Is there an API for BBC Good Food?

BBC Good Food does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 6 maintained endpoints for bbcgoodfood.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape BBC Good Food data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when bbcgoodfood.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a BBC Good Food account?

No. Every BBC Good Food action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the BBC Good Food API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Food Dining

BBC Good Food API

bbcgoodfood.com

BBC Good Food - recipe collections, ingredients, nutrition, ratings, and reviews.

Actions: 6
Category: Food Dining
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

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Call the BBC Good Food API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_bbcgoodfood_category_recipe_listing.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_bbcgoodfood_category_recipe_listing",
    "params": {
      "category_slug": "easy-barbecue-recipes"
    }
  }'

6 actions on bbcgoodfood.com

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Category Recipe Listing
act_bbcgoodfood_category_recipe_listingread1 credit / call
Returns recipes in a collection with titles, links, images, ratings, time, and skill level.
category_slug
string · required
Homepage Feed
act_bbcgoodfood_homepage_ssrread1 credit / call
Returns featured homepage recipes and collection links with titles, images, and ratings.
Recipe Details
act_bbcgoodfood_recipe_detail_ssrread1 credit / call
Returns full recipe detail with ingredients, nutrition, prep and cook time, method steps, and ratings.
recipe_slug
string · required
Recipe Hub Listing
act_bbcgoodfood_recipe_hub_listingread1 credit / call
Returns the main recipes hub with featured collections and recipe links, titles, and images.
Recipe Reviews And Ratings
act_bbcgoodfood_recipe_reviews_ratingsread2 credits / call
Returns reviews and rating aggregates for a recipe by its numeric entity ID.
entity_id
string · required
items_per_page
integer
page
integer
Related Content Recommendations
act_bbcgoodfood_related_content_recommendationsread2 credits / call
Returns related recipe and article recommendation cards with title, link, rating, and image.
post_id
integer · required
search_term
string · required
widget_limit
integer
widget_type
array

BBC Good Food API questions

Is there an API for BBC Good Food?: BBC Good Food does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 6 maintained endpoints for bbcgoodfood.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape BBC Good Food data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when bbcgoodfood.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a BBC Good Food account?: No. Every BBC Good Food action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the BBC Good Food API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.