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TheMealDB API

The #1 Meal Database

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This API is best for retrieving recipes, meals, and ingredients from a variety of different sources.

Developers should use this API to quickly and easily build applications that can access and utilize a comprehensive database of recipes, meals, ingredients and nutrition information. With this API, developers can build applications that allow users to custom craft meals, save favorite recipes, and filter through recipes based on cuisine, category and area.

Key features

  • ✓Search for meals
  • ✓retrieve detailed ingredient lists with measurements and instructions
  • ✓organize ingredients
  • ✓get meal images and videos
  • ✓get random meals
  • ✓save favorite recipes
  • ✓filter recipes by cuisine
  • ✓category and area
  • ✓and get nutrition information.

Use case ideas

Healthy Shopping List App

A shopping list app for users to find healthy, weight-loss meals or ingredients with nutritional information.

Meal-Planning App

A meal-planning app for users to plan out meals for the week and meal prep ahead of time.

Cuisine Filtering App

A filtering app for users to find recipes based on cuisine or dietary restrictions. The app would have a feature that allows users to filter recipes from different countries.

The TheMealDB API is the perfect way to access a large database of delicious recipes and meal plans. I can quickly filter recipes and find what I need to match my dietary restrictions and needs. Highly recommended!
— a happy developer

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