Mealie

Mealie Recipes: Foods API

The Recipes: Foods API from Mealie — 3 operation(s) for recipes: foods.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 6

GET /api/foods Get All #
POST /api/foods Create One #
PUT /api/foods/merge Merge One #
GET /api/foods/{item_id} Get One #
PUT /api/foods/{item_id} Update One #
DELETE /api/foods/{item_id} Delete One #

Documentation

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Documentation
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Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

mealie-recipes-foods-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: 'Mealie Recipes: Foods API'
  description: Mealie is a web application for managing your recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists.
  version: nightly
tags:
- name: 'Recipes: Foods'
paths:
  /api/foods:
    get:
      tags:
      - 'Recipes: Foods'
      summary: Get All
      operationId: get_all_api_foods_get
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: search
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Search
      - name: orderBy
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Orderby
      - name: orderByNullPosition
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderByNullPosition'
          - type: 'null'
          title: Orderbynullposition
      - name: orderDirection
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderDirection'
          default: desc
      - name: queryFilter
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Queryfilter
      - name: paginationSeed
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Paginationseed
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
          title: Page
      - name: perPage
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 50
          title: Perpage
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IngredientFoodPagination'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    post:
      tags:
      - 'Recipes: Foods'
      summary: Create One
      operationId: create_one_api_foods_post
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateIngredientFood'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IngredientFood-Output'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/foods/merge:
    put:
      tags:
      - 'Recipes: Foods'
      summary: Merge One
      operationId: merge_one_api_foods_merge_put
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MergeFood'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/foods/{item_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - 'Recipes: Foods'
      summary: Get One
      operationId: get_one_api_foods__item_id__get
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: item_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Item Id
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IngredientFood-Output'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    put:
      tags:
      - 'Recipes: Foods'
      summary: Update One
      operationId: update_one_api_foods__item_id__put
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: item_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Item Id
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateIngredientFood'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IngredientFood-Output'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    delete:
      tags:
      - 'Recipes: Foods'
      summary: Delete One
      operationId: delete_one_api_foods__item_id__delete
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: item_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Item Id
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IngredientFood-Output'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
  schemas:
    MultiPurposeLabelSummary:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
        color:
          type: string
          title: Color
          default: '#959595'
        groupId:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Groupid
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Id
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - groupId
      - id
      title: MultiPurposeLabelSummary
    CreateIngredientFood:
      properties:
        id:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: uuid4
          - type: 'null'
          title: Id
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
        pluralName:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Pluralname
        description:
          type: string
          title: Description
          default: ''
        extras:
          anyOf:
          - additionalProperties: true
            type: object
          - type: 'null'
          title: Extras
          default: {}
        labelId:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: uuid4
          - type: 'null'
          title: Labelid
        aliases:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateIngredientFoodAlias'
          type: array
          title: Aliases
          default: []
        householdsWithIngredientFood:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          title: Householdswithingredientfood
          default: []
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      title: CreateIngredientFood
    SuccessResponse:
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          title: Message
        error:
          type: boolean
          title: Error
          default: false
      type: object
      required:
      - message
      title: SuccessResponse
    MergeFood:
      properties:
        fromFood:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Fromfood
        toFood:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Tofood
      type: object
      required:
      - fromFood
      - toFood
      title: MergeFood
    CreateIngredientFoodAlias:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      title: CreateIngredientFoodAlias
    OrderDirection:
      type: string
      enum:
      - asc
      - desc
      title: OrderDirection
    IngredientFood-Output:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Id
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
        pluralName:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Pluralname
        description:
          type: string
          title: Description
          default: ''
        extras:
          anyOf:
          - additionalProperties: true
            type: object
          - type: 'null'
          title: Extras
          default: {}
        labelId:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: uuid4
          - type: 'null'
          title: Labelid
        aliases:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/IngredientFoodAlias'
          type: array
          title: Aliases
          default: []
        householdsWithIngredientFood:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          title: Householdswithingredientfood
          default: []
        label:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MultiPurposeLabelSummary'
          - type: 'null'
        createdAt:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: date-time
          - type: 'null'
          title: Createdat
        updatedAt:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: date-time
          - type: 'null'
          title: Updatedat
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - name
      title: IngredientFood
    IngredientFoodAlias:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      title: IngredientFoodAlias
    OrderByNullPosition:
      type: string
      enum:
      - first
      - last
      title: OrderByNullPosition
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
        input:
          title: Input
        ctx:
          type: object
          title: Context
      type: object
      required:
      - loc
      - msg
      - type
      title: ValidationError
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    IngredientFoodPagination:
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
          title: Page
          default: 1
        per_page:
          type: integer
          title: Per Page
          default: 10
        total:
          type: integer
          title: Total
          default: 0
        total_pages:
          type: integer
          title: Total Pages
          default: 0
        items:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/IngredientFood-Output'
          type: array
          title: Items
        next:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Next
        previous:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Previous
      type: object
      required:
      - items
      title: IngredientFoodPagination
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2PasswordBearer:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        password:
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: /api/auth/token