Put something in the pantry

POST

/api/pantry/items

curl --request POST \
  --url http://localhost:3000/api/pantry/items \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --cookie merran.session_token=<merran.session_token> \
  --data '{ "text": "2 cans black beans" }'

• Your Merran

As typed: “2 lb chicken thighs” or just “rice”. It goes in the fridge, freezer or cupboard as the food suggests, with a use-by guess for fresh food, and joins the same food already there when the amounts add up. With an API key, it needs the pantry: write permission.

Authorizations

• session
• apiKey

Request Body^required

Media typeapplication/json

object

text

required

“2 cans black beans”, or just “rice”.

string

>= 1 characters <= 200 characters

storedIn

Where it’s kept; a guess from the food when left out.

string | null

Allowed values: fridge freezer cupboard

Example

{
  "text": "2 cans black beans"
}

Responses

201

At home.

Media typeapplication/json

object

id

required

string

name

required

string

amount

required

How much, as it shows: “2 lb”, “half a bag”, or empty for just “have it”.

string

quantity

required

number | null

unit

required

string | null

amountText

required

string | null

storedIn

required

Where it’s kept.

string | null

Allowed values: fridge freezer cupboard

aisle

required

string | null

useBy

required

string | null

/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/

meals

required

The planned meals it’s set aside for.

Array<object>

object

id

required

string

name

required

string

date

required

string

/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/

status

required

string

Allowed values: planned cooked skipped

useSoon

required

One of:

object

object

kind

required

string

Allowed values: past

date

required

string

/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/

object

object

kind

required

string

Allowed values: soon

date

required

string

/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/

object

object

kind

required

string

Allowed values: leftover

null

null

createdAt

required

string format: date-time

Example

{
  "id": "0199e8b0-5a10-7a01-8b00-000000000026",
  "name": "chicken thighs",
  "amount": "2 lb",
  "quantity": 2,
  "unit": "pound",
  "amountText": null,
  "storedIn": "fridge",
  "aisle": "0199e8b0-5a10-7a01-8b00-000000000021",
  "useBy": "2026-10-18",
  "meals": [
    {
      "id": "0199e8b0-5a10-7a01-8b00-00000000001b",
      "name": "Lemon Chicken",
      "date": "2026-10-17",
      "status": "planned"
    }
  ],
  "useSoon": {
    "kind": "soon",
    "date": "2026-10-18"
  },
  "createdAt": "2026-10-15T18:30:00.000Z"
}

401

Not signed in.

Media typeapplication/json

object

error

required

object

code

required

string

message

required

string

fields

object

key

additional properties

string

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "There's nothing here.",
    "fields": {
      "name": "Give it a name."
    }
  }
}

403

Not allowed.

Media typeapplication/json

object

error

required

object

code

required

string

message

required

string

fields

object

key

additional properties

string

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "There's nothing here.",
    "fields": {
      "name": "Give it a name."
    }
  }
}