What the response contains
Try Margarita, Mojito, and Negroni and use the returned fields to identify the right record.
Fields worth checking
- Type
- Glass
- Ingredients
TheCocktailDB
Type · Glass · Ingredients
Live lookup
Type a real query, scan the cards and confirm the key details before opening the full source.
Quick examples
Name search returns the record, not only a title
/search.php?s={name} returns drinks with fields such as idDrink, strDrink, strCategory, strAlcoholic, strGlass, instructions, ingredients, measures, an image, and modification date. A Margarita search also returned instructions in some languages. Translation availability varies by drink; use an available language and do not fill an absent field with an invented translation.
- Use idDrink to open or save the exact record.
- Treat empty ingredients and measures as absent information, not as a zero ingredient.
- Check strAlcoholic before presenting a drink as a non-alcoholic option.
Ingredient filtering is a discovery step
/filter.php?i={ingredient} returns a reduced list: in a Gin search, each item had strDrink, strDrinkThumb, and idDrink. This route suits a grid or selecting a next drink, but it does not contain the complete recipe. After selecting an item, fetch its record by identifier before listing measures, glass, or instructions.
- Do not present a filtered list as though it already has complete ingredients.
- Use strDrinkThumb as a preview and make clear that an image does not confirm a recipe.
- Keep idDrink while navigating between list and detail.
A recipe is a reference, not consumption guidance
A record can state whether a drink is alcoholic, its glass, and instructions, but it does not know a reader’s preferences, medical restrictions, or consumption context. Show ingredients and measures as supplied and leave preparation and consumption decisions to informed adults under local rules. For a non-alcoholic drink, search specifically for that kind of result instead of randomly removing alcohol from a recipe.
- Do not present a recipe as a consumption recommendation.
- Respect attribution and image fields when they exist in a response.
- Review the current record before reproducing instructions elsewhere.
