API Ninjas Recipe
FreemiumLiveLast verified 29 Sept 2026
Looks up recipes by title from 200,000+ dishes, returning ingredients with quantities, servings and steps.
Example request
curl -s -H 'X-Api-Key: $API_KEY' 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v3/recipe?title=lentil%20soup'
Free tier, in plain English
A free key gives 3,000 calls a month for evaluation and demos, with attribution and no commercial use. Paid plans from $39 a month allow commercial use.
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