TheMealDB · Example Payload

Themealdb Meal Example

RecipesMealsFoodCooking

Themealdb Meal Example is an example object payload from TheMealDB, with 16 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

idMealstrMealstrCategorystrAreastrInstructionsstrMealThumbstrTagsstrYoutubestrIngredient1strIngredient2strIngredient3strMeasure1strMeasure2strMeasure3strSourcedateModified

Example Payload

{
  "idMeal": "52772",
  "strMeal": "Teriyaki Chicken Casserole",
  "strCategory": "Chicken",
  "strArea": "Japanese",
  "strInstructions": "Mix all ingredients and cook for 30 minutes.",
  "strMealThumb": "https://www.themealdb.com/images/media/meals/wvpsxx1468256321.jpg",
  "strTags": "Chicken,Dinner",
  "strYoutube": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example",
  "strIngredient1": "Chicken",
  "strIngredient2": "Chicken",
  "strIngredient3": "Chicken",
  "strMeasure1": "200g",
  "strMeasure2": "200g",
  "strMeasure3": "200g",
  "strSource": "https://example.com/recipe",
  "dateModified": "example-value"
}

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