Delish Recipe Scraper

Delish Recipe Scraper

Scrape Delish recipes by keyword, up to a million per run. Every recipe comes with its ingredients, instructions, cook time, and nutrition facts. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Delish's official site has no public API, and manual copying is slow and error-prone. This reads the public recipe pages directly, filtered by your search term, and returns each match in one fixed schema. Get clean, structured recipe data for your app, analysis, or meal planning tool.

Who uses it	What they scrape Delish for
Food bloggers	Which recipes are trending for a given ingredient
Meal planning apps	Build a database of recipes with ingredients and instructions
Nutrition researchers	Analyze nutritional content across many recipes
Recipe aggregators	Populate a searchable recipe index

What it does

This Actor collects Delish recipes by search query and returns each one as a flat row.

• 🔍 Keyword search: Enter any recipe name or ingredient, like 'pasta' or 'chocolate cake'.
• 📊 Structured output: Each recipe is returned as a flat row with ingredients, instructions, cook time, and nutrition facts.
• ⚡ High volume: Collect up to 1,000,000 recipes per run.
• 📁 Multiple formats: Export your dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Delish data

🍝 Build a recipe database.

A meal planning app scrapes all recipes for 'chicken' to populate its searchable index.

📈 Track food trends.

A food blogger scrapes recipes for 'pumpkin spice' to see what's popular this season.

🥗 Analyze nutrition.

A nutrition researcher scrapes recipes for 'salad' to compare calorie counts across dishes.

📚 Create a cookbook.

A publisher scrapes recipes for 'dessert' to curate a collection of top-rated sweets.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key	Scrape Delish without registering for an API or dealing with rate limits.
Clean data	Every recipe is returned in a consistent schema, ready for your database.
Scalable	Collect up to a million recipes in one run.

How it compares

This Actor focuses on Delish only, with a simple keyword search and high volume, while the competitors below either cover multiple sites or offer similar Delish-specific scraping.

Feature	ParseForge	Delish Recipe Scraper (crawlerbros)	Delish Recipe Scraper (fortuitous_pirate)	Recipe Scraper - 7 Food Sites
Keyword search	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Yes
Ingredients extraction	Yes	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Instructions extraction	Yes	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Nutrition facts	Yes	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Cook time	Yes	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Up to 1,000,000 recipes per run	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed

Configure the run

Drive the Actor with a single search query, and set a maximum number of recipes to collect. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "searchQuery": "chicken",
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "searchQuery": "chicken",
 "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.021 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$2.10
1,000 results	$21.00
10,000 results	$210.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Delish Recipe Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Delish through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/delish-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check your search query. Delish may not have recipes for that term. Try a more common keyword like 'chicken' or 'pasta'.

Why is the run slow?

The Actor respects the website's speed. If you need many recipes, increase the timeout or run it overnight.

Why are some fields empty?

Not all Delish recipes have complete nutrition facts or cook times. The Actor returns what is available on the page.

Can I scrape a specific recipe URL?

Currently, the Actor only supports keyword search. You can search for the recipe title to find it.

Why did I get fewer recipes than maxItems?

Delish may not have that many results for your query. Try a broader search term.

FAQ

Question	Answer
How do I scrape Delish recipes?	Enter a search query like 'pasta' in the input, set the maximum number of recipes, and run the Actor. It will return each recipe as a row in your dataset.
What data do I get for each recipe?	Each recipe includes its title, ingredients, instructions, cook time, and nutrition facts, all in a flat structure.
Can I scrape all recipes from Delish?	You can scrape up to 1,000,000 recipes per run by setting the maximum items high. Use a broad search term like 'a' to get many results.
Do I need an API key?	No, this Actor works without any API key or login. It reads the public Delish pages directly.
What formats can I export the data to?	You can export your dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify platform.
Is this Actor legal to use?	You should only scrape public data in accordance with Delish's terms of service and applicable laws. Apify is not responsible for how you use the data.
Can I filter recipes by category?	Currently, the Actor only supports keyword search. You can use specific keywords to narrow down results.
How fast is the scraping?	The Actor runs efficiently and can collect hundreds of recipes per minute, depending on the website's response time.
What if I get no results?	Try a different search term or check that your query is spelled correctly. Delish may not have recipes for very obscure terms.
Can I schedule this Actor to run regularly?	Yes, you can set up a schedule in Apify to run the Actor daily, weekly, or at any interval you need.

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🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Hearst Digital Media. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.