Find Recipes Using API Ninjas with Interactive Form Interface

Last edited 58 days ago

Recipe Finder Application

This workflow is a simple recipe search tool built inside n8n.
You fill in a form with a search term (like "pasta"), it goes out to an API, and then shows you the recipe result right away.


How it works

  1. Form Trigger
    Starts the workflow when someone submits the recipe search form.
    The form only asks for one thing: the recipe keyword.

  2. Fetch Recipe from API
    Uses the API Ninjas Recipe API.
    It sends the keyword you typed in and pulls back the recipe data - ingredients and instructions.

  3. Show Recipe Result
    Formats the result into a simple response with clear headings: Ingredients and Instructions.
    You’ll see the recipe right after hitting submit.


Setup

  • You need an API Ninjas account and an API key.
  • Save that key as credentials in n8n under "API Ninjas Credential".
  • That’s it. Once saved, the workflow runs as is.

Why use this

It’s a minimal and direct example.
You can change it later to save recipes to a database, send them in email, or connect it to other apps.

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