TheMealDB
- Maintainer:
- TheMealDB community
- Catalog:
- ~300 recipes (free tier)
- License:
- Per-recipe attribution
- Auth & free tier:
- None — open API
- Standout features:
- Category & area filters
- YouTube video links per recipe
- Up to 20 ingredients per recipe
Search All Recipe Sources
One search across every community data source at once. Each result is badged with where it came from — import any of them into your local pantry.
Type at least 2 characters to search every data source at once.
Upload a file
Choose a recipe .html or provide bookmarks in .html,.csv, or a plain URL list as .txt
Import Recipes from Specific Data Source
Prefer to browse one source at a time? Pick a data source below.
Paste recipe URLs (one per line) or AT Protocol URIs (at://). You can also paste bookmark HTML or CSV content.
About the Community Data Sources
Pantry Host integrates with seven federated recipe sources, each with its own strengths and tradeoffs. None of them are operated by Pantry Host — when you import, your local pantry gets a copy and the original source can go away without affecting your data.
Public Domain Recipes
- Maintainer:
- Ronald L. (ronaldl29)
- Catalog:
- 408 recipes (bundled)
- License:
- Public domain (Unlicense)
- Auth & free tier:
- None — fetched from GitHub raw
- Standout features:
- Truly public domain — no attribution required
- Instant client-side search; zero API calls
- WebP images
Recipe API
- Maintainer:
- recipe-api.com
- Catalog:
- (proprietary, unspecified)
- License:
- Proprietary
- Auth & free tier:
- API key required (rapi_*); free tier 100/day, 10/min
- Standout features:
- 32 USDA-backed nutrients per serving (borrowed display, never stored)
- Structured instructions with doneness cues
- Ingredient substitutions, equipment & storage lists, dietary flags
Cooklang Federation
- Maintainer:
- Cooklang community
- Catalog:
- ~60 federated feeds, 3,500+ recipes
- License:
- Per-recipe (mostly CC-BY-SA)
- Auth & free tier:
- None — open API, ~60 req/min
- Standout features:
- Standardized .cook recipe format
- Per-step photos auto-discovered from GitHub raw URLs
- Difficulty ratings; active vs passive time
Wikibooks Cookbook
- Maintainer:
- Wikimedia Foundation (via gossminn/wikibooks-cookbook HF dataset)
- Catalog:
- ~3,900 recipes
- License:
- CC-BY-SA 4.0 (attribution required)
- Auth & free tier:
- None
- Standout features:
- Largest catalog of the six
- Offline-capable — cached in-app on first fetch
- Structured Wikibooks taxonomy categories; difficulty 1–5
Bluesky (AT Protocol)
- Maintainer:
- AT Protocol community / recipe.exchange
- Catalog:
- ~150 recipes (growing)
- License:
- Per-recipe (user-controlled)
- Auth & free tier:
- None — public record reads
- Standout features:
- Decentralized recipe sharing via AT Protocol
- Import by handle or AT URI
- Collection support for importing recipe sets as menus
TheCocktailDB
- Maintainer:
- Same team as TheMealDB
- Catalog:
- ~600 cocktails
- License:
- Per-recipe attribution
- Auth & free tier:
- None — open API
- Standout features:
- Alcoholic drink-only focus
- Glass type metadata
- Age-gated (21+) inside Pantry Host; can be hidden via Settings
Pantry Host has no commercial relationship with any of these sources — each is integrated as a community good. If a source is missing what you need or has been mis-described, open an issue.