Learn how to search food items and cocktail recipes using TheMealDB and TheCocktailDB APIs.

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TheMealDB and TheCocktailDB APIs are REST APIs used to search food item recipes. This module is a hands-on guide for using these APIs. The module begins with an introduction to TheMealDB and TheCocktailDB APIs. We'll learn about the request and response structures of these APIs. Furthermore, we'll also learn about the different endpoints and how to use them. Then, we'll look at a demo application that will use these APIs to search for recipes. Lastly, we'll look at some recommendations and resources that will allow us to explore these APIs further.

Fetching Recipes with TheMealDB and TheCocktailDB APIs

TheCocktailDB API provides us an endpoint to get the lists of items that can be used to filter the cocktails. The base URI of this endpoint is `https://www.thecocktaildb.com/api/json/v1/1/list.php`. This endpoint provides four types of lists:
1. Categories list
2. Glasses list
3. Ingredients list
4. Alcoholic filters list
## Query parameters
We can use any of the following query parameters with this endpoint:

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>We need to use at least one of these parameters with this endpoint. Calling it without any query parameters will return an error.
## Get all the categories
The query parameter `c` is used to get the list of available categories. The value assigned to `c` will be `list`. 

The widget below contains the code which fetches this list.

TheCocktailDB API provides us an endpoint to get the lists of items that can be used to filter the cocktails. The base URI of this endpoint is `https://www.thecocktaildb.com/api/json/v1/1/list.php`. This endpoint provides four types of lists:
1. Categories list
2. Glasses list
3. Ingredients list
4. Alcoholic filters list
# Query parameters
We can use any of the following query parameters with this endpoint:

>We need to use at least one of these parameters with this endpoint. Calling it without any query parameters will return an error.
# Get all the categories
The query parameter `c` is used to get the list of available categories. The value assigned to `c` will be `list`. 

The widget below contains the code which fetches this list.

Learn how to get the lists of available categories, glasses, ingredients, and alcoholic filters in the database.

Parameters	Type	Category	Description
`c`	string	optional	This parameter is used to get all the available categories.
`g`	string	optional	This parameter gives us all the available glasses in the database.
`i`	string	optional	This parameter is used to get all available ingredients from the database.
`a`	string	optional	This parameter is used to get the list of available alcoholic filters.

Module Overview

TheCocktailDB API

TheMealDB API

APIs Integration in Django

Conclusion

Fetch the List of Available Filters

Query parameters