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TheCocktailDB — Cocktail & Drink Recipe Scraper

Scrape the world's largest cocktail recipe database - TheCocktailDB. Search by name or ingredient, browse by category or glass type, and fetch full recipes including ingredients, measures, instructions, and images. Free public API, no authentication required.

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CocktailDB Scraper

Extract cocktail and drink recipes from TheCocktailDB — a free, crowd-sourced database of 600+ cocktail recipes. No API key or account required.

What you can scrape

Cocktail name, category, and alcoholic classification
Glass type and serving instructions
Full ingredient list with measurements (up to 15 ingredients)
Thumbnail image URL
Tags and image attribution

Modes

Mode	Description
`search`	Search cocktails by name (e.g. "margarita", "mojito")
`byCategory`	Browse all cocktails in a category (Cocktail, Shot, Beer, etc.)
`byIngredient`	Find all drinks containing a specific ingredient (vodka, gin, rum)
`byAlcoholic`	Filter by alcoholic classification (Alcoholic / Non alcoholic)
`byIds`	Lookup specific cocktail records by CocktailDB drink ID
`random`	Fetch a set of random cocktails

Sample output

{
  "drinkId": "11007",
  "name": "Margarita",
  "category": "Ordinary Drink",
  "alcoholic": "Alcoholic",
  "glassType": "Cocktail glass",
  "instructions": "Rub the rim of the glass with the lime slice to make the salt stick to it...",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.thecocktaildb.com/images/media/drink/5noda61589575158.jpg",
  "ingredients": [
    {"name": "Tequila", "measure": "1 1/2 oz"},
    {"name": "Triple sec", "measure": "1/2 oz"},
    {"name": "Lime juice", "measure": "1 oz"},
    {"name": "Salt", "measure": ""}
  ],
  "ingredientCount": 4,
  "drinkUrl": "https://www.thecocktaildb.com/drink/11007",
  "tags": ["IBA", "ContemporaryClassic"],
  "recordType": "cocktail",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00"
}

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`mode`	string	Scraping mode (required)
`searchQuery`	string	Cocktail name to search (mode=search)
`category`	string	Category to browse (mode=byCategory)
`ingredient`	string	Ingredient to filter by (mode=byIngredient)
`alcoholic`	string	Alcoholic type filter (mode=byAlcoholic)
`drinkIds`	array	List of drink IDs (mode=byIds)
`randomCount`	integer	Number of random drinks (mode=random, 1–50)
`maxItems`	integer	Maximum results to return (1–500, default 50)

FAQ

Is an API key needed? No. TheCocktailDB's free tier requires no authentication.

How many cocktails are available? TheCocktailDB contains 600+ cocktails and grows as community members add new recipes.

Can I get non-alcoholic drinks? Yes. Use mode=byAlcoholic and select "Non alcoholic" or "Optional alcohol".

What ingredient data is returned? Each drink can have up to 15 ingredients, each with a name and measure (e.g. "1 1/2 oz").

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