Recipe API

Model Context Protocol

Use Recipe API inside Claude

The official Recipe API MCP server lets Claude — and any MCP client — search, filter, and generate 25,000+ structured recipes with USDA-backed nutrition, in natural language. No glue code: connect once and ask.

Tools Claude gets

Discovery — free
search_recipes, filter_recipes (category, cuisine, dietary, macros), list_categories / cuisines / dietary_flags, search_ingredients, get_sample_recipe.
Full recipes & generation
get_recipe returns the complete object — grouped ingredients with USDA IDs, 32 per-serving nutrients, structured steps. generate_recipe creates new ones.

Connect Claude to Recipe API

1

Open Claude settings

Launch the app or open claude.ai and go to

Settings → Connectors ↗
2

Add the custom connector

Name it Recipe API and paste the URL:

https://recipe-api.com/api/mcp
3

Connect and authorize

Click Add → Connect and authorize — a key is minted automatically on your dashboard. You're all set: just ask Claude for a recipe.

Works in claude.ai, Claude Desktop, and Claude Code — authorize once with OAuth, no install. Then pair it with free skills — weekly meal planning, pantry cooking, macro coaching — that turn the tools into finished workflows.

What you can ask Claude

“Find me a gluten-free dinner under 600 calories with at least 30g of protein.”

“Pull the full recipe for hainanese chicken rice and build me a shopping list.”

“Generate an intermediate Thai recipe around prawns and lemongrass, 45 minutes max.”

Related

API Reference
Every endpoint the MCP tools call, with live examples.
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Guides
Tutorials for building with structured recipe + nutrition data.
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Plans
Free discovery, metered full recipes, and generation.
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Starter Kits & SDK
JS/TS SDK plus TypeScript, Python, and Go starters on GitHub.
View on GitHub →

Connect in 60 seconds

Get a free API key, add the connector, and ask Claude for a recipe.

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