Import from Instagram (iOS)

Found a recipe on Instagram? Cookonut makes it easy to save recipes from posts and Reels on your iPhone or iPad. Thanks to the iOS share extension, you can send recipes to Cookonut without leaving the Instagram app.

Step-by-step

Use the iOS Share Sheet

This is the fastest way to import because the iOS share extension handles everything for you.

1. Open the Instagram post or Reel with the recipe
2. Tap the paper airplane icon (share button) below the post
3. In the iOS share sheet, find and tap Cookonut (scroll the app row if needed)
4. Cookonut will open with the link pre-loaded — tap Import
5. Wait while Cookonut’s AI extracts the recipe

If Cookonut doesn’t appear in the share sheet, scroll to the end of the app row, tap More, and enable Cookonut in the list.

What Gets Extracted

Cookonut analyzes the Instagram post content and pulls out what it can find:

• Recipe title from the caption
• Ingredients list from the caption or on-screen text
• Instructions from step-by-step content
• Photo from the post image

Posts with the full recipe written in the caption produce the best results. Reels with on-screen text overlays also work well. Short aesthetic videos with no written recipe may need more manual editing.

Credit Usage

Each Instagram import uses 1 credit from your monthly pool. Free plan users get 10 credits per month; Premium users have unlimited imports.

Review Before Saving

Instagram recipes can be informal, so take a moment to review the extracted recipe on the preview screen before saving. Check that ingredients have correct quantities, steps are in order, and add any missing details like prep time or servings. When everything looks good, tap Save and the recipe joins your collection.