Get recipe

Use this action to get a recipe from Mealie by its ID or slug. The response includes the full details and steps for the recipe.

This action returns its result in a response variable, which you can use in later steps of the same automation or script.

Using this action from the user interface

If you prefer building automations and scripts visually, Home Assistant walks you through this action step by step. You pick what to target, tweak a few options, and save. No YAML knowledge required.

To get a recipe from an automation or a script:

1. Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
2. Open an existing automation or script, or select Create automation > Create new automation.
3. If you’re setting up a new automation, add a trigger in the When section. Scripts don’t need a trigger. They run when something else calls them.
4. In the Then do section, select Add action.
5. From the search box, search for and select Mealie: Get recipe.
6. Select the Mealie instance you want to use, and set the recipe ID or slug.
7. In the Response variable field, enter a name to store the data in, such as recipe.
8. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. In the UI, you are not prompted to choose an area, device, entity, or label. You select the Mealie instance instead.

Options in the UI

Using this action in YAML

If you work directly in YAML, or you want to know exactly what Home Assistant does under the hood, this section has the technical reference. It lists the field names you use in YAML, their types, and which ones are required.

In YAML, refer to this action as mealie.get_recipe. Store the result in a response variable so you can use it in later steps:

action: mealie.get_recipe
data:
  config_entry_id: YOUR_MEALIE_CONFIG_ENTRY_ID
  recipe_id: roasted-tomato-soup
response_variable: recipe

This gets the recipe with the slug roasted-tomato-soup and stores it in the recipe response variable.

Options in YAML

Response data

The action returns the full details and steps of the requested recipe.

Good to know

• To find the ID or slug of a recipe, use the mealie.get_recipes action.

Still stuck?

The Home Assistant community is quick to help: join Discord for real-time chat, post on the community forum with the action you’re calling and what you expected to happen, or share on our subreddit /r/homeassistant.

Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• Get recipes: Search Mealie for recipes that match your search terms.

• Import recipe: Import a recipe into Mealie from a URL.

• Get meal plan: Get the Mealie meal plan for a specified date range.