Turn Instagram’s recipe chaos into a chef’s dream.

A cutting-edge web application that transforms Instagram recipe posts into beautifully structured, searchable formats. Powered by web scraping, OpenAI’s AI magic, and a sleek interface, this app makes cooking inspiration from Instagram easier than ever!

✅ Extract Recipes from Instagram Posts: Input any Instagram URL, and let the app work its magic.

✅ Recipe Parsing: Converts messy captions into well-structured ingredients and instructions.

✅ Recipe Caching: Stop wasting time! Revisit previously fetched recipes instantly with built-in caching.

✅ Database Integration: All your recipes stored securely in SQLite and searchable by name.

✅ User-Friendly Interface: Navigate, submit links, and explore recipes with an intuitive web design.

✅ Search Functionality: Quickly find that one amazing chocolate cake recipe by name.

Before you start cooking up some recipes, make sure you’ve got:

• 🐍 Python 3.8+
• 🌐 Google Chrome and ChromeDriver (for Instagram scraping).
• 📦 Required Python libraries (installed via requirements.txt).

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/instagram-recipe-extractor.git
   cd instagram-recipe-extractor

2. Install Dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set Up the Database:

   python app.py

   (The SQLite database recipes.db will be created automatically on the first run.)

1. Start the Flask server:

   python app.py

2. Open your browser and go to:

   http://127.0.0.1:5000
   

3. Use the app to:

   • Submit Instagram links and extract recipes.
   • Browse recipes in the database.
   • Search by recipe name to find your favorites.

• Submit a Recipe:

  POST /submit Input an Instagram URL to fetch and parse a recipe.

• List Recipes:

  GET /recipes Fetch all stored recipes. Use ?search=<name> for filtering.

• View a Recipe:

  GET /recipes/<recipe_id> Retrieve a single recipe by its ID. Add ?format=json for a JSON response.

✨ No More Manual Work: Let AI and automation handle the dirty work of scraping, structuring, and storing recipes for you.

✨ Everything in One Place: A single app to explore, save, and organize recipes from Instagram posts.

✨ Cook Smarter, Not Harder: Access clear ingredient lists and instructions anytime you want to try something new.

💡 Got an idea? We’d love to hear it! Here’s how to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature').
4. Push to your branch (git push origin feature/your-feature).
5. Open a pull request.

Got questions or feedback? Reach out at daniel@alves.world.