# Delish Recipe Scraper (`parseforge/delish-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes Delish recipes by search query. Returns each recipe as a flat row with ingredients, instructions, cook time, and nutrition facts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/delish-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Marketing, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 90.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $19.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

[![ParseForge](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ParseForge/apify-assets/main/banner.jpg)](https://apify.com/parseforge?fpr=vmoqkp)

### Delish Recipe Scraper

**Scrape Delish recipes by keyword, up to a million per run.** Every recipe comes with its ingredients, instructions, cook time, and nutrition facts. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Delish's official site has no public API, and manual copying is slow and error-prone. This reads the public recipe pages directly, filtered by your search term, and returns each match in one fixed schema. Get clean, structured recipe data for your app, analysis, or meal planning tool.

| Who uses it | What they scrape Delish for |
|---|---|
| Food bloggers | Which recipes are trending for a given ingredient |
| Meal planning apps | Build a database of recipes with ingredients and instructions |
| Nutrition researchers | Analyze nutritional content across many recipes |
| Recipe aggregators | Populate a searchable recipe index |

### What it does

This Actor collects Delish recipes by search query and returns each one as a flat row.

- 🔍 **Keyword search:** Enter any recipe name or ingredient, like 'pasta' or 'chocolate cake'.
- 📊 **Structured output:** Each recipe is returned as a flat row with ingredients, instructions, cook time, and nutrition facts.
- ⚡ **High volume:** Collect up to 1,000,000 recipes per run.
- 📁 **Multiple formats:** Export your dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

### What you can do with Delish data

**🍝 Build a recipe database.**

A meal planning app scrapes all recipes for 'chicken' to populate its searchable index.

**📈 Track food trends.**

A food blogger scrapes recipes for 'pumpkin spice' to see what's popular this season.

**🥗 Analyze nutrition.**

A nutrition researcher scrapes recipes for 'salad' to compare calorie counts across dishes.

**📚 Create a cookbook.**

A publisher scrapes recipes for 'dessert' to curate a collection of top-rated sweets.

### Why choose this scraper

| | What you get |
|---|---|
| **No API key** | Scrape Delish without registering for an API or dealing with rate limits. |
| **Clean data** | Every recipe is returned in a consistent schema, ready for your database. |
| **Scalable** | Collect up to a million recipes in one run. |

### How it compares

This Actor focuses on Delish only, with a simple keyword search and high volume, while the competitors below either cover multiple sites or offer similar Delish-specific scraping.

| Feature | ParseForge | Delish Recipe Scraper (crawlerbros) | Delish Recipe Scraper (fortuitous\_pirate) | Recipe Scraper - 7 Food Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyword search | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Ingredients extraction | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Instructions extraction | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Nutrition facts | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Cook time | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Up to 1,000,000 recipes per run | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |

### Configure the run

Drive the Actor with a single search query, and set a maximum number of recipes to collect. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

```json
{
 "searchQuery": "chicken",
 "maxItems": 10
}
```

A larger pull:

```json
{
 "searchQuery": "chicken",
 "maxItems": 200
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-result: **$0.021 per result** collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $2.10 |
| 1,000 results | $21.00 |
| 10,000 results | $210.00 |

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

### Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. [Upgrade your Apify plan](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

### Run it

1. [Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp).
2. Open the [Delish Recipe Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/delish-scraper?fpr=vmoqkp).
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click **Start**.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the **Dataset** tab.

Run it programmatically through the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) (`run-sync-get-dataset-items`) or the [ApifyClient](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js) for JavaScript and Python.

### Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Delish through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/delish-scraper"
```

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

### Troubleshooting

**Why am I getting no results?**

Check your search query. Delish may not have recipes for that term. Try a more common keyword like 'chicken' or 'pasta'.

**Why is the run slow?**

The Actor respects the website's speed. If you need many recipes, increase the timeout or run it overnight.

**Why are some fields empty?**

Not all Delish recipes have complete nutrition facts or cook times. The Actor returns what is available on the page.

**Can I scrape a specific recipe URL?**

Currently, the Actor only supports keyword search. You can search for the recipe title to find it.

**Why did I get fewer recipes than maxItems?**

Delish may not have that many results for your query. Try a broader search term.

### FAQ

| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How do I scrape Delish recipes? | Enter a search query like 'pasta' in the input, set the maximum number of recipes, and run the Actor. It will return each recipe as a row in your dataset. |
| What data do I get for each recipe? | Each recipe includes its title, ingredients, instructions, cook time, and nutrition facts, all in a flat structure. |
| Can I scrape all recipes from Delish? | You can scrape up to 1,000,000 recipes per run by setting the maximum items high. Use a broad search term like 'a' to get many results. |
| Do I need an API key? | No, this Actor works without any API key or login. It reads the public Delish pages directly. |
| What formats can I export the data to? | You can export your dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify platform. |
| Is this Actor legal to use? | You should only scrape public data in accordance with Delish's terms of service and applicable laws. Apify is not responsible for how you use the data. |
| Can I filter recipes by category? | Currently, the Actor only supports keyword search. You can use specific keywords to narrow down results. |
| How fast is the scraping? | The Actor runs efficiently and can collect hundreds of recipes per minute, depending on the website's response time. |
| What if I get no results? | Try a different search term or check that your query is spelled correctly. Delish may not have recipes for very obscure terms. |
| Can I schedule this Actor to run regularly? | Yes, you can set up a schedule in Apify to run the Actor daily, weekly, or at any interval you need. |

### Related actors

Browse the full [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge?fpr=vmoqkp) for more scrapers.

🆘 **Need help?** Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ **Disclaimer.** This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Hearst Digital Media. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Search term to find recipes on Delish (e.g. 'pasta', 'chicken', 'chocolate cake')

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

How many recipes to collect per run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "chicken",
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQuery": "chicken",
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/delish-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchQuery": "chicken",
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/delish-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQuery": "chicken",
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call parseforge/delish-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,parseforge/delish-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/zgV4NIyDs2kv0lhqx/builds/IooqPgviINwPyhhRF/openapi.json