Developers
Recipes with nutrition, via API
Pull publicly listed recipes and macro data into your app. API keys, rate limits, OpenAPI docs.
What you can build
Calorie trackers, meal planners, grocery list apps, nutrition dashboards. Any tool that needs real recipe data with macros, not scraped HTML.
What is in the catalog
Recipes authors have marked for their public recipe website. Read-only. If it is publicly listed on a CookBookr recipe website, it is in the API.
Quick start
- Create a free developer account (separate from a cookbook author account; same email is fine).
- Verify your email and accept the API terms at sign-up.
- Create an API key. Copy it immediately; you only see the full secret once.
- Send Authorization: Bearer cbk_your_key on every request.
- GET /api/v1/developer/recipes for a paginated list. GET /api/v1/developer/recipes/{id} for full detail and nutrition.
Security and limits
API keys are hashed at rest. Revoke a key anytime from your account. Rate limits: 60 requests per minute and 2,000 per hour per key. Abusive IPs are blocked automatically (15 minutes, then longer for repeat offenses). Contact support if you are blocked by mistake. Read the full security guide.