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There's currently no way to bulk import HTML/JSON through the app, but you could leverage the API to do this. You can check out your docs at |
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could you point/guide me towards which one to use, even a simple gives an error |
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You have to include the JSON in the {
"includeTags": false,
"data": "your-json-encoded-string-here"
} |
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why does the api refuse to update tags in the json-encoded-string Using: |
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Are you asking why "tags" is ignored in the JSON payload? Tags is not a valid part of the schema: https://schema.org/Recipe |
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could you please point me to the method to use to update tags at the same time or after i create the recipe using "POST i tried using "PUT [/api/organizers/tags/{item_id}]" |
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when you create an recipe the api responds with probably easiest to update the stuff directly after creation |
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how do i capture this response, |
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I made a small python script for importing json files from a folder. import json
import requests
from pathlib import Path
import time
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
class MealieImporter:
def __init__(self):
load_dotenv()
self.host = os.getenv('MEALIE_HOST', 'http://127.0.0.1:9925')
self.api_key = os.getenv('MEALIE_API_KEY')
if not self.api_key:
raise ValueError("MEALIE_API_KEY not found in .env file")
self.headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.api_key}",
"accept": "application/json",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
def import_recipe(self, recipe_json):
"""Import a recipe to Mealie using the html-or-json endpoint"""
url = f"{self.host}/api/recipes/create/html-or-json"
# Request data structure met json in het data veld als string
import_data = {
"html": "",
"includeTags": True,
"data": json.dumps(recipe_json), # JSON als string in data veld
"includeImages": False
}
try:
response = requests.post(url, json=import_data, headers=self.headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(f"Successfully imported recipe: {recipe_json['name']}")
return response.json()
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error importing recipe: {str(e)}")
if hasattr(e.response, 'text'):
print(f"Response: {e.response.text}")
print(f"URL used: {url}")
print(f"Headers: {self.headers}")
print(f"Data sent: {json.dumps(import_data, indent=2)}")
return None
def bulk_import_from_directory(self, directory=None):
"""Import all JSON recipes from a directory"""
if directory is None:
directory = os.getenv('RECIPES_DIR', './recipes')
directory = Path(directory)
if not directory.exists():
raise ValueError(f"Directory {directory} does not exist")
success = 0
failed = 0
failed_recipes = []
print(f"\nImporting recipes from {directory}")
for recipe_file in directory.glob("*.json"):
print(f"\nProcessing {recipe_file.name}...")
try:
with open(recipe_file) as f:
recipe_json = json.load(f)
if self.import_recipe(recipe_json):
success += 1
else:
failed += 1
failed_recipes.append(recipe_file.name)
time.sleep(1)
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error processing {recipe_file.name}: {str(e)}")
failed += 1
failed_recipes.append(recipe_file.name)
print(f"\nImport completed!")
print(f"Successfully imported: {success} recipes")
print(f"Failed to import: {failed} recipes")
if failed_recipes:
print("\nFailed recipes:")
for recipe in failed_recipes:
print(f"- {recipe}")
def main():
try:
importer = MealieImporter()
importer.bulk_import_from_directory()
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {str(e)}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main().env MEALIE_HOST=
MEALIE_API_KEY=
RECIPES_DIR=./import |
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Hello,
I have 500ish recipes in json schema
how do i import them in bulk in mealie
example of one of the recipe:
i have verified it does match the schema expected by mealie,
I can import one by one without issues, but i need a bulk import option.
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