# Extract a recipe from an Instagram Reel

**Use case:** 

Paste an Instagram Reel or post URL and get the recipe as clean JSON: ingredients split into quantity, unit and item, steps, servings and times. Reads the full caption, follows the creator's recipe link when the caption has one, and looks at the cover frame. You pay only when a complete recipe is found.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd-VQPnRz0t/"
  ],
  "units": "original",
  "translateTo": "",
  "includeNutrition": false,
  "followRecipeLinks": true,
  "useCover": true,
  "useCache": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 5
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recipe.coverImageUrl": {
    "label": "Cover",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "recipe.title": {
    "label": "Recipe",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source.platform": {
    "label": "Platform",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "source.author": {
    "label": "Creator",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "recipe.servings": {
    "label": "Servings",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "recipe.times.totalMin": {
    "label": "Total min",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "recipe.ingredients": {
    "label": "Ingredients",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "recipe.steps": {
    "label": "Steps",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "recipe.tags": {
    "label": "Tags",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "overallConfidence": {
    "label": "Confidence",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "signalsUsed": {
    "label": "Signals",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "message": {
    "label": "Message",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "inputUrl": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Recipe Extractor: TikTok, Instagram & YouTube Video to Recipe Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Extract a recipe from an Instagram Reel". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/ccjIObUsXodk0Cdai) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Extract a recipe from an Instagram Reel" task

The Recipe Extractor: TikTok, Instagram & YouTube Video to Recipe Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like video or recipe urls, unit conversion, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Extract a recipe from an Instagram Reel" 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 cover, recipe, status, and more.

### 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 "Extract a recipe from an Instagram Reel" task via API](https://apify.com/scrape-lads/recipe-extractor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Recipe Extractor: TikTok, Instagram & YouTube Video to Recipe](https://apify.com/scrape-lads/recipe-extractor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/scrape-lads/recipe-extractor.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/scrape-lads/recipe-extractor.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).