TheCocktailDB Filter API

Filter cocktails by attributes

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: TheCocktailDB Filter API
  description: An open, crowd-sourced database of cocktails and drinks from around the world with a free API. Search cocktails by name, ingredient, category, glass type, or alcoholic content. Includes detailed recipes, measurements, and images.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    url: https://www.thecocktaildb.com/
  x-generated-from: documentation
servers:
- url: https://www.thecocktaildb.com/api/json/v1/1
  description: Production API server (free tier with API key 1)
security: []
tags:
- name: Filter
  description: Filter cocktails by attributes
paths:
  /filter.php:
    get:
      operationId: filterCocktails
      summary: TheCocktailDB Filter Cocktails by Attribute
      description: Filter cocktails by a single ingredient ('i'), alcoholic content ('a'), category ('c'), or glass type ('g'). Multi-ingredient filtering is available to premium subscribers.
      tags:
      - Filter
      parameters:
      - name: i
        in: query
        description: Filter by ingredient name (e.g. vodka)
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          example: vodka
      - name: a
        in: query
        description: Filter by alcoholic status
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Alcoholic
          - Non_Alcoholic
          example: Alcoholic
      - name: c
        in: query
        description: Filter by category
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          example: Cocktail
      - name: g
        in: query
        description: Filter by glass type
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          example: Cocktail glass
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of matching cocktails (summary view)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FilterResponse'
              examples:
                FilterCocktails200Example:
                  summary: Default filterCocktails 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    drinks:
                    - strDrink: Margarita
                      strDrinkThumb: https://www.thecocktaildb.com/images/media/drink/5noda61589575158.jpg
                      idDrink: '11007'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    FilterResponse:
      type: object
      description: Filtered cocktail list with summary information only
      properties:
        drinks:
          type: array
          description: Array of cocktail summaries
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              strDrink:
                type: string
                description: Cocktail name
                example: Margarita
              strDrinkThumb:
                type: string
                description: Thumbnail URL
              idDrink:
                type: string
                description: Cocktail ID
                example: '11007'