Spoonacular
Commercial-grade recipe, nutrition, and meal-planning API with ingredient substitution, wine pairing, and recipe parsing from a URL. The free tier is small but the data quality is well above the hobby databases.
Status
🟢 Online · 129 ms
🟢 Online · 129 ms
30-day uptime
100%
100%
Free tier
Free key, 150 points/day (roughly 50 recipe searches)
Free key, 150 points/day (roughly 50 recipe searches)
Auth
API key
API key
Free alternatives (live ranking)
- TheMealDB — 🟢 Online · Free test key for development; supporter key for production
- TheCocktailDB — 🟢 Online · Free test key for development; supporter key for production
- Open Food Facts — 🟢 Online · No key, fair-use limits, requires an identifying User-Agent
Compare Spoonacular with…
- Spoonacular vs TheMealDB — Free test key for development; supporter key for production
- Spoonacular vs TheCocktailDB — Free test key for development; supporter key for production
- Spoonacular vs Open Food Facts — No key, fair-use limits, requires an identifying User-Agent
Paid alternatives
- Spoonacular paid — from $29/mo
- Edamam — free tier, paid from $69/mo
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Spoonacular require an API key?
Yes, Spoonacular requires a free API key. You can sign up via https://spoonacular.com/food-api/docs.
What is Spoonacular's free tier?
Free key, 150 points/day (roughly 50 recipe searches)
Is Spoonacular currently online?
We check Spoonacular every hour. The current status is shown at the top of this page. You can also see the 30-day uptime history in the chart above.
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