# MealPulse Recipe Builder

> MealPulse Recipe Builder is a paid API for AI agents from mealpulse.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.08/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-16).

Returns a full recipe with technique tips, nutritional information, ingredient substitutions, and storage guidance for a given dish or meal concept.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://mealpulse.vercel.app/api/meal/recipe
- Price: $0.08/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/mealpulse-recipe-builder-6388f294
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_NA0wWtR6TzeFSw2jiq_ZB

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-recipe-builder-6388f294
```

Example prompt: Can you give me a full recipe for chicken tikka masala for 4 people, including technique tips, nutritional breakdown, possible ingredient substitutions, and how to store leftovers?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when an agent needs a comprehensive, ready-to-use recipe that goes beyond just ingredients and steps — specifically when technique tips, nutrition data, substitution ratios, and storage guidance are all needed in a single call. Prefer this over generic web search or simpler recipe lookups when depth and structure matter for cooking or meal-planning workflows.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown or ambiguous dish name returns a 400 or empty recipe
- Missing required parameters such as dish name results in a 422 validation error
- Payment not processed (x402 protocol failure) returns a 402 Payment Required
- Service unavailable or timeout returns a 503 or 504
- Unsupported dietary combinations may return partial results or a fallback recipe

## How this service works

Recipe generator / recipe by dish name / cooking instructions with nutrition. Returns a full recipe (ingredients, step-by-step instructions, prep/cook time, servings) plus technique tips, ingredient substitutions, per-serving calories and protein/carbs/fat/fiber, dietary tags, and storage guidance. Worldwide cuisines.

## Output

A complete recipe object including ingredients list, step-by-step cooking instructions, cooking technique tips, per-serving nutritional breakdown, ingredient substitution options with ratios, and storage and shelf-life guidance.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/mealpulse-recipe-builder-6388f294/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)