--- title: "Connect Alegra to Spoonacular Recipe - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Alegra, your agent runs \"Find menu items\" in Spoonacular Recipe." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/alegra-to-spoonacular-recipe" --- # Connect Alegra to Spoonacular Recipe When **New Contact** fires in [Alegra](https://apiant.ai/connections/alegra), your agent runs **Find menu items** in [Spoonacular Recipe](https://apiant.ai/connections/spoonacular-recipe). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Alegra **4** triggers Alegra **16** actions Spoonacular Recipe **11** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Alegra and Spoonacular Recipe to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Alegra can start in Spoonacular Recipe - When **New Contact** in Alegra then **Find menu items** in Spoonacular Recipe - When **New Estimate** in Alegra then **Extract recipe from website** in Spoonacular Recipe Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Alegra and Spoonacular Recipe ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 27 actions - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created in your Alegra account. - Trigger **New Estimate** Triggers when a new quote (estimate) is created in your Alegra account. - Trigger **New Invoice** Triggers when a new sales invoice is created in your Alegra account. - Trigger **New Item** Triggers when a new product or service is created in your Alegra account. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a contact (client or provider) in your Alegra account. Returns the created contact. - Action **Create Contact in Colombia** Creates a contact in an Alegra account on the Colombian version, including its identification, regime and fiscal responsibilities. Returns the created contact. - Action **Create Tax** Creates a tax in your Alegra account that can then be applied to items and invoices. Returns the created tax. - Action **Find Contact** Searches the contacts in your Alegra account by name or identification. Returns the matching contacts. - Action **Find Contact in Argentina** Searches the contacts in an Alegra account on the Argentinian version by name or CUIT. Returns the matching contacts. - Action **Find Contact in Chile** Searches the contacts in an Alegra account on the Chilean version by name or RUT. Returns the matching contacts. - Action **Find Contact in Colombia** Searches the contacts in an Alegra account on the Colombian version by name or NIT. Returns the matching contacts. - Action **Find Contact in Costa Rica** Searches the contacts in an Alegra account on the Costa Rican version by name or identification. Returns the matching contacts. - Action **Find Contact in Mexico** Searches the contacts in an Alegra account on the Mexican version by name or RFC. Returns the matching contacts. - Action **Find Contact in Panama** Searches the contacts in an Alegra account on the Panamanian version by name or identification. Returns the matching contacts. - Action **Find Contact in Peru** Searches the contacts in an Alegra account on the Peruvian version by name or RUC. Returns the matching contacts. - Action **Find Invoice** Searches the sales invoices in your Alegra account by number, client, date or status. Returns the matching invoices. - Action **Find Item** Searches the products and services in your Alegra account. Returns the matching items. - Action **Find Tax** Finds a tax in your Alegra account by name. Returns the matching tax and its id. - Action **Update Contact** Updates a contact in your Alegra account. Only the values you supply are changed. Returns the updated contact. - Action **Update Contact in Colombia** Updates a contact in an Alegra account on the Colombian version, including its identification, regime and fiscal responsibilities. Only the values you supply are changed. - Action **Extract recipe from website** Extracts recipe data such as title, ingredients and instructions from a recipe web page or supported video link. - Action **Find grocery products** Searches packaged grocery products, such as frozen pizza or Greek yogurt, by name and optional nutrition limits per serving. - Action **Find ingredients** Searches spoonacular's whole-food ingredients (fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, meat, dairy and more) by name, with optional macronutrient and intolerance filters. - Action **Find menu items** Searches fast food and chain restaurant menu items by name, optionally filtered by calories and macronutrients, and returns the matching menu items. - Action **Find recipes** Searches Spoonacular's recipe database by keyword with optional cuisine, diet, ingredient, time and nutrient filters, and returns the matching recipes. - Action **Find recipes by ingredients** Finds recipes that use as many of the given ingredients as possible while requiring as few additional ingredients as possible. - Action **Generate meal plan** Generates a meal plan of breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes for one day or a whole week, aiming at a daily calorie target and an optional diet. - Action **Get ingredient** Returns all available information about an ingredient, such as its image, supermarket aisle, estimated cost and nutrition, optionally for a given amount and unit. - Action **Get random recipes** Returns one or more random popular recipes, optionally filtered by tags such as diet, meal type, or cuisine. - Action **Get recipe** Returns full information about a recipe by its ID, including ingredients, instructions, diet and allergen details, and optionally nutrition, wine pairing and taste data. - Action **Get recipe nutrition** Returns the nutrition breakdown for a recipe: nutrients with daily-value percentages, glycemic properties, flavonoids, per-ingredient nutrients, caloric breakdown and weight per serving. ## Each app on its own - [ **Alegra** Alegra is an accounting and billing app designed for Latin American managers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/alegra) - [ **Spoonacular Recipe** Food API providing recipe search, ingredient parsing, meal planning, and nutrition data for developers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/spoonacular-recipe) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Alegra - [ **Alegra to Geckoboard** Geckoboard is a dashboard tool for displaying KPIs and live business metrics on TV dashboards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/alegra-to-geckoboard) - [ **Alegra to OnceHub** Capture, qualify, and engage with inbound leads using ScheduleOnce, ChatOnce, FormOnce and SubmitOnce.](https://apiant.ai/connect/alegra-to-oncehub) - [ **Alegra to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/alegra-to-hubspot) - [ **Alegra to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/alegra-to-salesforce) - [ **Alegra to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/alegra-to-slack) - [ **Alegra to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/alegra-to-google-sheets) ## More into Spoonacular Recipe - [ **HubSpot to Spoonacular Recipe** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-spoonacular-recipe) - [ **Salesforce to Spoonacular Recipe** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-spoonacular-recipe) - [ **Slack to Spoonacular Recipe** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-spoonacular-recipe) - [ **Google Sheets to Spoonacular Recipe** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-spoonacular-recipe) - [ **Gmail to Spoonacular Recipe** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-spoonacular-recipe) - [ **Google Calendar to Spoonacular Recipe** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-spoonacular-recipe) Questions ## Alegra and Spoonacular Recipe, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Alegra? Any of Alegra's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact, New Estimate, New Invoice and New Item. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Spoonacular Recipe when something happens in Alegra? Any of Spoonacular Recipe's 11 actions, including Extract recipe from website, Find grocery products, Find ingredients and Find menu items. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Spoonacular Recipe to Alegra? Spoonacular Recipe has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Alegra. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Spoonacular Recipe's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Alegra or Spoonacular Recipe? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Alegra and Spoonacular Recipe without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.