filter.php: Filter meals

API: themealdb.com:themealdb-api
Endpoint: /filter.php
Response format: application/json
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 149ms

Description

Filter meals by category, area (cuisine), or main ingredient. Returns meal summaries (ID, name, thumbnail).

Parameters (3)

a (string, query, optional)

Area (cuisine) to filter by (e.g., 'Canadian')

c (string, query, optional)

Category name to filter by (e.g., 'Seafood')

i (string, query, optional)

Main ingredient to filter by (e.g., 'chicken'). Use comma-separated values for multiple ingredients (premium feature).

Examples (7)

Filter by main ingredient doc_extracted 
curl 'https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?i=chicken_breast'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php",
    params={
        'i': 'chicken_breast',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("themealdb")
result = api.fetch("filter.php", i="chicken_breast")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?i=chicken_breast");
const data = await resp.json();
Filter by Category doc_extracted 
curl 'https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?c=Seafood'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php",
    params={
        'c': 'Seafood',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("themealdb")
result = api.fetch("filter.php", c="Seafood")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?c=Seafood");
const data = await resp.json();
Filter by Area doc_extracted 
curl 'https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?a=Canadian'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php",
    params={
        'a': 'Canadian',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("themealdb")
result = api.fetch("filter.php", a="Canadian")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?a=Canadian");
const data = await resp.json();
Filter meals by main ingredient curl 
curl 'https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?i=chicken'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php",
    params={
        'i': 'chicken',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("themealdb")
result = api.fetch("filter.php", i="chicken")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?i=chicken");
const data = await resp.json();
Filter meals by cuisine area curl 
curl 'https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?a=Italian'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php",
    params={
        'a': 'Italian',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("themealdb")
result = api.fetch("filter.php", a="Italian")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?a=Italian");
const data = await resp.json();
Filter meals by ingredient, category, or area openapi-spec 
curl 'https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?i=chicken&c=Seafood&a=Italian'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php",
    params={
        'i': 'chicken',
        'c': 'Seafood',
        'a': 'Italian',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("themealdb")
result = api.fetch("filter.php", i="chicken", c="Seafood", a="Italian")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?i=chicken&c=Seafood&a=Italian");
const data = await resp.json();
Filter meals by ingredient, category, or area openapi-spec 
curl 'https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?i=chicken_breast&c=Seafood&a=Canadian'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php",
    params={
        'i': 'chicken_breast',
        'c': 'Seafood',
        'a': 'Canadian',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("themealdb")
result = api.fetch("filter.php", i="chicken_breast", c="Seafood", a="Canadian")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?i=chicken_breast&c=Seafood&a=Canadian");
const data = await resp.json();

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