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Why: Streamline your content creation by bulk importing recipes from various formats, allowing your subscribers to access new recipes quickly and efficiently.
Navigate: App Station > Content Library > Recipes > Import
Quick Start
Navigate to App Station > Content Library > Recipes > Import.
Click Upload File and select your supported file (PDF, Word, Excel, CSV, WPRM JSON).
Review the extracted recipes once processing is complete.
Ensure the Import all recipes automatically toggle is enabled (on by default) to import all valid recipes.
Click Import Selected to finalize the import.
Detailed Sections
Supported File Formats
You can import recipes using the following formats:
PDF
Word (.docx)
Excel (.xlsx)
CSV
WPRM JSON (.json)
Keep in mind that the maximum file size for uploads is 50MB. If your file exceeds this limit or if the upload is interrupted, you will need to split the document or compress images before trying again.
Importing Recipes
Upload a File: Click the Upload File button and select your recipe file.
Automatic Import: The Import all recipes automatically toggle is enabled by default. When this is on, every valid extracted recipe will be imported automatically after extraction. If the automatic import would exceed your daily import limit, the job will remain ready for manual selection instead.
Review Extracted Recipes: After the upload, you will see a list of extracted recipes. Review these to ensure they meet your expectations.
Import from URL: You can also import recipes directly from a website URL. This feature extracts recipe data automatically, allowing you to review ingredients before saving.
Serving Mode: When using the import template, you can specify whether each recipe uses servings or yield mode in the Serving Mode column. If a recipe has yield data but no servings, the system will automatically detect it as a yield-based recipe.
Ingredient Review and Mapping
After a bulk import, you can review ingredient mappings:
Navigate to App Station > Settings > Content Settings > Ingredients > Import Review to see the Import Ingredient Review tab.
This tab will show the job filtered to the recipes just imported, along with links to the original ingredient text used in those recipes.
Changing a mapping will only update the imported recipes, not every recipe that already used the matched ingredient.
Approved mappings become sticky rules for future imports.
Using Instruction Icons
In the Steps and Prep Ahead sections of your recipes, you can include {icon:slug} tokens. These slugs refer to instruction icons from your Content Settings. Known slugs will be converted into icons during the import, while unknown slugs will be ignored.
Post-Import Actions
Once the import is complete, you will receive a notification summarizing the imported and failed recipes. If any ingredients need review, you can access them through the Import Review tab mentioned earlier.
Non-English Kitchens
For non-English kitchens, the Import Review will display the translated catalog name first, with the English name underneath.