TheMealDB Filter API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: TheMealDB Filter API
  description: An open, crowd-sourced database of recipes from around the world with a free API. Search meals by name, first letter, ingredient, category, or area/region. Includes detailed recipes with ingredients, measurements, instructions, and images. The API and site will always remain free at point of access.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    url: https://www.themealdb.com/
  x-generated-from: documentation
servers:
- url: https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1
  description: Production API server (free tier with API key 1)
security: []
tags:
- name: Filter
  description: Filter meals by attributes
paths:
  /filter.php:
    get:
      operationId: filterMeals
      summary: TheMealDB Filter Meals by Ingredient, Category, or Area
      description: Filter meals by a single ingredient ('i'), category ('c'), or area/region ('a'). Multi-ingredient filtering is available to premium supporters.
      tags:
      - Filter
      parameters:
      - name: i
        in: query
        description: Filter by main ingredient
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          example: chicken_breast
      - name: c
        in: query
        description: Filter by category
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          example: Seafood
      - name: a
        in: query
        description: Filter by area/region of origin
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          example: Canadian
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Filtered meal list with summary information
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FilterResponse'
              examples:
                FilterMeals200Example:
                  summary: Default filterMeals 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    meals:
                    - strMeal: Brown Stew Chicken
                      strMealThumb: https://www.themealdb.com/images/media/meals/sypxpx1515365095.jpg
                      idMeal: '52772'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    FilterResponse:
      type: object
      description: Filtered meal list with summary information only
      properties:
        meals:
          type: array
          description: Array of meal summaries
          nullable: true
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              strMeal:
                type: string
                description: Meal name
              strMealThumb:
                type: string
                description: Thumbnail URL
              idMeal:
                type: string
                description: Meal ID