# Make a grocery shopping list from Instagram Reels recipes

**Use case:** 

Paste one or more Reels recipe captions and get a shopping list grouped by supermarket aisle (produce, meat, dairy and eggs, spices) with amounts for your servings.

## Input

```json
{
  "items": [
    "Healthy chicken burrito bowls (meal prep for 4): 500g chicken thighs, 1 tbsp taco seasoning, 1 cup rice, 1 can black beans drained, 1 cup corn, 1 red onion, 2 tomatoes, 1 avocado, 1 lime, handful cilantro, optional: sour cream and grated cheese. Cook the rice. Season and pan-fry the chicken 6-7 min per side, slice. Dice the onion and tomatoes, mix with lime juice and cilantro. Build bowls: rice, beans, corn, chicken, salsa, avocado."
  ],
  "youtubeUrls": [],
  "mediaFileUrls": [],
  "servings": 4,
  "unitSystem": "metric",
  "outputLanguage": "en",
  "includeNutrition": true,
  "maxRecipes": 100,
  "maxMediaMinutes": 20
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Recipe",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "servings": {
    "label": "Servings",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "shoppingList": {
    "label": "Shopping list",
    "format": "array"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Video to Recipe API: YouTube Recipe Extractor & Nutrition Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Make a grocery shopping list from Instagram Reels recipes". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/vF6MYwL41yPU4CchC) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Make a grocery shopping list from Instagram Reels recipes" task

The Video to Recipe API: YouTube Recipe Extractor & Nutrition Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like captions and mixed items, youtube video links, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Make a grocery shopping list from Instagram Reels recipes" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as recipe, servings, and shopping list.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Make a grocery shopping list from Instagram Reels recipes" task via API](https://apify.com/messnomore/video-to-recipe.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Video to Recipe API: YouTube Recipe Extractor & Nutrition](https://apify.com/messnomore/video-to-recipe.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/messnomore/video-to-recipe.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/messnomore/video-to-recipe.md

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