Instacart · Schema

Ingredient

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Properties

Name Type Description
name string The name of the ingredient.
display_text string Custom display text for the ingredient on the recipe page.
product_ids array Instacart product identifiers to match specific products.
upcs array Universal Product Codes to match specific products.
measurements object Measurement details for the ingredient.
filters object Filters to narrow product matching for this ingredient.
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JSON Schema

instacart-ingredient-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/Ingredient",
  "title": "Ingredient",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the ingredient."
    },
    "display_text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Custom display text for the ingredient on the recipe page."
    },
    "product_ids": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Instacart product identifiers to match specific products.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "upcs": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Universal Product Codes to match specific products.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "measurements": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Measurement details for the ingredient.",
      "properties": {
        "amount": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "The measurement amount."
        },
        "unit": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The measurement unit."
        }
      }
    },
    "filters": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Filters to narrow product matching for this ingredient.",
      "properties": {
        "department": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The store department to filter products by."
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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