# AllRecipes Scraper (`fingolfin/allrecipies-scraper`) Actor n Apify Actor that scrapes recipe information from AllRecipes.com, including recipe search and detailed recipe data with ingredients, directions, nutrition facts, and reviews. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fingolfin/allrecipies-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Mate Papava](https://apify.com/fingolfin) (community) - **Categories:** Agents, Developer tools, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## AllRecipes Scraper An Apify Actor that scrapes recipe information from AllRecipes.com, including recipe search and detailed recipe data with ingredients, directions, nutrition facts, and reviews. ### Features - Search recipes by keyword with pagination - Get detailed recipe data including ingredients, directions, nutrition, reviews, and categories ### Actions #### 1. `search_recipes` Search for recipes on AllRecipes.com by keyword. **Parameters:** - `query` (optional): Search query string (e.g., "chicken curry", "pasta"). Returns popular recipes if empty. - `page` (optional): Page number for pagination (default: 1). Each page returns ~24 recipes. **Example Input:** ```json { "action": "search_recipes", "query": "chicken curry", "page": 1 } ```` **Example Output Data:** ```json [ { "position": "1", "url": "https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/214222/curry-pineapple-fried-rice", "id": "recipe/214222/curry-pineapple-fried-rice", "title": "Curry Pineapple Fried Rice", "category": "Chicken", "rating_count": "1,538", "star_rating": 4.5, "image": "https://..." } ] ``` #### 2. `get_recipe` Get detailed information about a specific recipe. **Parameters:** - `recipe_id` (required): Recipe path from AllRecipes URL (e.g., "recipe/214222/curry-pineapple-fried-rice"). Get this from search results. **Example Input:** ```json { "action": "get_recipe", "recipe_id": "recipe/214222/curry-pineapple-fried-rice" } ``` **Example Output Data:** ```json { "title": "Curry Pineapple Fried Rice", "description": "...", "author": "...", "url": "https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/214222/...", "prep_time": "PT20M", "cook_time": "PT10M", "total_time": "PT30M", "servings": "4", "image": "https://...", "rating_value": 4.5, "rating_count": 1538, "ingredients": ["1 cup rice", "..."], "directions": ["Step 1...", "Step 2..."], "nutrition": { "calories": "350", "protein": "12g" }, "reviews": [{ "author": "...", "rating": "5", "text": "...", "date": "..." }], "categories": ["Main Dish"], "cuisine": ["Thai"] } ``` ### Output Format All actions return data in a consistent format: ```json { "action": "action_name", "success": true, "data": { ... }, "error": null, "timestamp": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z" } ``` On error: ```json { "action": "action_name", "success": false, "data": null, "error": "Error message", "timestamp": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Typical Workflow 1. **Search for recipes** using `search_recipes` with a keyword query 2. **Get recipe details** using `get_recipe` with the `id` from search results ### Notes - The Actor uses standard HTTP requests with a browser User-Agent - Rate limiting may apply for high-volume requests - Recipe data is extracted primarily from JSON-LD schema markup with HTML DOM fallback # Actor input Schema ## `action` (type: `string`): Select the scraping action to perform ## `query` (type: `string`): OPTIONAL for search\_recipes. Search query string (e.g., 'chicken curry', 'pasta'). Returns popular recipes if empty. ## `page` (type: `integer`): OPTIONAL. Page number for paginated search results (default: 1). Each page returns ~24 recipes. ## `recipe_id` (type: `string`): REQUIRED for get\_recipe. Recipe path from AllRecipes URL (e.g., 'recipe/214222/curry-pineapple-fried-rice'). Get this from search results. ## Actor input object example ```json { "action": "search_recipes", "page": 1 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Scraped recipe data from AllRecipes.com stored in the default dataset # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "action": "search_recipes" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fingolfin/allrecipies-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "action": "search_recipes" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fingolfin/allrecipies-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "action": "search_recipes" }' | apify call fingolfin/allrecipies-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fingolfin/allrecipies-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "AllRecipes Scraper", "description": "n Apify Actor that scrapes recipe information from AllRecipes.com, including recipe search and detailed recipe data with ingredients, directions, nutrition facts, and reviews.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "Efo968qaOmNo6V7d8" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fingolfin~allrecipies-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fingolfin-allrecipies-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/fingolfin~allrecipies-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fingolfin-allrecipies-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/fingolfin~allrecipies-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fingolfin-allrecipies-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "action" ], "properties": { "action": { "title": "Action", "enum": [ "search_recipes", "get_recipe" ], "type": "string", "description": "Select the scraping action to perform" }, "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "OPTIONAL for search_recipes. Search query string (e.g., 'chicken curry', 'pasta'). Returns popular recipes if empty." }, "page": { "title": "Page Number", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "OPTIONAL. Page number for paginated search results (default: 1). Each page returns ~24 recipes.", "default": 1 }, "recipe_id": { "title": "Recipe ID", "type": "string", "description": "REQUIRED for get_recipe. Recipe path from AllRecipes URL (e.g., 'recipe/214222/curry-pineapple-fried-rice'). Get this from search results." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```