TheMealDB · Schema
Meal
Full meal details including ingredients, instructions, and media
FoodRecipesMealsCookingIngredientsCuisineOpen Data
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| idMeal | string | Unique meal identifier |
| strMeal | string | Meal name |
| strCategory | string | Meal category |
| strArea | string | Cuisine area/region of origin |
| strInstructions | string | Step-by-step preparation instructions |
| strMealThumb | string | Thumbnail image URL |
| strTags | string | Comma-separated tags |
| strYoutube | string | YouTube video URL for the recipe |
| strIngredient1 | string | First ingredient |
| strIngredient2 | string | Second ingredient |
| strIngredient3 | string | Third ingredient |
| strMeasure1 | string | Measure for first ingredient |
| strMeasure2 | string | Measure for second ingredient |
| strMeasure3 | string | Measure for third ingredient |
| strSource | string | Source URL for the recipe |
| dateModified | string | Date last modified |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/themealdb/refs/heads/main/json-schema/themealdb-meal-schema.json",
"title": "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
}
}
}
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