Import recipes

Import lets you bring recipes into Qooki from a recipe URL or from an image of a recipe.

Import from a URL

1. Open Library.
2. Click Add recipe.
3. Choose Import from URL.
4. Paste the full recipe URL.
5. Click Import.

What happens next

Qooki fetches the source page, extracts neutral recipe facts, rewrites the instructions into concise cooking language, publishes the shared imported recipe, and sends you to the recipe page. The recipe is added to your liked recipes so you can find it from your library.

Imported recipes link back to the original source through the recipe byline when the source URL is available. The source link stays outside the recipe title, ingredients, and instructions.

Qooki does not import or hotlink external recipe photos. Imported recipes use a Qooki cover image unless you add a photo that you have the right to use.

Import from an image

1. Open Library.
2. Click Add recipe.
3. Choose Import from image.
4. Upload a clear photo or screenshot of a recipe.
5. Click Import.

Qooki extracts the recipe into an editable draft and opens the review step in the recipe editor. Review the title, ingredients, steps, servings, total time, and effort before publishing.

What happens next

If import is not enabled for your account, the URL is invalid, the image type is unsupported, or Qooki cannot read recipe data from the source, Qooki shows an error message instead of continuing.

If the import looks wrong

• Go back to the library and try a cleaner source URL.
• Prefer URLs that point directly to a recipe page instead of a category or homepage.
• For image imports, use a clearer image where the ingredient list and instructions are visible.
• If a site blocks extraction or the recipe markup is incomplete, try another source URL.

Tips

• Import works best with public recipe pages that expose structured recipe data.
• Image import works best with JPEG, PNG, or WebP images under 4 MB.