Free Cocktail API Lookup API

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OpenAPI Specification

free-cocktail-api-lookup-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: TheCocktailDB Lookup 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: Lookup
paths:
  /{apiKey}/lookup.php:
    get:
      tags:
      - Lookup
      summary: Look up a cocktail or ingredient by ID
      description: Supply exactly one of `i` or `iid`.
      operationId: lookupV2
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DrinkId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IngredientId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Full cocktail or ingredient record
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                oneOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DrinksResponse'
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/IngredientsResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    IngredientsResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - ingredients
      properties:
        ingredients:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Ingredient'
    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.
    Ingredient:
      type: object
      properties:
        idIngredient:
          type: string
          description: Numeric identifier serialized as a string.
        strIngredient:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        strDescription:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        strType:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        strAlcohol:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        strABV:
          oneOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
  parameters:
    DrinkId:
      name: i
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Numeric cocktail ID.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
    IngredientId:
      name: iid
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Numeric ingredient ID.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
    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)