Recipe API

Recipe API is a B2B recipe and nutrition API providing structured recipes with comprehensive, USDA-backed nutrition data — 32 nutrients per recipe, structured preparation steps, and per-100g nutrition on individual ingredients. Beyond browsing and filtering an existing catalog by category, cuisine, dietary flag and macro, it will generate a new recipe with nutrition on demand, and generate food photography from a recipe. It positions itself as a lighter-weight alternative for developers who want clean recipe data without much setup, and publishes both an llms.txt and an official MCP server so that AI clients can use it directly. Self-serve from a free evaluation tier through to a paid scale tier, with a documented keyless quick-start call so a developer can try the API before signing up.

Recipe API publishes 5 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Discovery API, Image Generation API, Ingredients API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Recipes, Food, Nutrition, Ingredients, and Data.

The Recipe API catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Recipe API’s developer surface includes engineering blog, documentation, pricing, signup flow, authentication, and 16 more developer resources.

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46.3/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 58/100 agent ready Front door AI 5/6 prominent saas Full breakdown ↓
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AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

1 published contract 1 MCP Servers

Recipes Food Nutrition Ingredients Data Generative AI MCP Agents

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Consumer Health, Fitness & Nutrition

AE-130

Public

GET /api/v1/dinner

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0

Composite quality — 46.3/100 · developing

Contract Quality 10.8 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 3.6 / 15

Access Clarity 12.5 / 15

Operational Transparency 2.8 / 10

Contract Governance 1.2 / 9

Discoverability 5.0 / 8

Regulatory Posture 1.9 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 58/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 5 / 5

Registration Without a Human 6 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 0 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Markets this provider is in provisional

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Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Agriculture and Food (Farm Data, Nutrition)	undeclared	-	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 4

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

Dynamic Client Registration

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Recipe API Discovery API

Requires API key. No credit cost. Browse categories, cuisines, and dietary options.

Recipe API Image Generation API

The Image Generation API from Recipe API — 1 operation(s) for image generation.

Recipe API Ingredients API

Search ingredients free. Per-100g USDA nutrition by ID costs 1 credit.

Recipe API Public API

No authentication required. Try `/api/v1/dinner` for a complete recipe example.

Recipe API Recipes API

Browse recipes free. Full recipe detail costs 1 credit. Sample data shown inline.

Open Collections 5

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Recipe Discovery API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recipe Image Generation API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recipe Ingredients API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recipe Public API

OPEN COLLECTION

Recipe Recipes API

OPEN COLLECTION

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Recipe API MCP Server

An official Recipe API MCP server, documented for Claude and any MCP client. The JSON-RPC endpoint answers 401 rather than 404, so it exists and is auth-gated — the tool list co...

MCP SERVER

Recipe API pricing

Prices published by Recipe API, read 2026-10-28 from recipe-api.com/pricing.

Plan	Price
Evaluation	$0 lifetime Includes: 1 lifetime new recipe minted, 1 generation lifetime, 50 lifetime unique recipes, 50 requests/day, ra
Personal	$9/mo Includes: Personal, non-commercial use; 50 new recipes minted/month; 5 generations/day; 100 unique recipes/mon
Developer	$29/mo Includes: Production; 150 new recipes minted/month; 10 generations/day; 250 unique recipes/month; 500 requests
Production (Popular)	$99/mo Includes: 500 new recipes minted/month; 25 generations/day; 1,000 unique recipes/month; 2,000 requests/day; ra
Scale	$299/mo Includes: 1,200 new recipes minted/month; 50 generations/day; 5,000 unique recipes/month; 10,000 requests/day;
AI image credits add-on	($125/ 500)

Plan details, limits and sources →

Billed by: 500 image credits · FinOps profile →

Pricing Plans 2

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Recipe API Plans

6 plans

PLANS

Recipe API Price Estimates

0 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Recipe API Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

Terms of Service 1

What its API terms permit and prohibit, quoted from its own page.

Recipe API

15 quoted statements, read from Recipe API's own page on 2026-11-10.

TERMS

Privacy & Data 1

Its role, the data it processes, retention and transfers, quoted from its own privacy page.

Recipe API

25 quoted statements, read from Recipe API's own page on 2026-11-10.

PRIVACY

Eligibility 1

Who may sign up and where, quoted from its own terms.

Recipe API

5 quoted statements, read from Recipe API's own page on 2026-11-10.

ELIGIBILITY

AI Preferences 1

Its stance on AI training, inference and agents, quoted from its own pages.

Recipe API

3 quoted statements, read from Recipe API's own page on 2026-11-10.

AI PREFS

Data License 1

How its data and outputs may be reused, quoted from its own terms.

Recipe API

2 quoted statements, read from Recipe API's own page on 2026-11-10.

LICENSE

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Recipe API Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.

Recipe API API Rules

67 rules · 57 error-severity 3 warn-severity 7 info-severity

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Recipe API Authentication

1 scheme

SECURITY

Recipe API Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup

Signup

Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

AIPreferences

AIPreferences

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LlmsText

LlmsText

MCPServer

MCPServer

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 6

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Plans

UsageTerms

DataLicense

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Website

Website

Other 4

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

PublicAPIsListing

PublicAPIsListing

DataProcessing

DataProcessing

Eligibility

Eligibility

Source (apis.yml)

aid: recipe-api
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/recipe-api/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Recipe API
description: Recipe API is a B2B recipe and nutrition API providing structured recipes with comprehensive, USDA-backed nutrition
  data — 32 nutrients per recipe, structured preparation steps, and per-100g nutrition on individual ingredients. Beyond browsing
  and filtering an existing catalog by category, cuisine, dietary flag and macro, it will generate a new recipe with nutrition
  on demand, and generate food photography from a recipe. It positions itself as a lighter-weight alternative for developers
  who want clean recipe data without much setup, and publishes both an llms.txt and an official MCP server so that AI clients
  can use it directly. Self-serve from a free evaluation tier through to a paid scale tier, with a documented keyless quick-start
  call so a developer can try the API before signing up.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - rate-limits
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/recipe-api.png
created: '2026-08-03'
modified: '2026-10-06'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
type: Index
position: Producing
access: 3rd-Party
kind: contract
tags:
- Recipes
- Food
- Nutrition
- Ingredients
- Data
- Generative AI
- MCP
- Agents
apis:
- aid: recipe-api:recipe-api-discovery-api
  name: Recipe API Discovery API
  description: Requires API key. No credit cost. Browse categories, cuisines, and dietary options.
  humanURL: https://recipe-api.com/docs
  tags:
  - Discovery
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recipe-api-discovery-api-openapi.yml
  - type: X-OpenAPI-Source
    url: https://recipe-api.com/openapi.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://recipe-api.com/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://recipe-api.com/signup
  - type: Login
    url: https://recipe-api.com/login
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://recipe-api.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://recipe-api.com/terms
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://recipe-api.com/privacy
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/recipe-api-authentication.yml
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/recipe-api-plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/recipe-api-rate-limits.yml
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://recipe-api.com/llms.txt
- aid: recipe-api:recipe-api-image-generation-api
  name: Recipe API Image Generation API
  description: The Image Generation API from Recipe API — 1 operation(s) for image generation.
  humanURL: https://recipe-api.com/docs
  tags:
  - Image Generation
  tags_raw:
  - Image Generation
  - Image-Generation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recipe-api-image-generation-api-openapi.yml
  - type: X-OpenAPI-Source
    url: https://recipe-api.com/openapi.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://recipe-api.com/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://recipe-api.com/signup
  - type: Login
    url: https://recipe-api.com/login
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://recipe-api.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://recipe-api.com/terms
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://recipe-api.com/privacy
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/recipe-api-authentication.yml
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/recipe-api-plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/recipe-api-rate-limits.yml
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://recipe-api.com/llms.txt
- aid: recipe-api:recipe-api-ingredients-api
  name: Recipe API Ingredients API
  description: Search ingredients free. Per-100g USDA nutrition by ID costs 1 credit.
  humanURL: https://recipe-api.com/docs
  tags:
  - Ingredients
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recipe-api-ingredients-api-openapi.yml
  - type: X-OpenAPI-Source
    url: https://recipe-api.com/openapi.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://recipe-api.com/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://recipe-api.com/signup
  - type: Login
    url: https://recipe-api.com/login
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://recipe-api.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://recipe-api.com/terms
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://recipe-api.com/privacy
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/recipe-api-authentication.yml
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/recipe-api-plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/recipe-api-rate-limits.yml
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://recipe-api.com/llms.txt
- aid: recipe-api:recipe-api-public-api
  name: Recipe API Public API
  description: No authentication required. Try `/api/v1/dinner` for a complete recipe example.
  humanURL: https://recipe-api.com/docs
  tags:
  - Public
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recipe-api-public-api-openapi.yml
  - type: X-OpenAPI-Source
    url: https://recipe-api.com/openapi.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://recipe-api.com/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://recipe-api.com/signup
  - type: Login
    url: https://recipe-api.com/login
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://recipe-api.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://recipe-api.com/terms
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://recipe-api.com/privacy
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/recipe-api-authentication.yml
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/recipe-api-plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/recipe-api-rate-limits.yml
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://recipe-api.com/llms.txt
- aid: recipe-api:recipe-api-recipes-api
  name: Recipe API Recipes API
  description: Browse recipes free. Full recipe detail costs 1 credit. Sample data shown inline.
  humanURL: https://recipe-api.com/docs
  tags:
  - Recipes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/recipe-api-recipes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: X-OpenAPI-Source
    url: https://recipe-api.com/openapi.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://recipe-api.com/docs
  - type: Signup
    url: https://recipe-api.com/signup
  - type: Login
    url: https://recipe-api.com/login
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://recipe-api.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://recipe-api.com/terms
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://recipe-api.com/privacy
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/recipe-api-authentication.yml
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/recipe-api-plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/recipe-api-rate-limits.yml
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://recipe-api.com/llms.txt
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/recipe-api-capability-edges.yml
  name: Recipe API Business Capability Map
- url: https://recipe-api.com/blog
  type: Blog
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/recipe-api-domain-security.yml
- type: PublicAPIsListing
  url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
- url: https://recipe-api.com
  type: Website
- url: https://recipe-api.com/docs
  type: Documentation
- url: https://recipe-api.com/pricing
  type: Pricing
- url: https://recipe-api.com/signup
  type: Signup
- url: https://recipe-api.com/login
  type: Login
- url: https://recipe-api.com/terms
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://recipe-api.com/privacy
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://recipe-api.com/llms.txt
  type: LlmsText
- url: mcp/recipe-api-mcp.yml
  type: MCPServer
- url: plans/recipe-api-plans.yml
  type: Plans
- url: rate-limits/recipe-api-rate-limits.yml
  type: RateLimits
- url: authentication/recipe-api-authentication.yml
  type: Authentication
- type: UsageTerms
  url: terms/recipe-api-terms-of-service.yml
- type: DataProcessing
  url: privacy/recipe-api-privacy-policy.yml
- type: Eligibility
  url: eligibility/recipe-api-eligibility.yml
- type: AIPreferences
  url: ai-preferences/recipe-api-ai-preferences.yml
- type: DataLicense
  url: data-license/recipe-api-data-license.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
X-Discovery:
  date: '2026-08-03'
  method: probed
  note: Provider wrote in to info@apievangelist.com. Every surface below was fetched before the profile was written; nothing
    here is modelled on their behalf.
  findings:
  - surface: OpenAPI
    url: https://recipe-api.com/openapi.json
    http_status: 200
    real: true
    note: OpenAPI 3.0.3, 12 operations, 20 schemas, ApiKeyAuth, real server URL.
  - surface: LlmsTxt
    url: https://recipe-api.com/llms.txt
    http_status: 200
    real: true
  - surface: MCPServer
    url: https://recipe-api.com/api/mcp
    http_status: 401
    real: true
    note: Exists and is auth-gated; documented at /mcp.
  - surface: WellKnown
    url: https://recipe-api.com/.well-known/api-catalog
    http_status: 404
    real: false

Recipe API — frequently asked questions

Does Recipe API have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 5 APIs from Recipe API, including Recipe API Discovery API, Recipe API Image Generation API and Recipe API Ingredients API, and 2 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Recipe API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 5 OpenAPI specifications for Recipe API, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Recipe API?

Recipe API documents its authentication (1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Recipe API Authentication.

How much does the Recipe API cost?

Recipe API publishes its prices; its Evaluation plan is $0 lifetime as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 6 pricing plans for Recipe API, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Does Recipe API have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Recipe API: An official Recipe API MCP server, documented for Claude and any MCP client. The JSON-RPC endpoint answers 401 rather than 404, so it exists and is auth-gated — the tool list could not be enumerated a

Is the Recipe API ready for AI agents?

Recipe API has a Kin Score of 46.3 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 57.8 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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