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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: TheMealDB Categories.php Filter.php API
  description: An open, crowd-sourced database of meals and recipes from around the world
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    url: https://www.themealdb.com
servers:
- url: https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/{apiKey}
  variables:
    apiKey:
      default: '1'
      description: API key - use '1' for testing/development. Premium supporters use their personal key.
tags:
- name: Filter.php
paths:
  /filter.php:
    get:
      summary: Filter meals by ingredient, category, or area
      description: Return a list of meals matching the specified filter. Free tier supports a single ingredient. Premium tier supports multiple comma-separated ingredients.
      operationId: filterMeals
      parameters:
      - name: i
        in: query
        description: Filter by ingredient name (e.g. i=chicken_breast). Comma-separate multiple values for premium multi-ingredient filtering.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: c
        in: query
        description: Filter by category name (e.g. c=Seafood)
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: a
        in: query
        description: Filter by cuisine area (e.g. a=Italian)
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with abbreviated meal list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  meals:
                    type:
                    - array
                    - 'null'
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/MealSummary'
      tags:
      - Filter.php
components:
  schemas:
    MealSummary:
      type: object
      description: Abbreviated meal record returned by filter endpoints.
      properties:
        strMeal:
          type: string
          description: Meal name
          example: Spicy Arrabiata Penne
        strMealThumb:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to the meal thumbnail image
        idMeal:
          type: string
          description: Unique numeric identifier for the meal
          example: '52771'