Recipe & Food Database Extractor

Extract thousands of recipes with detailed information including ingredients, cooking instructions, categories, cuisines, images, and more from a comprehensive food database.

Features

• Multiple Search Methods: Search by name, first letter, category, ingredient, cuisine, or get random recipes
• Comprehensive Data: Get complete recipe information including ingredients with measurements, step-by-step instructions, categories, and cuisine types
• Image Processing: Automatically processes and stores recipe images and optional ingredient images
• Flexible Filtering: Filter results by categories and limit the number of results
• Structured Output: Clean, organized data ready for immediate use

Input Parameters

Search Type

Choose how you want to search for recipes:

• By Name: Search for recipes by name (e.g., "chicken")
• By First Letter: Get recipes starting with a specific letter (e.g., "A")
• By Category: Find recipes in a specific category (e.g., "Seafood", "Dessert")
• By Ingredient: Search recipes containing a specific ingredient (e.g., "chicken", "tomato")
• By Cuisine: Get recipes from specific cuisines (e.g., "Italian", "Chinese", "Mexican")
• Random Recipes: Get random recipes for inspiration
• By ID: Look up a specific recipe by its ID

Search Value

Enter your search term based on the selected search type. Leave empty for random selection.

Maximum Results

Specify how many recipes you want to extract (1-100). Default is 10.

Include Images

Enable to download and store recipe images. Images are uploaded to Apify storage and provided with permanent URLs.

Include Ingredient Images

Enable to also download and store images for each ingredient.

Filter by Categories

Optionally filter results to specific categories only.

Output Data

Each recipe includes:

• Recipe ID: Unique identifier for the recipe
• Title: Recipe name
• Category: Recipe category (e.g., Dessert, Seafood)
• Cuisine: Geographic origin (e.g., Italian, Chinese)
• Instructions: Detailed cooking steps
• Ingredients: List of ingredients with measurements and optional images
• Image URL: Recipe image
• Tags: Recipe tags for easy categorization
• Video URL: Link to cooking video (if available)
• Source: Original recipe source (if available)
• Nutrition Info: Basic nutritional information

Example Output

{
  "recipeId": "a7f3c8e91d4b2f56",
  "title": "Teriyaki Chicken",
  "category": "Chicken",
  "cuisine": "Japanese",
  "instructions": "Preheat oven to 200C/180C Fan...",
  "imageUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../recipe_a7f3c8e91d4b2f56.jpg",
  "tags": ["Meat", "Chicken"],
  "ingredients": [
    {
      "ingredientId": "3d8f2a1c4e9b",
      "name": "soy sauce",
      "amount": "3/4 cup",
      "imageUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../ingredient_3d8f2a1c4e9b.png"
    }
  ],
  "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...",
  "nutritionInfo": {
    "servings": 1
  }
}

Use Cases

• Recipe Websites: Build recipe databases for cooking websites
• Mobile Apps: Power recipe discovery apps
• Meal Planning: Create meal planning and nutrition applications
• Food Blogs: Aggregate recipe content for food blogging platforms
• Research: Analyze cooking trends, ingredients, and cuisines
• E-commerce: Enhance grocery shopping platforms with recipe suggestions

Tips

• Use the random search type to discover new recipes
• Filter by category to focus on specific types of dishes
• Enable ingredient images for richer visual content
• Start with smaller maxResults values to test your configuration
• Combine different search types to build comprehensive recipe databases

Performance

The actor is optimized for speed and reliability:

• Fast data extraction with automatic retries
• Efficient image processing and storage
• Handles up to 100 recipes per run
• Typical run time: 1-3 minutes depending on configuration

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