The body object contains the following attributes that let you add items to your shopping list:
items
The items array allows you to add individual items in a normalized or raw format based on your preference.
Attribute
Type
Description
Example
normalized
object
This object allows you to add items in a normalized format by specifying each information element of the item separately.
Optionally, you can also link an item to a custom product using gtin or custom_product_id if needed.
{
"normalized":{
"name":"bacon",
"brand":"Oscar mayer",
"comment":"cooked, crumbled",
"quantity":8,
"unit":"slices"
},
"gtin":"00000034411207"
}
raw
object
This object allows you to add the item details like a raw string and leave it for automatic normalization. Optionally, you can also link an item to a custom product using gtin or custom_product_id if needed.
{
"raw":{
"text":"2 garlic cloves"
},
"custom_product_id":"6037bd956f0187c6c0f56241"
}
recipes
The recipes array allows add a list of recipes to move their ingredients as items in your shopping list. You can either specify the exact ingredients of a particular recipe or move all recipe ingredients to the shopping list, depending on the need.
Attribute
Type
Description
Example
recipe_id
string
This attribute allows you to identify the recipe for moving its ingredients as items to your shopping list.
This object allows you to mention the scale to determine and set the ingredient's quantity while adding it to the shopping list. For example, if you set it to 2, the ingredient/item's count or volume gets doubled in the shopping list. If you want to add the exact quantity specified in the recipe, you can skip it or set it to 1.
"scale":
{
"scale":2
}
ingredients
object
This array allows you individually specify each recipe ingredient that you want to add as an item to the shopping list. If you are looking to move all recipe ingredients to your shopping list, you can skip it.
Whisk allows you to discover and understand its API capabilities on the Swagger interface with the ability to try out the API calls directly in your browser. You can call this endpoint here.
A successful response returns the shopping list definition with an updated list of items. To understand the data structure of a shopping list definition, see Shopping List Object.
