# MealPulse Pantry Meal Finder

> MealPulse Pantry Meal Finder is a paid API for AI agents from mealpulse.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns meal suggestions cookable from ingredients already on hand, minimizing or eliminating additional shopping needed.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://mealpulse.vercel.app/api/meal/pantry
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/mealpulse-pantry-meal-finder-95f47e07
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_zYC4uDrUhcnIs164l1KB-

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability mealpulse-pantry-meal-finder-95f47e07
```

Example prompt: I have chicken thighs, canned chickpeas, spinach, garlic, olive oil, and some dried cumin in my pantry — what meals can I make for 2 people without buying anything extra?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when the user explicitly wants to cook using what they already have at home, with no or minimal grocery shopping. Ideal for 'fridge cleanout' scenarios, budget-conscious cooking, or last-minute meal planning. Prefer over a general recipe builder when ingredient availability is the primary constraint.

## Known failure modes

- Insufficient or too-vague ingredient list returns no viable meal matches
- Unrecognized ingredient names may be ignored or cause empty results
- Highly restrictive dietary constraints combined with minimal pantry items yield zero suggestions
- Payment failure (402) blocks response if x402 USDC payment is not processed
- Overly generic ingredients (e.g. 'food', 'stuff') may return an error or empty result

## How this service works

Recipe by ingredients / what can I cook with what I have / pantry meal finder. Takes the ingredients on hand (plus optional dietary needs) and returns meals you can make now with minimal or no extra shopping. Worldwide.

## Output

Returns a list of meals that can be prepared using the provided pantry ingredients, indicating which recipes require no additional shopping and flagging any minor missing items needed, along with basic recipe guidance.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "ingredients"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "dietary": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "dietary"
  },
  "ingredients": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "ingredients"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {}
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/mealpulse-pantry-meal-finder-95f47e07/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from mealpulse.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/mealpulse.vercel.app/llms.txt)