undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass when trying to use API - ruby-on-rails

Question

Im new to ruby and I am trying to consume an api and display the data that I get from it but I keep on getting this error : undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass. It's probably a stupid error but again i am new and cant figure it out. Here's my controller:
class RecipeController < ApplicationController
def Recipe
end
def search
recipe = find_recipe(params[:targetCalories])
unless recipe
flash[:alert] = 'Recipe not found'
return render action: :Recipe
end
#recipe = recipe.first
end
private
def request_api(url)
response = Excon.get(
url,
headers: {
'X-RapidAPI-Host' => URI.parse(url).host,
'X-RapidAPI-Key' => ENV.fetch('RAPIDAPI_API_KEY')
}
)
return nil if response.status != 200
JSON.parse(response.body)
end
def find_recipe(name)
request_api(
"https://spoonacular-recipe-food-nutrition-v1.p.rapidapi.com/recipes/mealplans/generate/#{URI.encode(targetCalories)}"
)
end
end
And here's my html:
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-12 mt-5">
<% if flash[:alert] %>
<div class="alert alert-warning"><%= flash[:alert] %></div>
<% end %>
<div class="mx-auto mt-5" style="width: 400px">
<%= form_with(url: search_path, method: 'get', local: true) do %>
<div class="form-group">
<%= label_tag :country, 'Type amount of calories '%>
<%= text_field_tag :country, nil, placeholder: 'Eg. 1000', class: 'form-control' %>
</div>
<%= button_tag 'Search', class: 'btn btn-success btn-block' %>
<% end %>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container">
<div class="row mt-5">
<div class="col-lg-6">
<h4>Recipe info</h4>
<dl>
<dt>Day</dt>
<dd><%= #recipe['day'] %></dd>
<dt>Capital</dt>
<dd><%= #recipe['type'] %></dd>
<dt>Currency</dt>
<dd><%= #recipe['value'].join(', ') %></dd>
</dl>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Edit: this is the full stack trace
app/views/recipe/Recipe.html.erb:26
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/base.rb:274:in `_run'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/template.rb:185:in `block in render'
activesupport (6.0.2.1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:182:in `instrument'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/template.rb:386:in `instrument_render_template'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/template.rb:183:in `render'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:59:in `block (2 levels) in render_template'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb:89:in `block in instrument'
activesupport (6.0.2.1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:180:in `block in instrument'
activesupport (6.0.2.1) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:24:in `instrument'
activesupport (6.0.2.1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:180:in `instrument'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb:88:in `instrument'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:58:in `block in render_template'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:66:in `render_with_layout'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:57:in `render_template'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:13:in `render'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb:61:in `render_template_to_object'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb:29:in `render_to_object'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:118:in `block in _render_template'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/base.rb:304:in `in_rendering_context'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:117:in `_render_template'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/streaming.rb:219:in `_render_template'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:103:in `render_to_body'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:52:in `render_to_body'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/renderers.rb:142:in `render_to_body'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb:25:in `render'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:36:in `render'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:44:in `block (2 levels) in render'
activesupport (6.0.2.1) lib/active_support/core_ext/benchmark.rb:14:in `block in ms'
C:/Ruby26-x64/lib/ruby/2.6.0/benchmark.rb:308:in `realtime'
activesupport (6.0.2.1) lib/active_support/core_ext/benchmark.rb:14:in `ms'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:44:in `block in render'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:85:in `cleanup_view_runtime'
activerecord (6.0.2.1) lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:34:in `cleanup_view_runtime'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:43:in `render'
remotipart (1.4.4) lib/remotipart/render_overrides.rb:23:in `render'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:35:in `default_render'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/basic_implicit_render.rb:6:in `block in send_action'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/basic_implicit_render.rb:6:in `tap'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/basic_implicit_render.rb:6:in `send_action'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:196:in `process_action'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:30:in `process_action'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:42:in `block in process_action'
activesupport (6.0.2.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:135:in `run_callbacks'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:41:in `process_action'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:22:in `process_action'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:33:in `block in process_action'
activesupport (6.0.2.1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:180:in `block in instrument'
activesupport (6.0.2.1) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:24:in `instrument'
activesupport (6.0.2.1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:180:in `instrument'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:32:in `process_action'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:245:in `process_action'
activerecord (6.0.2.1) lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:27:in `process_action'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:136:in `process'
actionview (6.0.2.1) lib/action_view/rendering.rb:39:in `process'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:191:in `dispatch'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:252:in `dispatch'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:51:in `dispatch'
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rack-pjax (1.1.0) lib/rack/pjax.rb:12:in `call'
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warden (1.2.8) lib/warden/manager.rb:36:in `block in call'
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rack (2.2.2) lib/rack/tempfile_reaper.rb:15:in `call'
rack (2.2.2) lib/rack/etag.rb:27:in `call'
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rack (2.2.2) lib/rack/head.rb:12:in `call'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_dispatch/http/content_security_policy.rb:18:in `call'
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actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:14:in `call'
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actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:32:in `call'
web-console (4.0.1) lib/web_console/middleware.rb:132:in `call_app'
web-console (4.0.1) lib/web_console/middleware.rb:28:in `block in call'
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web-console (4.0.1) lib/web_console/middleware.rb:17:in `call'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:33:in `call'
railties (6.0.2.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:38:in `call_app'
railties (6.0.2.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:26:in `block in call'
activesupport (6.0.2.1) lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb:80:in `block in tagged'
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sprockets-rails (3.2.1) lib/sprockets/rails/quiet_assets.rb:13:in `call'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:81:in `call'
actionpack (6.0.2.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:27:in `call'
rack (2.2.2) lib/rack/method_override.rb:24:in `call'
rack (2.2.2) lib/rack/runtime.rb:22:in `call'
activesupport (6.0.2.1) lib/active_support/cache/strategy/local_cache_middleware.rb:29:in `call'
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railties (6.0.2.1) lib/rails/engine.rb:526:in `call'
puma (4.3.1) lib/puma/configuration.rb:228:in `call'
puma (4.3.1) lib/puma/server.rb:681:in `handle_request'
puma (4.3.1) lib/puma/server.rb:472:in `process_client'
puma (4.3.1) lib/puma/server.rb:328:in `block in run'
puma (4.3.1) lib/puma/thread_pool.rb:134:in `block in spawn_thread'

Answer 1

undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass on
app/views/recipe/Recipe.html.erb:26
Your #recipe instance variable is nil. Make sure you assign a value to it in your controller, in your def Recipe action.
PS: Controller actions should be lowercase, so def recipe.