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TheMealDB Recipe Finder (Free)

Search recipes by name, ingredient, category or country from the free TheMealDB. Parsed ingredient lists, instructions, images, YouTube links. No API key. Clean JSON for food apps.

Pricing

Pay per usage

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3 days ago

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Input

Field	Type	Description
`searchType`	string	`name`, `ingredient`, `category`, or `area`.
`queries`	array of strings	Terms to search, interpreted per `searchType`.
`maxResults`	integer	Max recipes per query (default 10).
`hydrate`	boolean	For ingredient/category/area, fetch full details per match (default true).

Output (example)

{
  "status": "found",
  "query": "Arrabiata",
  "name": "Spicy Arrabiata Penne",
  "category": "Vegetarian",
  "area": "Italian",
  "ingredientCount": 12,
  "ingredients": [ { "ingredient": "penne rigate", "measure": "1 pound" } ],
  "instructions": "Bring a large pot of water to a boil...",
  "thumbnail": "https://www.themealdb.com/images/media/meals/....jpg",
  "youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..."
}

Each result carries a status: found, not_found, or error. The actor never crashes on an unknown term.

Use cases

Build a recipe app, meal planner or "what's for dinner" bot.
Create a food/recipe dataset with structured ingredients.
Find recipes by an ingredient you have on hand.
Enrich a menu with images and cooking instructions.

Limitations & fair use

Data from TheMealDB (community, free tier / test key). Coverage is broad but not exhaustive. Ingredient/category/area searches return a lite list that the actor optionally hydrates to full detail. Polite delays are applied between requests.

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