Instacart Developer Platform APIs to create shoppable lists/recipes and discover nearby retailers
Create an Instacart link to the shopping list of ingredients for a recipe. This action generates a shareable Instacart URL that allows users to purchase all recipe ingredients with one click. Use this when you have a recipe with ingredients and want to enable easy grocery shopping through Instacart.
Create a shareable recipe page on Instacart and return the URL. This action generates an Instacart recipe page where users can: - View the recipe with ingredients, instructions, and image - Add all recipe ingredients to their cart with one click - Select their preferred nearby store for shopping Use this for meal planning apps, recipe blogs, cooking assistants, or any application that wants to enable easy grocery shopping from recipes. The returned URL can be shared via email, SMS, or social media.
Create a shareable Shopping List Page on Instacart. This action generates a public Instacart URL where users can view a list of products, select their preferred store, and add items to their cart for delivery or pickup. The generated link can be shared via email, messaging apps, or embedded in websites. Use cases: - Share grocery lists with family members - Create shopping lists for recipes or meal plans - Enable one-click shopping for recommended products
Retrieves a list of grocery retailers available for delivery or pickup in a given postal code area. Use this action to discover which retailers (e.g., Safeway, Walmart, Publix) are available before creating shopping lists or recipe pages. The returned retailer_key values can be used with other Instacart actions like create_shopping_list_page or create_recipe_page. Supports United States (US) and Canada (CA) postal codes.
The Instacart integration connects your Dench AI CRM directly to Instacart, so agents can read and act on your Instacart data as part of everyday work — answering questions in chat, keeping your CRM in sync, and running automations without anyone copying data between tools.
4 actions are available for agents to invoke on your behalf. Every call runs through Instacart's own authorization, scoped to the account you connect.
Sign in to your Dench workspace and open Integrations.
Find Instacart and click Connect — you'll authorize access through Instacart's own sign-in flow. No API keys or code required.
Ask an agent to use Instacart in chat, or call it from an automation.
Manage or disconnect the connection any time from workspace settings.
The Dench Instacart integration connects your AI CRM to Instacart, so AI agents can work with your Instacart data as part of chats, automations, and CRM workflows. You connect your account once, and every agent in your workspace can use it — governed by your workspace permissions.
The Instacart integration currently exposes 4 actions, including Create Instacart Recipe Link, Create Recipe Page, Create Shopping List Page, and Get Nearby Retailers. Agents invoke them on your behalf from chat or from automations.
No. You connect Instacart from your Dench workspace using Instacart's own sign-in and authorization flow — no API keys to copy, no glue code to maintain.
Connections are authorized through Instacart's own authentication flow, and Dench stores only the authorization needed to act on your behalf. You can review and disconnect the Instacart connection from your workspace settings at any time.