recipe-scrapers 15.0.0rc1

Python package, scraping recipes from all over the internet

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A simple web scraping tool for recipe sites.

pip install recipe-scrapers

then:

import requests
from recipe_scrapers import scrape_html

# give the url as a string, it can be url from any site listed below
url = "https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/158968/spinach-and-feta-turkey-burgers/"
html = requests.get(url).content
scraper = scrape_html(html, org_url=url)

# Q: What if the recipe site I want to extract information from is not listed below?
# A: You can give it a try with the wild_mode option! If there is Schema/Recipe available it will work just fine.
url = 'https://www.feastingathome.com/tomato-risotto/'
html = requests.get(url).content
scraper = scrape_html(html, org_url=url, wild_mode=True)

scraper.title()
scraper.total_time()
scraper.yields()
scraper.ingredients()
scraper.instructions()  # or alternatively for results as a Python list: scraper.instructions_list()
scraper.image()
scraper.host()
scraper.to_json()
scraper.links()
scraper.nutrients()  # if available
scraper.canonical_url()  # also not always available

Notes:

• scraper.links() returns a list of dictionaries containing all of the <a> tag attributes. The attribute names are the dictionary keys.

Scrapers available for:

• https://claudia.abril.com.br/

• https://abuelascounter.com/

• https://www.acouplecooks.com

• https://addapinch.com/

• http://www.afghankitchenrecipes.com/

• https://akispetretzikis.com/

• https://ah.nl/

• https://allrecipes.com/

• https://alltommat.se/

• https://altonbrown.com/

• https://amazingribs.com/

• https://ambitiouskitchen.com/

• https://archanaskitchen.com/

• https://www.arla.se/

• https://www.atelierdeschefs.fr/

• https://averiecooks.com/

• https://barefootcontessa.com/

• https://baking-sense.com/

• https://bakingmischief.com/

• https://bbc.com/

• https://bbc.co.uk/

• https://bbcgoodfood.com/

• https://bettybossi.ch/

• https://bettycrocker.com/

• https://biancazapatka.com/

• https://bigoven.com/

• https://blueapron.com/

• https://bluejeanchef.com/

• https://bonappetit.com/

• https://www.bodybuilding.com/

• https://bongeats.com/

• https://bowlofdelicious.com/

• https://briceletbaklava.ch/

• https://budgetbytes.com/

• https://carlsbadcravings.com/

• https://castironketo.net/

• https://cdkitchen.com/

• https://chefkoch.de/

• https://www.chefnini.com/

• https://chefsavvy.com/

• https://closetcooking.com/

• https://comidinhasdochef.com/

• https://cookeatshare.com/

• https://cookieandkate.com/

• https://cookingcircle.com/

• https://cookinglight.com/

• https://cookpad.com/

• https://cookstr.com/

• https://cook-talk.com/

• https://www.coop.se/

• https://copykat.com/

• https://www.costco.com/

• https://countryliving.com/

• https://creativecanning.com/

• https://cucchiaio.it/

• https://cuisineaz.com/

• https://cybercook.com.br/

• https://www.davidlebovitz.com/

• https://delish.com/

• https://domesticate-me.com/

• https://downshiftology.com/

• https://www.dr.dk/

• https://www.eatingbirdfood.com/

• https://www.eatingwell.com/

• https://eatsmarter.com/

• https://eatsmarter.de/

• https://www.eatwell101.com

• https://eatwhattonight.com/

• https://elavegan.com/

• https://emmikochteinfach.de/

• https://ethanchlebowski.com/

• https://epicurious.com/

• https://www.errenskitchen.com/

• https://recipes.farmhousedelivery.com/

• https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/

• https://www.fattoincasadabenedetta.it/

• https://fifteenspatulas.com/

• https://finedininglovers.com/

• https://fitmencook.com/

• https://food.com/

• https://food52.com/

• https://foodandwine.com/

• https://foodrepublic.com/

• https://www.forksoverknives.com/

• https://forktospoon.com/

• https://fredriksfika.allas.se/

• https://www.750g.com

• https://www.gesund-aktiv.com/

• https://giallozafferano.it/

• https://gimmesomeoven.com/

• https://godt.no/

• https://goodfooddiscoveries.com/

• https://goodhousekeeping.com/

• https://recietas.globo.com/

• https://gonnawantseconds.com/

• https://gousto.co.uk/

• https://www.grandfrais.com/

• https://greatbritishchefs.com/

• https://grimgrains.com/

• http://www.grouprecipes.com/

• https://halfbakedharvest.com/

• https://handletheheat.com/

• https://www.hassanchef.com/

• https://headbangerskitchen.com/

• https://www.heb.com/

• https://hellofresh.com/

• https://hellofresh.co.uk/

• https://www.hellofresh.de/

• https://www.hellofresh.fr/

• https://www.hellofresh.nl/

• https://www.hellofresh.ie/

• https://www.hersheyland.com/

• https://www.homechef.com/

• https://hostthetoast.com/

• https://www.ica.se/

• https://receitas.ig.com.br/

• https://www.im-worthy.com/

• https://indianhealthyrecipes.com

• https://www.innit.com/

• https://insanelygoodrecipes.com

• https://inspiralized.com/

• https://izzycooking.com/

• https://jamieoliver.com/

• https://jimcooksfoodgood.com/

• https://joyfoodsunshine.com/

• https://juliegoodwin.com.au/

• https://justataste.com/

• https://justbento.com/

• https://www.justonecookbook.com/

• https://kennymcgovern.com/

• https://www.kingarthurbaking.com

• https://www.kitchenstories.com/

• https://kochbar.de/

• https://kochbucher.com/

• http://koket.se/

• https://kuchnia-domowa.pl/

• https://www.kwestiasmaku.com/

• https://www.latelierderoxane.com

• https://leanandgreenrecipes.net

• https://lecremedelacrumb.com/

• https://www.lecker.de

• https://lekkerensimpel.com

• https://lifestyleofafoodie.com

• https://littlespicejar.com/

• http://livelytable.com/

• https://lovingitvegan.com/

• https://www.maangchi.com

• https://madensverden.dk/

• https://www.madewithlau.com/

• https://madsvin.com/

• https://marmiton.org/

• https://www.marthastewart.com/

• https://matprat.no/

• https://meljoulwan.com/

• https://www.melskitchencafe.com/

• http://mindmegette.hu/

• https://minimalistbaker.com/

• https://ministryofcurry.com/

• https://misya.info/

• https://www.mob.co.uk/

• https://momswithcrockpots.com/

• https://monsieur-cuisine.com/

• http://motherthyme.com/

• https://mybakingaddiction.com/

• https://mykitchen101.com/

• https://mykitchen101en.com/

• https://www.myplate.gov/

• https://myrecipes.com/

• https://healthyeating.nhlbi.nih.gov/

• https://nibbledish.com/

• https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/

• https://www.nosalty.hu/

• https://nourishedbynutrition.com/

• https://www.nrk.no/

• https://www.number-2-pencil.com/

• https://nutritionbynathalie.com/blog

• https://nutritionfacts.org/

• https://cooking.nytimes.com/

• https://ohsheglows.com/

• https://omnivorescookbook.com

• https://www.onceuponachef.com

• https://owen-han.com/

• https://101cookbooks.com/

• https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/

• https://www.panelinha.com.br/

• https://paninihappy.com/

• https://www.persnicketyplates.com/

• https://www.pickuplimes.com/

• https://www.pingodoce.pt/

• https://pinkowlkitchen.com/

• https://www.platingpixels.com/

• https://plowingthroughlife.com/

• https://popsugar.com/

• https://practicalselfreliance.com/

• https://pressureluckcooking.com/

• https://www.primaledgehealth.com/

• https://www.projectgezond.nl/

• https://przepisy.pl/

• https://purelypope.com/

• https://purplecarrot.com/

• https://rachlmansfield.com/

• https://rainbowplantlife.com/

• https://realfood.tesco.com/

• https://realsimple.com/

• https://www.receitasnestle.com.br

• https://reciperunner.com/

• https://recipetineats.com/

• https://redhousespice.com/

• https://reishunger.de/

• https://rezeptwelt.de/

• https://ricetta.it/

• https://rosannapansino.com

• https://rutgerbakt.nl/

• https://www.saboresajinomoto.com.br/

• https://sallysbakingaddiction.com

• https://sallys-blog.de

• https://saltpepperskillet.com/

• https://www.saveur.com/

• https://seriouseats.com/

• https://simple-veganista.com/

• https://simplyquinoa.com/

• https://simplyrecipes.com/

• https://simplywhisked.com/

• https://simply-cookit.com/

• https://skinnytaste.com/

• https://sobors.hu/

• https://www.southerncastiron.com/

• https://southernliving.com/

• https://spendwithpennies.com/

• https://www.springlane.de

• https://www.staysnatched.com/

• https://steamykitchen.com/

• https://streetkitchen.hu/

• https://sunbasket.com/

• https://sundpaabudget.dk/

• https://www.sunset.com/

• https://sweetcsdesigns.com/

• https://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/

• https://www.taste.com.au/

• https://tasteofhome.com

• https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com

• https://tastesoflizzyt.com

• https://tasty.co

• https://tastykitchen.com/

• https://theclevercarrot.com/

• https://theexpertguides.com/

• https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/

• https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/

• https://thekitchencommunity.org/

• https://thekitchn.com/

• https://www.themagicalslowcooker.com/

• https://themodernproper.com/

• https://thepioneerwoman.com/

• https://therecipecritic.com/

• https://thespruceeats.com/

• https://thevintagemixer.com/

• https://thewoksoflife.com/

• https://thinlicious.com/

• https://timesofindia.com/

• https://tine.no/

• https://tidymom.net

• https://tudogostoso.com.br/

• https://twopeasandtheirpod.com/

• https://uitpaulineskeuken.nl/

• https://usapears.org/

• https://www.valdemarsro.dk/

• https://vanillaandbean.com/

• https://www.vegetarbloggen.no/

• https://vegolosi.it/

• https://vegrecipesofindia.com/

• https://www.waitrose.com/

• https://watchwhatueat.com/

• https://wearenotmartha.com/

• https://www.weightwatchers.com/ (*)

• https://www.wellplated.com/

• https://whatsgabycooking.com/

• https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/

• https://www.wholefoodsmarket.co.uk/

• https://www.williams-sonoma.com/

• https://woop.co.nz/

• https://en.wikibooks.org/

• https://yemek.com/

• https://yummly.com/

• https://www.zaubertopf.de

• https://zeit.de/ (wochenmarkt)

• https://zenbelly.com/

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Contribute

If you spot a design change (or something else) that makes the scraper unable to work for a given site - please fire an issue asap.

If you are programmer PRs with fixes are warmly welcomed and acknowledged with a virtual beer. You can find documentation on how to develop scrapers here.

If you want a scraper for a new site added

• Open an Issue providing us the site name, as well as a recipe link from it.

• You are a developer and want to code the scraper on your own:

  • If Schema is available on the site - you can go like this.

  • Otherwise, scrape the HTML - like this

  • Generating a new scraper class:

    python generate.py <ClassName> <URL>

    • ClassName: The name of the new scraper class.

    • URL: The URL of an example recipe from the target site. The content will be stored in test_data to be used with the test class.

    You can find a more detailed guide here.

For Devs / Contribute

Assuming you have >=python3.8 installed, navigate to the directory where you want this project to live in and drop these lines

git clone [e-mail]:hhursev/recipe-scrapers.git &&
cd recipe-scrapers &&
python -m venv .venv &&
source .venv/bin/activate &&
python -m pip install --upgrade pip &&
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt &&
pip install pre-commit &&
pre-commit install &&
python -m unittest

In case you want to run a single unittest for a newly developed scraper

python -m unittest -k <test_file_name>

FAQ

• How do I know if a website has a Recipe Schema? Run in python shell:

from recipe_scrapers import scrape_html
url = '<url of a recipe from the site>'
html = requests.get(url).content
scraper = scrape_html(html, org_url=url, wild_mode=True)
# if no error is raised - there's schema available:
scraper.title()
scraper.instructions()  # etc.

Netiquette

If you’re using this library to collect large numbers of recipes from the web, please use the software responsibly and try to avoid creating high volumes of network traffic.

Python’s standard library provides a robots.txt parser that may be helpful to automatically follow common instructions specified by websites for web crawlers.

Another parser option – particularly if you find that many web requests from urllib.robotparser are blocked – is the robotexclusionrulesparser library.

Special thanks to:

All the contributors that helped improving the package. You are awesome!

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