3/restaurants/geocode

Example

$ curl --compressed -X POST 'https://prod.kfcapi.com/api/v3/restaurants/geocode' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'x-api-key: siYAzKattmaIHSwMV9OJYtaoP8SRq' \
-H 'codemarket: UK' \
-H 'countrycode: GB' \
--data-raw '{"lat":51.8642,"lng":-2.2381}'

[
  {
    "refid": "77064004",
    "distance": 1672.74773966
  },
  {
    "refid": "77064003",
    "distance": 3875.53003224
  },
  {
    "refid": "77064006",
    "distance": 8176.30920337
  },
  {
    "refid": "77064005",
    "distance": 11071.95785298
  },
  {
    "refid": "77064009",
    "distance": 11990.77038952
  },
  {
    "refid": "77023843",
    "distance": 15495.2865017
  },
  {
    "refid": "77064008",
    "distance": 23880.31031652
  },
  {
    "refid": "77064010",
    "distance": 25976.74317347
  },
  {
    "refid": "77010121",
    "distance": 26523.97636434
  },
  {
    "refid": "77010131",
    "distance": 26587.65156733
  },
  {
    "refid": "77103441",
    "distance": 36257.46257524
  },
  {
    "refid": "77106025",
    "distance": 37969.78802345
  },
  {
    "refid": "77103438",
    "distance": 38723.14959847
  },
  {
    "refid": "77064007",
    "distance": 38815.62381749
  },
  {
    "refid": "77098011",
    "distance": 39627.43915774
  }
]

Restaurant details

$ curl --compressed 'https://prod.kfcapi.com/api/v3/restaurants/77064003' \
-H 'x-api-key: siYAzKattmaIHSwMV9OJYtaoP8SRq' \
-H 'codemarket: UK' \
-H 'countrycode: GB'

{
  "name": "Gloucester - Goodridge Avenue",
  "street": "Goodridge Avenue",
  "city": "Quedgely",
  "postalcode": "GL2 5EA",
  "marketCode": "UK",
  "countryCode": "GB",
  "geolocation": {
    "longitude": -2.2731001,
    "latitude": 51.8368626
  },
  "refid": "77064003",
  "status": "available",
  "judopayid": "100126184",
  "region": "South West",
  "storeid": "6403",
  "bagtaxtype": "NONE",
  "defaultEtaMin": 40,
  "defaultEtaMax": 60,
  "hours": [
    {
      "type": "Standard",
      "groupId": "c3d9b5bd-b6bf-4351-97b2-3a0cbde14f47",
      "startDate": null,
      "endDate": null,
      "thursday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2300
      },
      "friday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2300
      },
      "wednesday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2300
      },
      "tuesday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2300
      },
      "sunday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2300
      },
      "monday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2300
      },
      "saturday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2300
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Drivethru",
      "groupId": "801aed17-73cc-4eb8-8dcd-1a3c8c53201d",
      "startDate": null,
      "endDate": null,
      "monday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 100
      },
      "saturday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 100
      },
      "wednesday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 100
      },
      "sunday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 100
      },
      "thursday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 100
      },
      "friday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 100
      },
      "tuesday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 100
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Collect",
      "groupId": "a4f85c65-0250-4993-b131-60442c303255",
      "startDate": null,
      "endDate": null,
      "wednesday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2245
      },
      "tuesday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2245
      },
      "sunday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2245
      },
      "monday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2245
      },
      "friday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2245
      },
      "thursday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2245
      },
      "saturday": {
        "open": 900,
        "close": 2245
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Delivery",
      "groupId": "d2bfcb0d-e825-4ebf-8a20-3988cc6caa1c",
      "startDate": null,
      "endDate": null,
      "monday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "sunday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "friday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "thursday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "wednesday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "tuesday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "saturday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Uber",
      "groupId": "4200c603-d10e-4b59-9f80-a383693c817c",
      "startDate": null,
      "endDate": null,
      "friday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "wednesday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "tuesday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "sunday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "monday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "saturday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "thursday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Deliveroo",
      "groupId": "d5b5d554-9b6e-49a0-8b9c-c1a4b318daf3",
      "startDate": null,
      "endDate": null,
      "wednesday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "tuesday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "sunday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "friday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "thursday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "monday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "saturday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Justeat",
      "groupId": "1b27e17c-4634-4df9-97ed-a9d917b80c29",
      "startDate": null,
      "endDate": null,
      "tuesday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "sunday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "friday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "wednesday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "monday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "saturday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      },
      "thursday": {
        "open": 1000,
        "close": 2345
      }
    }
  ],
  "facilities": [
    {
      "name": "Drive Thru",
      "imagePath": "restaurants/facilities-icons/restaurant-facilities-drive-thru.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Baby Changing Room",
      "imagePath": "restaurants/facilities-icons/restaurant-facilities-baby-change.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Vegan",
      "imagePath": "restaurants/facilities-icons/restaurant-facilities-vegan.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mobile Ordering",
      "imagePath": "restaurants/facilities-icons/restaurant-collect.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Zinger Popcorn",
      "imagePath": "restaurants/facilities-icons/restaurant-facilities-zinger-popcorn.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Free Wifi",
      "imagePath": "restaurants/facilities-icons/restaurant-facilities-wifi.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Disability Access",
      "imagePath": "restaurants/facilities-icons/restaurant-facilities-disabled-access.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Colonel's Club",
      "imagePath": "restaurants/facilities-icons/restaurant-facilities-colonels-club.png"
    }
  ],
  "orderModes": [
    {
      "modeType": "ClickAndCollect",
      "serviceType": "Drivethru"
    },
    {
      "modeType": "Deliveroo",
      "serviceType": "TakeAway"
    },
    {
      "modeType": "Delivery",
      "serviceType": "TakeAway"
    },
    {
      "modeType": "JustEat",
      "serviceType": "TakeAway"
    },
    {
      "modeType": "ClickAndCollect",
      "serviceType": "DineIn"
    },
    {
      "modeType": "UberEats",
      "serviceType": "TakeAway"
    },
    {
      "modeType": "ClickAndCollect",
      "serviceType": "TakeAway"
    }
  ]
}

Menu

'https://prod.kfcapi.com/api/v3/restaurants/<REFID>/menu?modeType=ClickAndCollect&serviceType=TakeAway'

Example

$ curl 'https://prod.kfcapi.com/api/v3/restaurants/77064003/menu?modeType=ClickAndCollect&serviceType=TakeAway' \
-H 'x-api-key: siYAzKattmaIHSwMV9OJYtaoP8SRq' \
-H 'codemarket: UK' \
-H 'countrycode: GB' \

{
  "channel": "ClickAndCollect",
  "menuUrl": "https://menu-output-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/77064003-ClickAndCollect.json",
  "lastModifiedDate": "2023-04-01T05:04:10.000Z"
}
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