Tasty Recipes Search Actor Documentation

Overview

This Apify actor scrapes recipe meals from Tasty.co, one of the world's largest food-focused digital platforms. It enables developers, food enthusiasts, and researchers to programmatically access Tasty's extensive recipe database through a simple API interface.

Features

• Search through thousands of Tasty.co recipes
• Retrieve detailed recipe information including ingredients, instructions, and nutritional data
• Support for pagination to handle large result sets
• Easy integration with other applications and workflows
• Efficient data extraction with rate limiting and error handling

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mealTag	string	"breakfast"	Meal category (e.g., "breakfast", "lunch", "dinner", "desserts", "snacks")
page	string	"1"	Page number for pagination through search results
perPage	string	"20"	Number of results to return per page (max: 100)

Usage Examples

Basic Usage

1const input = {
2    "mealTag": "lunch",
3    "page": "1",
4    "perPage": "20"
5};

Advanced Search

1const input = {
2    "mealTag": "lunch",
3    "page": "2",
4    "perPage": "50"
5};

Output Format

The actor returns data in JSON format with the following structure:

1{
2    "items": [
3        {
4            "id": "recipe_id",
5            "name": "Recipe Name",
6            "description": "Recipe Description",
7            "ingredients": [...],
8            "instructions": [...],
9            "nutritionalInfo": {...},
10            "cookTime": "...",
11            "servings": "..."
12        }
13    ],
14    "totalCount": 100,
15    "currentPage": 1
16}

Use Cases

• Recipe aggregation websites and apps
• Meal planning services
• Food bloggers and content creators
• Nutritional analysis tools
• Restaurant menu inspiration
• Dietary requirement filtering

Installation & Setup

1. Create an Apify account at apify.com
2. Navigate to the Apify Console
3. Search for "Tasty Recipes Search Actor"
4. Click "Try Actor"

Running the Actor

Via Apify Console

1. Open the actor in Apify Console
2. Configure input parameters
3. Click "Run"

Via API

1curl --request POST \
2  --url https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/[ACTOR_NAME]/runs?token=[YOUR_API_TOKEN] \
3  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
4  --data '{
5    "query": "chicken",
6    "page": "1",
7    "perPage": "20"
8  }'

Best Practices

• Use specific search terms for better results
• Implement pagination for large data sets
• Consider rate limiting for bulk requests
• Cache results when appropriate
• Handle error responses gracefully

Error Handling

The actor implements robust error handling for common scenarios:

• Invalid input parameters
• Network connectivity issues
• Rate limiting responses
• Invalid or empty search results

Limitations

• Maximum 100 results per page
• Rate limiting applies to prevent server overload
• Some premium recipes might not be accessible
• Search results depend on Tasty.co's content availability

Support

For issues and feature requests, please: Contact support at pintoflowpt@gmail.com

Keywords

recipes, tasty, food scraping, recipe api, cooking, meal planning, food data, web scraping, apify actor, tasty.co, recipe search, food database, cooking api, recipe crawler, food scraper

Related Projects

• https://apify.com/pintostudio/tasty-search