# Cocktail DB Scraper - Drink Recipes & Ingredients (`lulzasaur/cocktaildb-scraper`) Actor Scrape cocktail recipes from TheCocktailDB. Get ingredients, measures, instructions, glass types and images. Search by name or filter by ingredient. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/cocktaildb-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 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. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 ## Cocktail DB Scraper - Drink Recipes & Ingredients Scrape cocktail recipes from TheCocktailDB. Get full ingredient lists with measures, mixing instructions, glass types, images, and tags. Search by name, filter by ingredient, or get random cocktails. ### Features - **Search by name**: Find cocktails by name (e.g. "margarita", "mojito", "old fashioned") - **Filter by ingredient**: Get all cocktails containing a specific ingredient (e.g. "Vodka", "Rum", "Gin") - **Random mode**: Fetch a batch of random unique cocktails for discovery - **Full details**: Every result includes complete ingredient list with measures - **Fast**: Direct JSON API calls, no browser needed ### Output Fields | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `id` | CocktailDB drink ID | | `name` | Cocktail name | | `category` | Category (Cocktail, Shot, Punch, etc.) | | `glassType` | Recommended glass type | | `instructions` | Step-by-step mixing instructions | | `ingredients` | Array of {ingredient, measure} objects | | `imageUrl` | Drink thumbnail image URL | | `tags` | Comma-separated tags | | `isAlcoholic` | Alcoholic / Non alcoholic / Optional alcohol | | `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp | ### Input Options - **Mode**: `search` (by name), `ingredient` (filter by ingredient), or `random` - **Search Query**: Cocktail name to search for - **Filter by Ingredient**: Ingredient name (Vodka, Rum, Gin, Tequila, Whiskey, etc.) - **Limit**: Maximum results to return (default 25, max 100) ### Use Cases - **Recipe apps**: Build cocktail recipe databases - **Bar menus**: Generate drink menus with ingredients and instructions - **Ingredient shopping**: Find drinks you can make with ingredients you have - **Content creation**: Generate cocktail content for blogs or social media - **Education**: Learn about drink categories, glass types, and mixing techniques ### Example Output ```json { "id": "11007", "name": "Margarita", "category": "Ordinary Drink", "glassType": "Cocktail glass", "instructions": "Rub the rim of the glass with the lime slice to make the salt stick to it...", "ingredients": [ { "ingredient": "Tequila", "measure": "1 1/2 oz " }, { "ingredient": "Triple sec", "measure": "1/2 oz " }, { "ingredient": "Lime juice", "measure": "1 oz " }, { "ingredient": "Salt", "measure": null } ], "imageUrl": "https://www.thecocktaildb.com/images/media/drink/5noda61589575158.jpg", "tags": "IBA,ContemporaryClassic", "isAlcoholic": "Alcoholic", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z" } ```` ### Data Source - [TheCocktailDB](https://www.thecocktaildb.com/) - Open, crowd-sourced database of cocktail recipes *** ### Run on Apify This scraper runs on the [Apify platform](https://apify.com/?fpr=lulzasaur) -- a full-stack web scraping and automation cloud. Sign up for a free account to get started with 30-day trial of all features. [Try Apify free](https://apify.com/?fpr=lulzasaur) # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): How to search for cocktails: by name, by ingredient, or get random cocktails. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Cocktail name to search for (used in 'search' mode). E.g. 'margarita', 'mojito', 'old fashioned'. ## `filterByIngredient` (type: `string`): Ingredient name to filter by (used in 'ingredient' mode). E.g. 'Vodka', 'Rum', 'Gin', 'Tequila'. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of results to return. For 'random' mode, this is how many random cocktails to fetch. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional proxy to use. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "margarita", "filterByIngredient": "", "limit": 25 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/cocktaildb-scraper").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lulzasaur/cocktaildb-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call lulzasaur/cocktaildb-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/cocktaildb-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Cocktail DB Scraper - Drink Recipes & Ingredients", "description": "Scrape cocktail recipes from TheCocktailDB. Get ingredients, measures, instructions, glass types and images. Search by name or filter by ingredient.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "Xye0O7ZNqd5k0bCnE" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~cocktaildb-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-cocktaildb-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~cocktaildb-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-cocktaildb-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~cocktaildb-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-cocktaildb-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "ingredient", "random" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to search for cocktails: by name, by ingredient, or get random cocktails.", "default": "search" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Cocktail name to search for (used in 'search' mode). E.g. 'margarita', 'mojito', 'old fashioned'.", "default": "margarita" }, "filterByIngredient": { "title": "Filter by Ingredient", "type": "string", "description": "Ingredient name to filter by (used in 'ingredient' mode). E.g. 'Vodka', 'Rum', 'Gin', 'Tequila'.", "default": "" }, "limit": { "title": "Limit", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of results to return. For 'random' mode, this is how many random cocktails to fetch.", "default": 25 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional proxy to use." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```