Serious Eats - Recipes, Ingredients & Nutrition Scraper

Overview

Scrape SeriousEats. com for complete recipe data including ingredients, cooking instructions, nutrition facts, ratings, and prep/cook times. Recipes, Ingredients & Nutrition Scraper.

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
searchQuery	string	Search for specific recipes (e.g., 'chicken pasta', 'chocolate cake')	``
category	string	Browse by category	recipes
maxRecipes	integer	Maximum number of recipes to scrape	50
includeNutrition	boolean	Include detailed nutrition information	true
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy configuration for bypassing rate limits and geo-restrictions	{...}

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "name": "Serious Eats Sample Item",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "reviewCount": 127,
  "prepTime": "30 minutes",
  "cookTime": "30 minutes",
  "servings": 4,
  "calories": "Sample calories",
  "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 Serious Eats - Recipes, Ingredients & Nutrition Scraper 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~seriouseats-recipes-ingredients-nutrition/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/seriouseats-recipes-ingredients-nutrition").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

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

Integration

Connect Serious Eats - Recipes, Ingredients & Nutrition Scraper 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