🍝 Tasty Scraper

🚀 Export BuzzFeed Tasty recipes in seconds. Search by keyword, collect ingredients, instructions, nutrition, ratings, video URLs, and more - no account required.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-21 · 📊 19 fields per record · 1,000+ recipes per search · Global coverage

The Tasty Scraper pulls structured recipe data directly from Tasty.co - BuzzFeed's massively popular video recipe platform with millions of home cooks worldwide. Whether you want pasta dishes, vegan desserts, or 30-minute weeknight meals, this actor gives you clean, structured data ready for analysis, apps, or databases.

Every record includes the full ingredient list, step-by-step instructions, nutrition info, video URL, star ratings, and category tags - exactly the fields you need to build recipe databases, nutrition trackers, or meal planning tools.

Coverage

• 1,041+ pasta recipes - just from one search term. Tasty has tens of thousands of recipes across all cuisines and dietary preferences.
• 19 fields per record - image, title, URL, ID, description, video, servings, prep/cook/total time, calories, rating, numRatings, tags, ingredients, instructions, topics, scrapedAt.
• Real-time data - scraped live from Tasty.co, not cached.

Target Audience / Use Cases

Who	What they build
Food bloggers	Recipe inspiration database
App developers	Recipe search and meal planning apps
Nutritionists	Calorie and ingredient analysis datasets
Data scientists	Recipe NLP, ingredient clustering, trend analysis
Content creators	Identify high-rated viral recipes
Grocery startups	Ingredient list extraction for shopping tools

📋 What the Tasty Scraper does

• Searches Tasty.co recipes by keyword (pasta, chicken, vegan, keto, etc.)
• Collects full ingredient lists and step-by-step instructions
• Extracts nutrition data (calories, carbs, protein, fat)
• Captures star ratings and total number of ratings
• Pulls the recipe video URL (Tasty is famous for its video recipes)
• Tags, topics, and category labels for filtering
• Paginates automatically to reach your maxItems target

💡 Why it matters: Tasty is one of the largest recipe platforms on the internet, with recipes optimized for video and engagement. The data is cleaner and more structured than most recipe sites - making it ideal for training models, building apps, or powering content pipelines.

🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon

⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchQuery	String	Yes	pasta	Keyword to search for recipes
maxItems	Integer	No	10	Max recipes to collect (free: 10, paid: up to 1,000,000)

Example - Search for pasta recipes:

{
  "searchQuery": "pasta",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Example - Search for vegan desserts:

{
  "searchQuery": "vegan dessert",
  "maxItems": 50
}

⚠️ Good to Know: Free users are automatically limited to 10 results. Upgrade to a paid plan to unlock up to 1,000,000 recipes per run.

📊 Output

Field	Type	Description
🖼️ imageUrl	String	High-resolution recipe thumbnail
📝 title	String	Recipe name
🔗 url	String	Full URL to the recipe page
🆔 id	Integer	Tasty internal recipe ID
📄 description	String	Recipe description / summary
🎬 videoUrl	String	MP4 video URL (Tasty's signature video recipes)
🍽️ servings	String	Number of servings
⏱️ prepTime	Integer	Prep time in minutes
🔥 cookTime	Integer	Cook time in minutes
⏰ totalTime	Integer	Total time in minutes
🔢 calories	String	Calories per serving
⭐ rating	Number	Average star rating (0-5)
👥 numRatings	Integer	Number of ratings
🏷️ tags	Array	Recipe tags (cuisine, diet, cooking method)
🥕 ingredients	Array	Full ingredient list with measurements
📋 instructions	Array	Step-by-step cooking instructions
📂 topics	Array	Category/topic breadcrumbs
🕒 scrapedAt	String	ISO timestamp of when scraped
❌ error	String	Error message if scraping failed

Sample record:

{
  "imageUrl": "https://img.buzzfeed.com/video-api-prod/assets/641e3c1a5f2a48f29b605bff9cbe72b6/BFV10263_CreamyChickenPenne-Thumb1080.jpg",
  "title": "Creamy Chicken Penne Pasta",
  "url": "https://tasty.co/recipe/creamy-chicken-penne-pasta",
  "id": 48,
  "description": "If you're in need of a hug in a bowl, this creamy chicken penne pasta is just the ticket. With tender chicken, perfectly cooked pasta, and a velvety sauce, it's pure comfort in a bowl.",
  "videoUrl": "https://vid.tasty.co/output/8318/mp4_640x640/1472701763",
  "servings": "4 servings",
  "prepTime": 15,
  "cookTime": 15,
  "totalTime": 30,
  "calories": "477",
  "rating": 4.9,
  "numRatings": 11395,
  "tags": ["north_american", "italian", "comfort_food", "easy", "under_30_minutes", "dinner", "weeknight"],
  "ingredients": [
    "4 slices bacon",
    "2 chicken breasts, sliced",
    "salt, to taste",
    "2 teaspoons italian seasoning",
    "2 cloves garlic, minced",
    "2 cups spinach",
    "1 ½ cups cream",
    "10 oz penne pasta, cooked until al dente"
  ],
  "instructions": [
    "In a deep skillet, fry the bacon until crispy. Remove to a paper towel to drain, then chop.",
    "In the same skillet, add the chicken and season with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and paprika.",
    "Add the cream, Parmesan, and red pepper flakes and bring to a boil.",
    "Add the penne and bacon, and stir until fully coated in sauce.",
    "Enjoy!"
  ],
  "topics": ["European", "Italian"],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-21T20:34:58.073Z",
  "error": null
}

✨ Why choose this Actor

Feature	Details
🎬 Video URLs included	Every recipe includes the mp4 video URL - Tasty is video-first
⭐ Ratings data	Star ratings + number of raters for social proof analysis
🥕 Full ingredients	Quantities and ingredient names, not just headings
📋 Step-by-step instructions	Clean array of instruction steps, ready to display
⏱️ Time data	Prep, cook, and total time in minutes - great for filtering
🔢 Nutrition	Calories per serving from structured data
🚀 Fast	Fetches 1,000+ recipes in under 5 minutes
🔒 No API key needed	Works out of the box, no signup required

📈 How it compares to alternatives

Feature	This Actor	Manual scraping	Spoonacular API
Video URLs	Yes	Hard to parse	No
Full ingredients	Yes	Inconsistent	Yes (paid)
Instructions	Yes	Inconsistent	Yes (paid)
Ratings	Yes	Hard to parse	No
Cost	Pay-per-item	Dev time	Monthly subscription
No signup needed	Yes	N/A	No (API key required)

🚀 How to use

1. Create a free Apify account (includes $5 credit)
2. Open the Tasty Scraper on the Apify Store
3. Enter your search query (e.g. "pasta", "chicken", "vegan")
4. Set maxItems (10 free, up to 1,000,000 on paid plans)
5. Click Start and download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel

💼 Business use cases

Recipe App Development

Build meal planning apps, cooking assistants, or recipe finders using real Tasty data. The structured ingredient and instruction arrays are ready to display in any frontend.

Nutrition and Diet Analysis

Calories, ingredients, and cooking times are all captured. Filter by tags like "healthy", "keto", or "vegetarian" to build diet-specific datasets for nutrition apps or research.

Content and Social Media Strategy

Identify the highest-rated recipes (rating + numRatings) to understand what food content drives engagement. Use tags to spot trending cuisines or cooking methods.

E-commerce and Grocery Tech

Extract ingredient lists at scale to power smart grocery lists, automated shopping carts, or ingredient substitution engines.

🔌 Automating Tasty Scraper

Connect Tasty Scraper to your existing tools:

• Make (Integromat) - trigger a scrape on a schedule and send results to Google Sheets
• Zapier - pipe new recipes into Airtable, Notion, or Slack
• Slack - post daily recipe highlights from a keyword search
• Google Sheets - build a live recipe database that refreshes weekly
• Webhooks - trigger downstream pipelines when new data is collected

🌟 Beyond business use cases

Research

Study ingredient co-occurrence patterns, regional cuisine trends, or the evolution of recipe complexity over time using Tasty's massive catalog.

Creative Projects

Generate novel recipe mashups, build a recipe recommendation system, or train a language model on structured cooking instructions.

Non-profit / Education

Build free recipe apps for community kitchens, food banks, or school nutrition programs using openly accessible data.

Experimentation

Test ingredient substitution hypotheses, analyze which cuisines are most calorie-dense, or find correlations between ratings and total cook time.

🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

"What can I do with Tasty recipe data?" "How do I filter by cooking time or calorie count?" "Can I use this to build a meal planning app?"

This actor exports clean JSON that any AI assistant can analyze directly. Paste the output into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and ask questions about your recipe dataset.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does this require a Tasty.co account? No. The actor uses Tasty's public search API and recipe pages. No login or account required.

Q: How many recipes can I scrape? Free users: up to 10 per run. Paid users: up to 1,000,000 per run.

Q: How do I search by cuisine type? Use the searchQuery field. Try "Italian pasta", "Mexican tacos", "Japanese ramen", etc.

Q: Are the video URLs playable? Yes. The videoUrl field is a direct mp4 link (vid.tasty.co). You can embed or download it directly.

Q: What does the tags field include? Tags cover cuisine type, dietary restrictions, cooking method, meal occasion, equipment needed, and more. Examples: "italian", "vegetarian", "stove_top", "under_30_minutes", "meal_prep".

Q: Is nutrition data always available? Calories are available for most recipes. Not all recipes have full macro breakdowns.

Q: Can I filter by rating? Post-process the output and filter by the rating and numRatings fields. Most Tasty recipes have 4.8-5.0 star ratings.

Q: What format is the output in? JSON by default. The Apify platform also lets you export as CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS.

Q: How fast does it run? 100 recipes typically takes under 30 seconds. 1,000 recipes takes a few minutes.

Q: Does it get video thumbnails? Yes - the imageUrl field is a high-resolution thumbnail (1080px wide) from BuzzFeed's CDN.

Q: What search terms work best? Any food keyword works: ingredient names ("avocado"), dish types ("stir fry"), dietary labels ("gluten free"), or meal occasions ("date night dinner").

🔌 Integrate with any app

Apify datasets can be connected to: Google Sheets, Airtable, Notion, Zapier, Make, Slack, Power BI, Tableau, BigQuery, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, REST API, Webhooks.

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This actor is for informational and research purposes only. Respect Tasty.co's terms of service. Data is scraped from publicly accessible pages.