diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
index 94a25f7..3b458be 100644
--- a/.idea/vcs.xml
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 <project version="4">
   <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
     <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$" vcs="Git" />
+    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$/minecraft-data" vcs="Git" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index a6a670a..c771c2b 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::api::items::Items;
+use crate::api::recipes::Recipes;
 use crate::models::version::Version;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -6,11 +7,13 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 mod tests;
 
 pub mod items;
+mod recipes;
 pub mod versions;
 
 pub struct Api {
-    version: Arc<Version>,
-    items: Items,
+    pub version: Arc<Version>,
+    pub items: Items,
+    pub recipes: Recipes,
 }
 
 impl Api {
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ impl Api {
         Self {
             version: Arc::clone(&version),
             items: Items::new(Arc::clone(&version)),
+            recipes: Recipes::new(Arc::clone(&version)),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/api/recipes.rs b/src/api/recipes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c802af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/recipes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use crate::data::{get_version_specific_file, RECIPES_FILE};
+use crate::models::recipe::Recipe;
+use crate::models::version::Version;
+use crate::{DataError, DataResult};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Recipes {
+    version: Arc<Version>,
+}
+
+impl Recipes {
+    pub fn new(version: Arc<Version>) -> Self {
+        Self { version }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a list of recipes indexed by item ID
+    pub fn recipes(&self) -> DataResult<HashMap<u32, Vec<Recipe>>> {
+        let content = get_version_specific_file(&self.version, RECIPES_FILE)?;
+        serde_json::from_str::<HashMap<u32, Vec<Recipe>>>(&*content).map_err(DataError::from)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/api/tests/items.rs b/src/api/tests/items.rs
index a07c978..5d915b4 100644
--- a/src/api/tests/items.rs
+++ b/src/api/tests/items.rs
@@ -9,3 +9,16 @@ pub fn test_items_array() {
         assert_ne!(api.items.items_array().unwrap().len(), 0)
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+pub fn test_items_by_name() {
+    let versions = get_test_versions();
+
+    for version in versions {
+        let api = get_api(version);
+        let by_name = api.items.items_by_name().unwrap();
+        assert!(by_name.get("bread").is_some());
+        assert!(by_name.get("stone").is_some());
+        assert_eq!(by_name.get("ender_pearl").unwrap().stack_size, 16)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/api/tests/mod.rs b/src/api/tests/mod.rs
index c1c0aa2..ec3f0c7 100644
--- a/src/api/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/tests/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::api::Api;
 use crate::models::version::Version;
 
 mod items;
+mod recipes;
 mod versions;
 
 fn get_api(version: Version) -> Api {
diff --git a/src/api/tests/recipes.rs b/src/api/tests/recipes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..087e012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/tests/recipes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use crate::api::tests::{get_api, get_test_versions};
+
+#[test]
+pub fn test_recipes() {
+    let versions = get_test_versions();
+
+    for version in versions {
+        let api = get_api(version);
+        let recipes = api.recipes.recipes().unwrap();
+        let bread_id = api.items.items_by_name().unwrap().get("bread").unwrap().id;
+        assert_ne!(recipes.len(), 0);
+        assert!(recipes.get(&bread_id).is_some());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/api/versions.rs b/src/api/versions.rs
index 76b483a..eb2b0cf 100644
--- a/src/api/versions.rs
+++ b/src/api/versions.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ pub fn latest_stable() -> DataResult<Version> {
 
 /// Returns a list of available version information
 pub(crate) fn available_versions() -> DataResult<Vec<String>> {
-    Ok(get_common_file(VERSIONS_FILE)?
-        .split_whitespace()
-        .map(|s| s.to_string())
-        .collect())
+    let content = get_common_file(VERSIONS_FILE)?;
+    serde_json::from_str::<Vec<String>>(&*content).map_err(DataError::from)
 }
diff --git a/src/data/mod.rs b/src/data/mod.rs
index ad5e603..ecddd53 100644
--- a/src/data/mod.rs
+++ b/src/data/mod.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ pub fn get_version_specific_file(version: &Version, filename: &str) -> DataResul
         version.previous_major(),
         version.previous_major_first(),
     ];
-    println!("{:?}", search_folders);
     let mut data = None;
 
     for folder in search_folders {
diff --git a/src/models/mod.rs b/src/models/mod.rs
index afbce8b..1a667d7 100644
--- a/src/models/mod.rs
+++ b/src/models/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pub mod item;
+pub mod recipe;
 pub mod version;
diff --git a/src/models/recipe.rs b/src/models/recipe.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12d5047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/recipe.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+#[serde(
+    rename_all(deserialize = "camelCase", serialize = "snake_case"),
+    untagged
+)]
+pub enum Recipe {
+    Shaped(ShapedRecipe),
+    Shapeless(ShapelessRecipe),
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+#[serde(rename_all(deserialize = "camelCase", serialize = "snake_case"))]
+pub struct ShapedRecipe {
+    result: RecipeItem,
+    in_shape: Shape,
+    out_shape: Option<Shape>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+#[serde(rename_all(deserialize = "camelCase", serialize = "snake_case"))]
+pub struct ShapelessRecipe {
+    result: RecipeItem,
+    ingredients: Vec<RecipeItem>,
+}
+
+pub type Shape = Vec<Vec<RecipeItem>>;
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+#[serde(
+    rename_all(deserialize = "camelCase", serialize = "snake_case"),
+    untagged
+)]
+pub enum RecipeItem {
+    ID(u32),
+    IDMetadataArray([u32; 2]),
+    IDMetadataCountObject(IDMetadataCountObject),
+    Null(Option<()>),
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+#[serde(rename_all(deserialize = "camelCase", serialize = "snake_case"))]
+pub struct IDMetadataCountObject {
+    id: i32,
+    metadata: Option<i32>,
+    count: Option<u32>,
+}