TheMealDB · JSON Structure

Themealdb Meal Structure

Full meal details including ingredients, instructions, and media

Type: object Properties: 16

RecipesMealsFoodCooking

Meal is a JSON Structure definition published by TheMealDB, describing 16 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

idMeal strMeal strCategory strArea strInstructions strMealThumb strTags strYoutube strIngredient1 strIngredient2 strIngredient3 strMeasure1 strMeasure2 strMeasure3 strSource dateModified

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/themealdb/refs/heads/main/json-structure/themealdb-meal-structure.json",
  "name": "Meal",
  "description": "Full meal details including ingredients, instructions, and media",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "idMeal": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique meal identifier",
      "example": "52772"
    },
    "strMeal": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Meal name",
      "example": "Teriyaki Chicken Casserole"
    },
    "strCategory": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Meal category",
      "example": "Chicken"
    },
    "strArea": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Cuisine area/region of origin",
      "example": "Japanese"
    },
    "strInstructions": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Step-by-step preparation instructions"
    },
    "strMealThumb": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Thumbnail image URL",
      "example": "https://www.themealdb.com/images/media/meals/wvpsxx1468256321.jpg"
    },
    "strTags": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Comma-separated tags",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strYoutube": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "YouTube video URL for the recipe",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strIngredient1": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "First ingredient",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strIngredient2": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Second ingredient",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strIngredient3": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Third ingredient",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strMeasure1": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Measure for first ingredient",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strMeasure2": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Measure for second ingredient",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strMeasure3": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Measure for third ingredient",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strSource": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Source URL for the recipe",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "dateModified": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Date last modified",
      "nullable": true
    }
  }
}