# Recipe Extractor — Clean Structured Recipes (`cynix_dev/recipe-extractor`) Actor

Paste recipe URLs, get back just the recipe: ingredients, numbered steps, times, yield, nutrition, and rating as clean typed records. No ads, no popups, no 2,000-word childhood story before the ingredient list.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/cynix\_dev/recipe-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [Cynix Dev](https://apify.com/cynix_dev) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, AI, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.25 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Recipe Extractor — Clean Structured Recipes

Paste recipe URLs, get back **just the recipe**: ingredients, numbered steps,
times, yield, nutrition, and rating as clean typed records. No ads, no popups,
no 2,000-word childhood story before the ingredient list.

Works on virtually every recipe site because it reads the **schema.org Recipe
markup** sites embed for Google — the same structured data behind rich search
results. Parsing, not scraping: fast, robust, and layout-change-proof.

### Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23600/worlds-best-lasagna/",
    "https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-lasagne-0"
  ],
  "includeNutrition": true
}
```

### Output record

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `name`, `description`, `author`, `image` | Recipe identity |
| `ingredients[]` | Clean ingredient lines |
| `instructions[]` | Ordered step list (sections flattened) |
| `prepTimeMinutes`, `cookTimeMinutes`, `totalTimeMinutes` | Parsed from ISO durations |
| `yield`, `category[]`, `cuisine[]`, `keywords[]` | Classification |
| `nutrition` | Per-serving facts when published |
| `rating` | `{ value, count }` when published |

URLs without recipe markup return an `error` record instead of failing the run.

### Use cases

- **Meal-planning & nutrition apps** — ingest any recipe a user pastes.
- **Grocery list generators** — ingredients arrive as clean lines ready for parsing.
- **Recipe collections** — archive recipes as data, not bookmarks.
- **AI cooking assistants** — feed an LLM structured recipes instead of raw pages (MCP-ready).

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

One or more recipe page URLs from any site that publishes schema.org Recipe markup (nearly all recipe sites do).

## `includeNutrition` (type: `boolean`):

Include per-serving nutrition facts when the site provides them.

## `includeRaw` (type: `boolean`):

Attach the raw schema.org Recipe object to each record (for debugging/advanced use).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Some large recipe sites (e.g. Allrecipes) block datacenter IPs. Enable Apify Proxy (RESIDENTIAL group recommended) for those.

## `parseIngredients` (type: `boolean`):

Extract quantity, unit, and item from each ingredient string (e.g. '2 cups flour' → {quantity: 2, unit: 'cup', item: 'flour'}).

## `scaleFactor` (type: `number`):

Multiply all ingredient quantities by this factor (e.g. 0.5 for half recipe, 2 for double).

## `dietaryTags` (type: `boolean`):

Analyze ingredients and metadata to tag recipes as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, keto, paleo, low-carb, nut-free.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23600/worlds-best-lasagna/"
  ],
  "includeNutrition": true,
  "includeRaw": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "parseIngredients": true,
  "scaleFactor": 1,
  "dietaryTags": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

One record per recipe: ingredients, steps, times, yields, nutrition, ratings.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23600/worlds-best-lasagna/"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("cynix_dev/recipe-extractor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "urls": ["https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23600/worlds-best-lasagna/"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("cynix_dev/recipe-extractor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23600/worlds-best-lasagna/"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call cynix_dev/recipe-extractor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,cynix_dev/recipe-extractor"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Vd5YD65Jl8O7lCEJR/builds/9cUpjKxxpsNngfUY4/openapi.json