instacart Rest API

The Rest API from instacart — 1 operation(s) for rest.

Operations 1

POST /rest/llm_integration/openapi/v2_1/recipes Create an Instacart link to the shopping list of ingredients. #

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OpenAPI Specification

instacart-rest-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Instacart Rest API
  description: Order from your favorite local grocery stores.
  version: v2.1
servers:
- url: https://www.instacart.com
tags:
- name: Rest
paths:
  /rest/llm_integration/openapi/v2_1/recipes:
    post:
      operationId: create
      summary: Create an Instacart link to the shopping list of ingredients.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/createRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Instacart link to the shopping list of ingredients.
        '400':
          description: Could not create an Instacart link to the shopping list of ingredients.
      tags:
      - Rest
components:
  schemas:
    createRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - title
      - ingredients
      - instructions
      - question
      - partner_name
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: Recipe title (e.g. "Vanilla Yogurt Parfait")
        ingredients:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: List of strings where each element is a recipe ingredient (e.g. ["2 cups of greek yogurt", "2 tablespoons of honey", "1 teaspoon of vanilla extract"]). Don't include items in the list that the user already mentioned they have.
        instructions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: List of strings where each element is a recipe instruction
        question:
          type: string
          description: This field stores the question asked by the user about recipe or mealplan in the current chat session. For instance, a user can ask "recipe for chocolate cookies" and the assistant responds by listing the ingredients needed to make chocolate cookies. In this chat interaction, we need to return "recipe for chocolate cookies" as the value in this field
        partner_name:
          type: string
          description: The value used to populate this field should always be "OpenAI"