paprika-api.md

Paprika doesn't have their API documented, so this is me reverse-engineering it from an Android device

Live Demo

https://knowing-grain.glitch.me/

Code: https://glitch.com/edit/#!/knowing-grain

Sync

HTTP BASIC auth (emoji shrug), and send a GET to:

• https://www.paprikaapp.com/api/v1/sync/bookmarks/
• https://www.paprikaapp.com/api/v1/sync/groceries/
• https://www.paprikaapp.com/api/v1/sync/categories/
• https://www.paprikaapp.com/api/v1/sync/recipes/
• https://www.paprikaapp.com/api/v1/sync/meals/

Syncing a particular recipe:

• https://www.paprikaapp.com/api/v1/sync/recipe/32a1b284-238b-45e9-9cdd-6ec2c91c8bf2/

API uses BASIC auth; whatever your cloud sync is.

Services do not have CORS headers, so you can't invoke them directly from a browser :(

Saving/Updating a recipe

Send a POST to: https://www.paprikaapp.com/api/v1/sync/recipe/{uid-of-recipe}/

With your recipe in a multipart/form-data, in the data param. Example:

{
  "uid": "ccb42915-5fe9-425d-98da-c1ffbe420159",
  "name": "Test",
  "directions": "Do",
  "servings": "",
  "rating": 0,
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "ingredients": "Ddddjdjdd\nDjdjdjdd\nDjdhdhdhdndnee ",
  "notes": "",
  "created": "2018-03-26 09:00:02",
  "image_url": null,
  "on_favorites": 0,
  "cook_time": "",
  "prep_time": "",
  "source": "",
  "source_url": "",
  "photo_hash": null,
  "photo": null,
  "nutritional_info": "",
  "scale": null,
  "deleted": false,
  "categories": [
    "cbaca738-cdfb-4150-960d-e1b1ac4cdcc3"
  ],
  "hash": "162e5ad0134e9398b98057aea951304780d0396582238320c28b34a7c35f841e"
}

The data param should be gzip-encoded

"Save Recipe" function

Still figuring this out 🤷‍♂️

Appears to be a POST to https://www.paprikaapp.com/api/v1/sync/recipes/, no auth

Sends a multipart/form-data with three fields:

• url: text/plain (e.g. https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/homemade-whole-grain-pancake-mix-recipe)
• styles: file (filename styles.json) - gzippeed JSON of all the styles on the page?
• html: file (filename recipe.html) - gzipped HTML from the page

Returns a text-plain (actually JSON) with a structure like:

{
    "result": {
        "cook_time": "4 mins. to 8 mins.",
        "difficulty": "",
        "directions": "To make the mix: Grind the oats in a food processor until they're chopped fine, but not a
powder.\n\nPut the flour, oats, and all other dry ingredients into a mixer with a paddle. Mix on slow speed, and
drizzle the vegetable oil into the bowl slowly while the mixer is running.\n\nStore in an airtight container for up
to two weeks at room temperature, or indefinitely in the refrigerator or freezer.\n\nTo make pancakes: Whisk
together 1 cup of mix, 1 cup of buttermilk (or a combination of half plain yogurt and half milk; or 3/4 cup liquid
whey), and 1 large egg. Don't worry if it seems thin at first: the oats will soak up the milk, and the mix will
thicken a bit as it stands.\n\nLet the batter stand for at least 20 minutes before cooking.\n\nHeat a lightly
greased griddle to 350°F (if you've got a griddle with a temperature setting; if not, medium-hot will do).\n\nDrop
the batter onto it in 1/4-cupfuls (a jumbo cookie scoop works well here) to make a 4\" diameter pancake. If you
have English muffin rings, use them; they make a perfectly round, evenly thick pancake.\n\nWhen the edges look dry
and bubbles come to the surface without breaking (after about 2 minutes, if your griddle is the correct
temperature), turn the pancake over to finish cooking on the second side, which will take about 2 minutes.\n\nServe
pancakes immediately, or stack and hold in a warm oven.\n\nYield: a batch using 1 cup of the mix will make about 5
to 8 pancakes, depending on size.",
        "image_url": "",
        "ingredients": "MIX\n4 cups King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour or Organic White Whole Wheat Flour\n1 cup
King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or Organic All-Purpose Flour\n3 1/2 cups old-fashioned or rolled oats\n3
tablespoons sugar\n3 tablespoons baking powder\n1 tablespoon salt\n1 tablespoon baking soda\n1 cup vegetable
oil\nPANCAKES\n1 cup homemade mix\n1 cup buttermilk, nut milk, or a combination of plain yogurt and milk; or 3/4
cup liquid whey\n1 large egg",
        "name": "Homemade Whole-Grain Pancake Mix",
        "notes": "",
        "nutritional_info": "Calories: 110\nTotal Carbohydrates: 12g\nCholesterol: 30mg\nTotal Fat: 5g\nDietary
fiber: 3g\nProtein: 4g\nSaturated fat: 1g\nAmount Per: 1 pancake (56g)\nSodium: 260mg\nSugar: 3g\nTrans Fat: 0g",
        "prep_time": "20 mins.",
        "servings": "10 cups dry mix",
        "total_time": ""
    }
}

You can then convert it to a recipe by making a UID and POSTing it to the URLs above