TheMealDB · Capability
TheMealDB Meal Recipe Discovery
Unified workflow for meal recipe discovery, search, and cooking inspiration. Combines search, lookup, filter, and category listing for home cooks, meal planners, and food enthusiasts.
What You Can Do
GET
Search meals
— Search for meals by name
/v1/meals
GET
Get random meal
— Retrieve a random meal recipe
/v1/meals/random
GET
Lookup meal
— Look up a meal by ID
/v1/meals/{id}
GET
List categories
— List all meal categories
/v1/categories
GET
Filter meals
— Filter meals by ingredient, category, or area
/v1/meals/filter
MCP Tools
search-meals
Search for meal recipes by name (e.g. chicken, pasta, sushi)
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browse-meals-by-letter
Browse all meals starting with a specific letter
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lookup-meal-by-id
Get full recipe details for a meal by its ID
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get-random-meal
Get a completely random meal recipe for cooking inspiration
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list-all-categories
List all meal categories with thumbnails and descriptions
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filter-by-ingredient
Find meals that use a specific ingredient
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filter-by-category
Filter meals by category (e.g. Chicken, Seafood, Dessert)
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filter-by-area
Filter meals by regional cuisine (e.g. Italian, Japanese, Mexican)
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list-areas
List all regional cuisines available in the database
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list-ingredients
List all available ingredients in the database
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APIs Used
mealdb