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Meal Recipes

Recipe search and discovery powered by TheMealDB. Search meals by name or ingredient, browse categories. Free, no API key required. Ideal for agents building meal planning, grocery, or cooking apps.

Healthy
UtilitiesNo upstream key required

Base URL

https://api.apiclearinghouse.com/v1/call/meal-recipes

Authenticate with X-Api-Key: chk_live_... header.

GET/search

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
sstringrequiredMeal name to search (e.g. "pasta", "chicken")

Example Request

curl -s "https://api.apiclearinghouse.com/v1/call/meal-recipes/search?s={s}" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "meals": "example"
  }
}
GET/by-ingredient

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
istringrequiredMain ingredient (e.g. "chicken", "salmon")

Example Request

curl -s "https://api.apiclearinghouse.com/v1/call/meal-recipes/by-ingredient?i={i}" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "meals": "example"
  }
}
GET/categories

Example Request

curl -s "https://api.apiclearinghouse.com/v1/call/meal-recipes/categories" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "categories": "example"
  }
}

Try it live

No setup required. Sign in and run Meal Recipes directly from your browser.

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Rate Limits

Free10/min
Pro100/min
Elite500/min

Monthly limits also apply per plan.

Authentication

Pass your API key in the request header:

X-Api-Key: chk_live_...
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