Displaying data when searching through external API - ruby-on-rails

Question

So, I am trying to search through an external API (Nutrionix) and am having trouble figuring out how to display the results.
I currently have a form for searching
<form action = "/foods" method = "get">
<div class = "field">
<input type = "text" name = "searched_value" alt = "Search Foods" />
</div>
<div class = "btn">
<input type = "submit" name ="btn" value = "Search Foods">
</div>
</form>
Then I have in my FoodsController:
class FoodsController < ApplicationController
require 'faraday'
require 'json'
def search
#searched_food = params[:searched_value].split(" ").join("%20")
#response_body = Faraday.get("https://api.nutritionix.com/v1_1/search/#{#searched_value}?format=json?fields=item_name%2Citem_id%2Cbrand_name%2Cnf_calories%2Cnf_total_fat&appId=[MYAPPID]&appKey=[MYAPPKEY]").body
#parsed_response = JSON.load(#response_body)
end
end
My relevant routes are:
Rails.application.routes.draw do
get 'food_form' => 'foods#food_form'
get 'foods' => 'foods#foods'
get 'search' => 'foods#search'
end
It then just goes back to the page that links to the "add foods" page where I'm currently just trying to get stuff to show up so I have:
<div class = "description">
<%= link_to "Add foods", food_form_path %>
<%= #parsed_response%>
<%= #response_body%>
<%= #searched_food %>
</div>
I currently get nothing for my results as just the link to the form appears. However, when I just put the controller info on an html page I can see results and if I go to the nutrionix link myself, I get results.
Help would be much appreciated. :)

Answer 1

The search form isn't hitting the action it supposed to because it has action = "/foods" which should be action = "/foods/search". Changing it should solve your problem.
<form action = "/foods/search" method = "get">
<div class = "field">
<input type = "text" name = "searched_value" alt = "Search Foods" />
</div>
<div class = "btn">
<input type = "submit" name ="btn" value = "Search Foods">
</div>
</form>