Edamam · Schema

Edamam Recipe

A recipe returned by the Edamam Recipe Search API v2.

Food And DrinkRecipesNutritionDietAllergensMeal PlanningSustainabilityCarbon FootprintPublic APIs

Properties

Name Type Description
uri string Edamam ontology URI for the recipe (http://www.edamam.com/ontologies/edamam.owl#recipe_).
label string Display title.
image string
images object
source string Provider/source name.
url string
shareAs string
yield number
dietLabels array
healthLabels array
cautions array
ingredientLines array
ingredients array
calories number
glycemicIndex number
inflammatoryIndex number
totalCO2Emissions number
co2EmissionsClass string
totalWeight number
totalTime number
cuisineType array
mealType array
dishType array
instructionLines array
tags array
externalId string
totalNutrients object
totalDaily object
digest array
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

edamam-recipe-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.com/edamam-recipes/json-schema/edamam-recipe-schema.json",
  "title": "Edamam Recipe",
  "description": "A recipe returned by the Edamam Recipe Search API v2.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["uri", "label"],
  "properties": {
    "uri": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "Edamam ontology URI for the recipe (http://www.edamam.com/ontologies/edamam.owl#recipe_<hash>)."
    },
    "label": {"type": "string", "description": "Display title."},
    "image": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
    "images": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "THUMBNAIL": {"$ref": "#/$defs/ImageInfo"},
        "SMALL": {"$ref": "#/$defs/ImageInfo"},
        "REGULAR": {"$ref": "#/$defs/ImageInfo"},
        "LARGE": {"$ref": "#/$defs/ImageInfo"}
      }
    },
    "source": {"type": "string", "description": "Provider/source name."},
    "url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
    "shareAs": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
    "yield": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0},
    "dietLabels": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
    "healthLabels": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
    "cautions": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
    "ingredientLines": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
    "ingredients": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {"$ref": "#/$defs/Ingredient"}
    },
    "calories": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0},
    "glycemicIndex": {"type": "number"},
    "inflammatoryIndex": {"type": "number"},
    "totalCO2Emissions": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0},
    "co2EmissionsClass": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["A+", "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G"]
    },
    "totalWeight": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0},
    "totalTime": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0},
    "cuisineType": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
    "mealType": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
    "dishType": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
    "instructionLines": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
    "tags": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
    "externalId": {"type": "string"},
    "totalNutrients": {"$ref": "#/$defs/NutrientsInfo"},
    "totalDaily": {"$ref": "#/$defs/NutrientsInfo"},
    "digest": {"type": "array", "items": {"$ref": "#/$defs/DigestEntry"}}
  },
  "$defs": {
    "Ingredient": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "text": {"type": "string"},
        "quantity": {"type": "number"},
        "measure": {"type": "string"},
        "food": {"type": "string"},
        "weight": {"type": "number"},
        "foodId": {"type": "string"}
      }
    },
    "NutrientsInfo": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {"$ref": "#/$defs/NutrientInfo"}
    },
    "NutrientInfo": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["label", "quantity", "unit"],
      "properties": {
        "label": {"type": "string"},
        "quantity": {"type": "number"},
        "unit": {"type": "string"}
      }
    },
    "DigestEntry": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "label": {"type": "string"},
        "tag": {"type": "string"},
        "schemaOrgTag": {"type": "string"},
        "total": {"type": "number"},
        "hasRDI": {"type": "boolean"},
        "daily": {"type": "number"},
        "unit": {"type": "string"},
        "sub": {"type": "array", "items": {"$ref": "#/$defs/DigestEntry"}}
      }
    },
    "ImageInfo": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
        "width": {"type": "integer"},
        "height": {"type": "integer"}
      }
    }
  }
}

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