Cocktail Recipe Finder
Pricing
from $10.00 / 1,000 results
Cocktail Recipe Finder
What Does Cocktail Recipe Finder Do?
Cocktail Recipe Finder is an Apify actor that searches TheCocktailDB database for cocktail recipes. It returns detailed information including cocktail names, categories, glassware, mixing instructions, full ingredient lists with measurements, images, and whether the drink is alcoholic or non-alcoholic. Perfect for bartenders, recipe apps, food bloggers, and anyone building cocktail-related content or applications.
Why Use Cocktail Recipe Finder?
Building a cocktail recipe database from scratch requires extensive manual research. This actor automates the entire process by tapping into TheCocktailDB, one of the most comprehensive free cocktail databases available. You get perfectly structured data with ingredients separated from measurements, making it easy to build shopping lists, recipe cards, or recommendation engines. No API key required and results are delivered in clean JSON format.
How to Use Cocktail Recipe Finder
- Enter a cocktail name to search for (e.g., "margarita", "mojito", "old fashioned").
- Set the maximum number of results you want returned.
- Click "Start" and the actor will fetch matching cocktail recipes.
- Download results in JSON, CSV, or Excel format from the dataset.
Works with zero configuration — just hit Start to get margarita recipes immediately.
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | Name of cocktail to search for | margarita |
| maxResults | integer | Maximum number of cocktails to return | 25 |
Output Data
Each cocktail result contains:
- name — Cocktail name
- category — Drink category (Ordinary Drink, Cocktail, Shot, etc.)
- glass — Recommended glassware
- instructions — Step-by-step mixing instructions
- ingredients — List of all ingredients
- measures — Corresponding measurements for each ingredient
- imageUrl — URL to cocktail image
- alcoholic — Whether the drink is alcoholic or non-alcoholic
Cost of Usage
This actor is extremely cost-efficient to run on the Apify platform. Most searches complete in under 10 seconds.
- Per result: $0.01
- Per 1,000 results: $10
- Actor start: $0.005
Tips and Best Practices
- Search by partial name to discover variations (e.g., "martini" returns Espresso Martini, Dirty Martini, etc.).
- The ingredient and measure arrays are parallel — index 0 of ingredients corresponds to index 0 of measures.
- Use the image URLs directly in your applications; they are hosted by TheCocktailDB.
- Combine with meal data for complete food and drink pairing databases.
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