Why not start with something in a simpler format to validate your proof-of-concept first? You could just implement simple text scraping from receipe websites or APIs instead of from Instagram.
Here is an old discussion on Reddit about building something like this, Is there any free API for food recipes?, which mention the following APIs:
- GitHub - public-apis/public-apis: A collective list of free APIs · GitHub
- Food Calories and Macro's API
How to call an API on RapidAPI
Use the HTTP “Make a Request” module:
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Select Authentication type: API key
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Add or reuse an existing RapidAPI connection
- API Key parameter name:
x-rapidapi-key - Key:
<YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY>
[Copy your key from API test page. Green arrow in screenshot below.]
- API Key parameter name:
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URL:
[Copy URL from API test page. Red arrow in screenshot below.] -
Header: Add
x-rapidapi-hostwith the API ID as the value
[Copy API ID from API test page. Blue arrow in screenshot below.]
You can reuse this RapidAPI Credential “keychain” for all APIs on RapidAPI – you’ll just need to change the x-rapidapi-host header value based on the API you are calling. One easy way to do this is simply copy/clone this module that you’ve set up!
Hope this helps! If you are still having trouble, please provide more details.
— @samliew