Recipe Scraper - AllRecipes, Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Food.com & More

Overview

Unified recipe scraper that extracts recipes from 7 major cooking sites: AllRecipes, Bon Appetit, Delish, Epicurious, Food. com, Serious Eats, and Simply Recipes. Get ingredients, nutrition facts, instructions, ratings, and cook times in a normalized format.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
• Includes ratings and review data
• Built-in proxy support for reliable data collection

Use Cases

• Aggregate - Aggregate recipes for content platforms and meal planners
• Build - Build nutrition databases from recipe ingredients
• Analyze - Analyze food trends and popular ingredients
• Create - Create recipe recommendation datasets

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
sources	array (required)	Select which recipe websites to scrape	[...]
searchQuery	string	Keywords to search for recipes (e.g., 'chicken pasta', 'vegetarian dinner', '...
category	string	Filter by recipe category (availability varies by source)
cuisine	string	Filter by cuisine type (e.g., 'italian', 'mexican', 'asian')
maxRecipesPerSource	integer (required)	Maximum number of recipes to scrape from each selected source	25
includeNutrition	boolean	Extract nutrition information (calories, protein, carbs, fat, etc.)	true
includeInstructions	boolean	Extract step-by-step cooking instructions and ingredients	true
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings for the scraper	{...}

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "source": "Sample source",
  "name": "Recipe Sample Item",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "reviewCount": 127,
  "totalTimeMinutes": "Sample totalTimeMinutes",
  "servings": 4,
  "calories": "Sample calories",
  "ingredientCount": 127,
  "category": "Standard",
  "cuisine": "Italian",
  "url": "https://example.com/item/12345"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the Recipe Scraper - AllRecipes, Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Food.com & More actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~recipe-scraper-bundle/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/recipe-scraper-bundle").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect Recipe Scraper - AllRecipes, Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Food.com & More with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration