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Mealie Recipes: Units API

The Recipes: Units API from Mealie — 3 operation(s) for recipes: units.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 6

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

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OpenAPI Specification

mealie-recipes-units-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: 'Mealie Recipes: Units API'
  description: '

    Mealie is a web application for managing your recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists. This is the Restful

    API interactive documentation that can be used to explore the API. If you''re justing getting started with

    the API and want to get started quickly, you can use the

    [API Usage | Mealie Docs](https://docs.mealie.io/documentation/getting-started/api-usage/)

    as a reference for how to get started.



    If you have any questions or comments about mealie, please use the discord server to talk to the developers or other

    community members. If you''d like to file an issue, please use the

    [GitHub Issue Tracker | Mealie](https://github.com/mealie-recipes/mealie/issues/new/choose)



    ## Helpful Links

    - [Home Page](https://mealie.io)

    - [Documentation](https://docs.mealie.io)

    - [Discord](https://discord.gg/QuStdQGSGK)

    - [Demo](https://demo.mealie.io)

    '
  version: nightly
tags:
- name: 'Recipes: Units'
paths:
  /api/units:
    get:
      tags:
      - 'Recipes: Units'
      summary: Get All
      operationId: get_all_api_units_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/IngredientUnitPagination'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    post:
      tags:
      - 'Recipes: Units'
      summary: Create One
      operationId: create_one_api_units_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/CreateIngredientUnit'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IngredientUnit-Output'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/units/merge:
    put:
      tags:
      - 'Recipes: Units'
      summary: Merge One
      operationId: merge_one_api_units_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/MergeUnit'
      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/units/{item_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - 'Recipes: Units'
      summary: Get One
      operationId: get_one_api_units__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/IngredientUnit-Output'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    put:
      tags:
      - 'Recipes: Units'
      summary: Update One
      operationId: update_one_api_units__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/CreateIngredientUnit'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IngredientUnit-Output'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    delete:
      tags:
      - 'Recipes: Units'
      summary: Delete One
      operationId: delete_one_api_units__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/IngredientUnit-Output'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
  schemas:
    IngredientUnitAlias:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      title: IngredientUnitAlias
    CreateIngredientUnit:
      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: {}
        fraction:
          type: boolean
          title: Fraction
          default: true
        abbreviation:
          type: string
          title: Abbreviation
          default: ''
        pluralAbbreviation:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Pluralabbreviation
          default: ''
        useAbbreviation:
          type: boolean
          title: Useabbreviation
          default: false
        aliases:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateIngredientUnitAlias'
          type: array
          title: Aliases
          default: []
        standardQuantity:
          anyOf:
          - type: number
          - type: 'null'
          title: Standardquantity
        standardUnit:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Standardunit
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      title: CreateIngredientUnit
    SuccessResponse:
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          title: Message
        error:
          type: boolean
          title: Error
          default: false
      type: object
      required:
      - message
      title: SuccessResponse
    IngredientUnit-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: {}
        fraction:
          type: boolean
          title: Fraction
          default: true
        abbreviation:
          type: string
          title: Abbreviation
          default: ''
        pluralAbbreviation:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Pluralabbreviation
          default: ''
        useAbbreviation:
          type: boolean
          title: Useabbreviation
          default: false
        aliases:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/IngredientUnitAlias'
          type: array
          title: Aliases
          default: []
        standardQuantity:
          anyOf:
          - type: number
          - type: 'null'
          title: Standardquantity
        standardUnit:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Standardunit
        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: IngredientUnit
    MergeUnit:
      properties:
        fromUnit:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Fromunit
        toUnit:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Tounit
      type: object
      required:
      - fromUnit
      - toUnit
      title: MergeUnit
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    IngredientUnitPagination:
      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/IngredientUnit-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: IngredientUnitPagination
    OrderDirection:
      type: string
      enum:
      - asc
      - desc
      title: OrderDirection
    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
    OrderByNullPosition:
      type: string
      enum:
      - first
      - last
      title: OrderByNullPosition
    CreateIngredientUnitAlias:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      title: CreateIngredientUnitAlias
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2PasswordBearer:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        password:
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: /api/auth/token