# Serious Eats API: Search recipes > Finds Serious Eats recipes and cooking guides for a dish or technique, in site search order. Results can also include related articles; times appear only when the site shows them. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Serious Eats. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/seriouseats.com/search-recipes - Method: `seriouseats.com/search_recipes`, version 1 - Website: seriouseats.com - Returns: title, author, summary, total time, photo link, page link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `query` | string | yes | `"pizza dough"` | Dish or cooking technique to search for, for example pizza dough. | | `max_results` | integer | no | `20` | Most results to return, for example 20. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "query": "pizza dough", "max_results": 20 } ``` Its output: ```json { "results": [ { "title": "Outdoor Pizza Oven Pizza Dough", "author": "Andrew Janjigian", "summary": "A pizza dough that can be used for any kind of pizza you like, one that's specifically formulated for a high-temperature tabletop pizza oven.", "page_link": "https://www.seriouseats.com/basic-pizza-dough-for-high-temperature-outdoor-pizza-ovens-5211302", "photo_link": "https://www.seriouseats.com/thmb/QF9tjbu6KDocoiYiLebMSRIaWwc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/20211115-OONI-PIZZA-ARMENIAN-ANDREW-JANJIGIAN-23-5447ecc61b12450d9a09f38cca67c19c.jpg", "total_time": "1 day 5 mins", "total_time_minutes": 1445 }, { "title": "Basic Neapolitan Pizza Dough", "author": "J. Kenji López-Alt", "summary": "The best Neapolitan pies should have a thin layer of crispness to the crust, followed by an interior that is moist, poofy, and cloud-like.", "page_link": "https://www.seriouseats.com/basic-neapolitan-pizza-dough-recipe", "photo_link": "https://www.seriouseats.com/thmb/9DJad9pJjqNA6KLWyVL8pRg66EQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/__opt__aboutcom__coeus__resources__content_migration__serious_eats__seriouseats.com__images__2017__04__20170411-pizza-oven-testing-roccbox-best-c7f2acbecbb047c0b3b74e…", "total_time": "2 days 10 hrs 10 mins", "total_time_minutes": 3490 }, { "title": "Basic Square Pan Pizza Dough Recipe (Sicilian-Style Dough)", "author": "J. Kenji López-Alt", "summary": "A basic recipe for party-style Sicilian square pizza dough.", "page_link": "https://www.seriouseats.com/basic-square-pan-pizza-dough-recipe-sicilian-recipe", "photo_link": "https://www.seriouseats.com/thmb/zICraGPUnjnoJMXc-_GA9uqEm6w=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/__opt__aboutcom__coeus__resources__content_migration__serious_eats__seriouseats.com__recipes__images__2012__07__20110114-square-pie-pizza-primary2-192cd0baf39c421eb35…", "total_time": "2 hrs 45 mins", "total_time_minutes": 165 } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"seriouseats.com/search_recipes","input":{"query":"pizza dough","max_results":20}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Find me Serious Eats recipes for Neapolitan pizza dough, just the top 10, with author and total time if listed - Look up recipes and guides on how to reverse sear a steak — I want titles, summaries, and links - I need about 30 results for braised short ribs, including photo links so I can pick one that looks good - Search seriouseats.com for sourdough bread techniques and give me the page links and who wrote each - What recipes are there for Thai green curry? Show me 5 options with how long each takes ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "query" ], "properties": { "query": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Dish or cooking technique to search for, for example pizza dough." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Most results to return, for example 20." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "results" ], "properties": { "results": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "title", "author", "summary", "total_time", "total_time_minutes", "photo_link", "page_link" ], "properties": { "title": { "type": "string", "description": "Title of the recipe or article." }, "author": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Author when shown." }, "summary": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Short description from the page." }, "page_link": { "type": "string", "description": "Link to the recipe or article." }, "photo_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Photo shown in the search result." }, "total_time": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Total time shown in the search result." }, "total_time_minutes": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Total time converted to minutes when available." } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Matches in the same order as the search results." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Serious Eats API: Get recipe](https://fous.com/methods/seriouseats.com/get-recipe.md): Gets a complete Serious Eats recipe by name or page link, with ingredients, directions, timing, nutrition and ratings when the page shows them. - [Allrecipes API: Search recipes](https://fous.com/methods/allrecipes.com/search-recipes.md): Finds Allrecipes recipes for a dish or ingredients, in search order, with ratings, photos and total times; optionally only recipes ready within a time limit. - [BBC Good Food API: Search recipes](https://fous.com/methods/bbcgoodfood.com/search-recipes.md): Finds BBC Good Food recipes for a dish or ingredients in search order, with ratings, time, difficulty, photos and links. Excludes app-only recipes. - [Food Network API: Search recipes](https://fous.com/methods/foodnetwork.com/search-recipes.md): Finds Food Network recipes for a dish or ingredient, optionally filtered by chef, in site search order. - [Food Network API: Get recipe](https://fous.com/methods/foodnetwork.com/get-recipe.md): Gets a Food Network recipe by dish name or recipe page link. It returns ingredients, directions, ratings and cooking times; page details that are missing come back as null. - [Uber Eats API: Search restaurants](https://fous.com/methods/ubereats.com/search-restaurants.md): Find restaurants delivering to an address in Uber Eats guest browsing order. Fees can be conditional for new users; displayed rating counts may be rounded. - [DoorDash API: Search restaurants](https://fous.com/methods/doordash.com/search-restaurants.md): Finds DoorDash restaurants delivering to a street address or ZIP code, optionally for a cuisine or dish, in DoorDash's search order. Fees and times reflect guest offers; the numeric fee is null when DoorDash shows no amount. - [BBC Good Food API: Get recipe](https://fous.com/methods/bbcgoodfood.com/get-recipe.md): Gets a full BBC Good Food recipe by dish name or recipe link, including ingredients, method and nutrition per serving. A name uses the closest matching recipe in site search; details absent from the page are null. - [All Serious Eats methods](https://fous.com/methods/seriouseats.com.md)