Food.com Recipe Scraper
Pricing
from $10.00 / 1,000 results
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Food.com Recipe Scraper
Scrape recipes from Food.com. Extract ingredients, instructions, nutrition, ratings, prep/cook times, and photos. Provide recipe URLs or browse by category for rich structured recipe data.
Extract structured recipe data from Food.com. Get ingredients, step-by-step instructions, nutrition facts, ratings, prep/cook times, and photos from over 500,000 recipes.
Features
- JSON-LD extraction — leverages Food.com's structured data for accurate, complete recipe information
- Rich nutrition data — calories, fat, carbs, protein, fiber, sugar, sodium, cholesterol
- Ingredients & instructions — complete ingredient lists and step-by-step cooking instructions
- Ratings & reviews — aggregate ratings plus individual review text
- Multiple input modes — provide recipe URLs, recipe IDs, or category pages to discover recipes
Input
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
recipeUrls | string[] | Direct Food.com recipe URLs |
recipeIds | string[] | Food.com recipe IDs (e.g., "2886") |
startUrls | string[] | Category/collection pages to discover recipes |
maxResults | number | Max total recipes to scrape (default: 50) |
Output
Each recipe includes:
{"title": "Best Banana Bread","description": "Why compromise the banana flavor?...","author": "Bonnie","datePublished": "1999-08-17","prepTime": "10m","cookTime": "1h","totalTime": "1h 10m","servings": "1 loaf","category": "Quick Breads","ingredients": ["1/4 cup butter, melted","3/4 cup sugar","1 egg, beaten","3 bananas, mashed"],"instructions": ["Preheat oven to 350...", "Mix butter and sugar..."],"nutrition": {"calories": "196.9 calories","fat": "5.9 g","carbohydrates": "34.2 g","protein": "2.8 g"},"rating": 4.64,"ratingCount": 11476,"reviewCount": 4875,"reviews": [{"author": "...", "text": "..."}],"imageUrl": "https://img.sndimg.com/food/image/upload/...","url": "https://www.food.com/recipe/best-banana-bread-2886"}
Use Cases
- Recipe databases — build searchable recipe collections with full metadata
- Nutrition analysis — compare nutritional content across recipes
- Meal planning — gather recipes with prep times and servings for planning apps
- Food trend research — analyze popular recipes and ingredients
- Content creation — source recipe data for food blogs and apps
Pricing
This actor uses pay-per-event pricing at $0.005 per recipe scraped.