Free Cocktail API

Free Cocktail API Discovery API

The Discovery API from Free Cocktail API — 4 operation(s) for discovery.

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Operations 4

GET /{apiKey}/random.php Get one random cocktail #
GET /{apiKey}/popular.php Get popular cocktails #
GET /{apiKey}/latest.php Get the latest cocktails #
GET /{apiKey}/recent.php Get recently added cocktails #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.thecocktaildb.com/api.php

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/free-cocktail-api/openapi/free-cocktail-api-discovery-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

free-cocktail-api-discovery-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: TheCocktailDB Discovery API
  version: '2.0'
  description: Search and browse TheCocktailDB's crowd-sourced cocktail, drink, and ingredient data through the V2 API. V2 access and result limits depend on the supplied API key. Obtain access and review current terms on the official documentation page. API keys are deliberately not included in this specification.
  termsOfService: https://www.thecocktaildb.com/terms_of_use.php
  contact:
    name: TheCocktailDB
    url: https://www.thecocktaildb.com/contact.php
    email: thedatadb@gmail.com
  license:
    name: TheCocktailDB Terms of Use
    url: https://www.thecocktaildb.com/terms_of_use.php
servers:
- url: https://www.thecocktaildb.com/api/json/v2
  description: Production API
tags:
- name: Discovery
paths:
  /{apiKey}/random.php:
    get:
      tags:
      - Discovery
      summary: Get one random cocktail
      operationId: randomCocktailV2
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Drinks'
  /{apiKey}/popular.php:
    get:
      tags:
      - Discovery
      summary: Get popular cocktails
      operationId: popularCocktailsV2
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Drinks'
  /{apiKey}/latest.php:
    get:
      tags:
      - Discovery
      summary: Get the latest cocktails
      operationId: latestCocktailsV2
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Drinks'
  /{apiKey}/recent.php:
    get:
      tags:
      - Discovery
      summary: Get recently added cocktails
      operationId: recentCocktailsV2
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Drinks'
components:
  responses:
    Drinks:
      description: Cocktail records
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DrinksResponse'
  schemas:
    Drink:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DrinkSummary'
      - type: object
        properties:
          strDrinkAlternate:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strTags:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strVideo:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            format: uri
          strCategory:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strIBA:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strAlcoholic:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strGlass:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strInstructions:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strInstructionsES:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strInstructionsDE:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strInstructionsFR:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strInstructionsIT:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strInstructionsZH-HANS:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strInstructionsZH-HANT:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strImageSource:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strImageAttribution:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          strCreativeCommonsConfirmed:
            type: string
          dateModified:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
            description: Database timestamp in `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS` format.
        patternProperties:
          ^strIngredient([1-9]|1[0-5])$:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          ^strMeasure([1-9]|1[0-5])$:
            type:
            - string
            - 'null'
    DrinkSummary:
      type: object
      required:
      - idDrink
      - strDrink
      properties:
        idDrink:
          type: string
          description: Numeric identifier serialized as a string.
        strDrink:
          type: string
        strDrinkThumb:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: uri
    DrinksResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - drinks
      properties:
        drinks:
          oneOf:
          - type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Drink'
          - type: string
            description: Legacy no-data message.
  parameters:
    ApiKey:
      name: apiKey
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Your TheCocktailDB API key. No key value is stored in this specification.
      schema:
        type: string
        minLength: 1
externalDocs:
  description: Official API documentation
  url: https://www.thecocktaildb.com/documentation
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Free Cocktail API
  source: https://www.thecocktaildb.com/api/spec/openapi-v2.yaml
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)