TheMealDB · Schema

Meal

Full meal details including ingredients, instructions, and media

RecipesMealsFoodCooking

Properties

Name	Type	Description
idMeal	string	Unique meal identifier
strMeal	string	Meal name
strCategory	string	Meal category
strArea	string	Cuisine area/region of origin
strInstructions	string	Step-by-step preparation instructions
strMealThumb	string	Thumbnail image URL
strTags	string	Comma-separated tags
strYoutube	string	YouTube video URL for the recipe
strIngredient1	string	First ingredient
strIngredient2	string	Second ingredient
strIngredient3	string	Third ingredient
strMeasure1	string	Measure for first ingredient
strMeasure2	string	Measure for second ingredient
strMeasure3	string	Measure for third ingredient
strSource	string	Source URL for the recipe
dateModified	string	Date last modified

View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/themealdb/refs/heads/main/json-schema/themealdb-meal-schema.json",
  "title": "Meal",
  "description": "Full meal details including ingredients, instructions, and media",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "idMeal": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique meal identifier",
      "example": "52772"
    },
    "strMeal": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Meal name",
      "example": "Teriyaki Chicken Casserole"
    },
    "strCategory": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Meal category",
      "example": "Chicken"
    },
    "strArea": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Cuisine area/region of origin",
      "example": "Japanese"
    },
    "strInstructions": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Step-by-step preparation instructions"
    },
    "strMealThumb": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Thumbnail image URL",
      "example": "https://www.themealdb.com/images/media/meals/wvpsxx1468256321.jpg"
    },
    "strTags": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Comma-separated tags",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strYoutube": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "YouTube video URL for the recipe",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strIngredient1": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "First ingredient",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strIngredient2": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Second ingredient",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strIngredient3": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Third ingredient",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strMeasure1": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Measure for first ingredient",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strMeasure2": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Measure for second ingredient",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strMeasure3": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Measure for third ingredient",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "strSource": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Source URL for the recipe",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "dateModified": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Date last modified",
      "nullable": true
    }
  }
}