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TheMealDB

Nutrition & Food No key

AuthenticationNo key
Rate limitNo published numeric limit on the free tier; the free test key is simply 1

Documentation: www.themealdb.com ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026

About

TheMealDB is a free, crowdsourced database of meals and recipes with a dead-simple REST API. Search by name, filter by category, cuisine area, or ingredient, and get full recipes with images. The free V1 test key (1) works immediately with no signup.

Details

No key needed. You can call it right away.

Auth: No key

Rate limit: No published numeric limit on the free tier; the free test key is simply 1

Verified: 2026-09-13

Best for: recipes meal-ideas cooking

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Setup

  1. No signup is required to start. Use test key 1.
  2. Browse the documentation to see the search and filter endpoints.
  3. Call the endpoints with the key in the URL path.
  4. Upgrade to a paid key only if you need the premium endpoints.
  5. Add image support using the meal thumbnail URLs in responses.
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