Get a random recipe

GEThttps://api.testingapis.com/api/Recipes/randomSign in to see this endpoint's URL

Responses

200: A random recipe.
404: There are no recipes.
500: Unexpected server error.

Example

Request

curl -X GET "https://api.testingapis.com/api/Recipes/random" \
  -H "X-TestingApis-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response200 OK

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "Spicy Thai Basil Chicken",
  "cuisine": "Thai",
  "prepTime": 15,
  "cookTime": 10,
  "servings": 4,
  "difficulty": "medium",
  "ingredients": ["500g chicken breast", "1 cup thai basil leaves", "… 5 more items"],
  "instructions": ["Dice the chicken into small cubes.", "Mince garlic and slice chilies.", "… 5 more items"],
  "image": "https://picsum.photos/seed/recipe1/600/400",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "tags": ["spicy", "quick", "asian"]
}

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curl 'https://api.testingapis.com/api/Recipes/random' \
  -H 'X-TestingApis-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'

const res = await fetch("https://api.testingapis.com/api/Recipes/random", {
  headers: {
    "X-TestingApis-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  },
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());

// The shape of the example response in the docs.
type ApiResponse = {
  id: number;
  title: string;
  cuisine: string;
  prepTime: number;
  cookTime: number;
  servings: number;
  difficulty: string;
  ingredients: string[];
  instructions: string[];
  image: string;
  rating: number;
  tags: string[];
};

const res = await fetch("https://api.testingapis.com/api/Recipes/random", {
  headers: {
    "X-TestingApis-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  },
});
const body = (await res.json()) as ApiResponse;
console.log(res.status, body);

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.testingapis.com/api/Recipes/random",
    headers={
        "X-TestingApis-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
)
print(res.status_code, res.text)

using var client = new HttpClient();
using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://api.testingapis.com/api/Recipes/random");
request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("X-TestingApis-Key", "YOUR_API_KEY");
using var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine($"{(int)response.StatusCode} {await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()}");

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create("https://api.testingapis.com/api/Recipes/random"))
                .header("X-TestingApis-Key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
                .GET()
                .build();
        HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
        System.out.println(response.statusCode() + " " + response.body());
    }
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.testingapis.com/api/Recipes/random", nil)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("X-TestingApis-Key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	data, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(res.StatusCode, string(data))
}

GEThttps://api.testingapis.com/api/Recipes/random

Get a random recipe

Responses

Example

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