The request names spoonacular, which is a recipe, meal planning and grocery service offering an API; its official door is the spoonacular API, with actions for recipe search, autocomplete and recipe information 111. The alternatives below are recipe or nutrition APIs that cover similar recipe-data needs.
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spoonacular APIspoonacular.comverified and signed
Searches recipes, offers autocomplete for recipe search, and returns full recipe information through its API (searchRecipes, autocompleteRecipeSearch, getRecipeInformation) 111.
official:API · spoonacular API+2 community tools built for it
for agents: searchRecipes · autocompleteRecipeSearch · getRecipeInformation
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RecipeAPIrecipeapi.iowebsite read, tools not yet checked
A REST API giving access to recipes, ingredients, nutrition data and cooking instructions, with a free tier 3.
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- 1Free meal planner, food tracker, and recipe saverspoonacular.com · read 2026-10-29
- 3Recipe API - Simple Recipe REST API for Developersrecipeapi.io · read 2026-10-30
- 4CalorieNinjas - Easy, Free Nutrition Facts and Recipe APIcalorieninjas.com · read 2026-10-29
- 5TheMealDB.com - Free recipe API and databasethemealdb.com · read 2026-10-30
- 11spoonacular API: declares "searchRecipes" (the record we read and signed)unfragile.ai · read 2026-10-24
- 14CalorieNinjas: declares "GET /v1/nutrition" (the record we read and signed)unfragile.ai · read 2026-10-24
For agents: the 10 actions behind this answer
searchRecipes · spoonacular API verified and signed
Search Recipes
· Recipe API website read, tools not yet checked
Ship meal-planning, nutrition, and food-AI products without building a recipe-data pipeline. One commercial API for structured recipes, USDA-backed nutrition, and generation.
· RecipeAPI website read, tools not yet checked
Access thousands of recipes, ingredients, nutrition data, and cooking instructions through one REST API.
GET /v1/nutrition · CalorieNinjas verified and signed
Get nutrition text for an input string containing food and beverage words.
· TheMealDB website read, tools not yet checked
TheMealDB is a free recipe database and API that anyone can use to learn web programming or build apps
· Tiny Plates website read, tools not yet checked
Build your next app or agent with the Tiny Plates recipe API. Semantic search, structured ingredients, and cooking steps, ready to use.
· Zestful website read, tools not yet checked
A machine-learning-powered ingredient parser API. Parse your recipe ingredients into clean, structured JSON. Built to power the best food apps online.
· Blogspot website read, tools not yet checked
Discover practical tech guides, everyday food recipes, useful online tools, and entertaining web games. Your ultimate hub for tech news and daily tips
· CookbookSocial Nutrition website read, tools not yet checked
Multilingual nutrition data API: 4,631 standardized raw ingredients, 20 languages, 41 nutrients, household portions, density conversion and nutrient-level provenance.
pepesto_parse · Pepesto MCP Server found in code, not yet checked
Parse a recipe from a URL, free-form text, or image into a structured object: title,
Labels are the instruments' verdict and are never changed by ranking. Agents and robots get this same answer as JSON at /api/v1/find?q=…&answer=1 and through the MCP server.