# CPSC Recalls: Product Safety Recalls by Keyword and Date (`accountable_eel/cpsc-recall-lookup`) Actor

Search official CPSC consumer product safety recalls by keyword, brand, or recall number from SaferProducts.gov, with delta monitoring for alerts. Export to Google Sheets or n8n.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/accountable_eel/cpsc-recall-lookup.md
- **Developed by:** [Adriana Voss](https://apify.com/accountable_eel) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 recall returneds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## CPSC Recalls: Product Safety Recalls by Keyword and Date

**Search and monitor U.S. consumer product safety recalls from CPSC and SaferProducts.gov by keyword, brand, or recall number.**

Get official safety recall alerts for consumer products (baby gear, toys, electronics, appliances, and home goods). Turn on monitoring mode and run it on a schedule to get only the recalls that are new since your last run, charged per recall and free on a quiet day.

**Who uses it:**

- **Trust & safety teams:** Monitor marketplace inventory against active CPSC recall actions.
- **E-commerce sellers & retailers:** Audit supplier catalogs for banned or recalled consumer products.
- **Compliance & risk officers:** Track hazardous product alerts across specific brands or product categories.

### How to use

1. **In the Apify Console.** Open the actor page and click **Start** — the `keywords` field is already pre-filled with a working example. Results land in the run's dataset as soon as each item is found.
2. **Via the API.** Call it directly with a POST request — no Console needed once you have an API token:
   ```bash
   curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/accountable_eel~cpsc-recall-lookup/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_TOKEN>" \
     -X POST \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"keywords":["stroller"]}'
   ```
3. **On a schedule.** Save this actor as an Apify **Task** with the input you want, then add a **Schedule** (hourly, daily, weekly) so it runs on its own — no server of your own required.

### Input

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "stroller"
  ]
}
```

One keyword or brand per line, matched against the recall title only. Leave empty to list recent recalls. Accepted formats: stroller, heater, french press.

One request runs per keyword and results are merged by recall. Keywords are matched against the recall title only (not description or products). Optional `recallNumber` looks up a specific CPSC recall notice directly. The `sinceDays` window controls how far back to look; it is not applied to a `recallNumber` lookup. The search run itself is free; you're billed per recall actually returned.

### Output

One row per recall, for example:

| query | found | status | searchSummary | recallCount | truncated | monitorStatus | recalls | recallId | recallNumber | recallDate | title | description | url | hazards | remedies | remedyOptions | products | productDetails | manufacturers | retailers | importers | distributors | manufacturerCountries | injuries | upcs | images | lastPublishDate | isNew | firstSeenAt | scrapedAt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| cpsc-recall-search | true | OK | keywords: stroller | last 365d | max 50 | 5 | false |  | \<all recalls (full list)> | 10880 | 26639 | 2026-07-23 | Peony Design Recalls Personalized Baby Bibs and Stroller Bags Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking Hazard | This recall involves Peony Design personalized handmade baby bibs and stroller bags. The bibs have scalloped edges, a snap closure, and personalized embroidery on the front. The bibs were sold in f... | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Peony-Design-Recalls-Personalized-Baby-Bibs-and-Stroller-Bags-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Choking-Hazard | \["The snap can detach from the recalled bibs and stroller bags, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a choking hazard to young children."] | \["Consumers should take the recalled baby bibs and stroller bags away from children immediately, stop using them, and contact Peony Design to receive a full refund. Consumers will be asked to disca... | \["Refund"] | \["Personalized Baby Bibs and Stroller Bags"] | \[{"name":"Personalized Baby Bibs and Stroller Bags","model":null,"type":null,"numberOfUnits":"About 52"}] | \["Peony Design Co., of Howell, MI"] | \["Online at Etsy.com from October 2025 through July 2026 for between $15 and $45."] |  |  | \["United States"] | \["The firm received three reported incidents of a broken snap on a bib and a broken snap on two stroller bags. No injuries have been reported."] |  | \["https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/peony-1.png","https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/peony-2.png","https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/peony-3.png","https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/peony-4.png","https:/... | 2026-07-24 |  |  | 2026-11-01T10:26:33.926Z |

A miss comes back as a row with `"found": false` and is never charged. Missing fields are `null` — never `0` or `""`.

### Pricing

- **Recall returned**: $6 per 1,000 recalls

Plus a $0.003 start fee per run. Each event above is billed independently, only when it actually returns data — misses (`found:false`) are never charged.

### Limits

- **Scope:** Regulated consumer products under U.S. CPSC jurisdiction (apparel, toys, electronics, appliances, baby products). For FDA-regulated items (food, drugs, medical devices), use OpenFDA Recall Lookup.
- **Volume:** Up to 500 recalls per run.
- **Official open data:** Public keyless REST API provided by SaferProducts.gov.

### Example runs

Paste any of these into the Input tab and press Start. All three return rows with no key, no token, and no account of your own beyond an Apify login.

**Stroller and infant gear recalls in the last 365 days (Default seed).**

```json
{
  "keywords": ["stroller"],
  "sinceDays": 365,
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

**Heaters and fire safety recall alerts (Scheduled monitoring).**

```json
{
  "keywords": ["heater"],
  "sinceDays": 90,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": true
}
```

**Direct recall lookup by CPSC recall number.**

```json
{
  "recallNumber": "27055"
}
```

### Use it from Clay, n8n, Make, or an AI agent

This actor runs synchronously over plain HTTP — call it directly from a script, a workflow tool, or an AI agent, no Apify Console needed once you have an API token.

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/accountable_eel~cpsc-recall-lookup/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_TOKEN>" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords":["stroller"]}'
```

**n8n.** Add an HTTP Request node: Method `POST`, URL `https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/accountable_eel~cpsc-recall-lookup/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_TOKEN>`, Body Content Type `JSON`, JSON Body `{"keywords":["stroller"]}` (swap in an expression from an earlier node for a real value).

**Clay.** Add an "HTTP API" column: Method `POST`, URL `https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/accountable_eel~cpsc-recall-lookup/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_TOKEN>`, Body `{"keywords":["{{search}}"]}`, mapping the row's search into the `keywords` array.

**MCP.** In Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client with the Apify MCP server, ask for "CPSC Recall API: Product Safety Recall Lookup & Alerts" — the agent will find and run this actor.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

One keyword or brand per line, matched against the recall title only. Leave empty to list recent recalls. Accepted formats: stroller, heater, french press. You're only charged for the ones we actually find — a miss costs nothing.

## `recallNumber` (type: `string`):

Optional. Direct CPSC recall number (e.g. 26639 or 27055) to look up directly.

## `sinceDays` (type: `integer`):

How far back to search by recall date. Default is 365 days. Ignored when a recall number is given.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Up to 500. Caps how many recalls you get (and pay for) in one run.

## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`):

On: only new recall IDs since your last run are returned and charged for — run this on a schedule as a recall alert. Off: every matching recall is returned every time.

## `deltaName` (type: `string`):

Optional. Name this search's monitoring memory so you can run multiple independent schedules. Leave empty to auto-derive from your search filters.

## `testRun` (type: `boolean`):

Turn this on to test your input on a small sample before running the full list. Turn it off to process everything.

## `onlyFound` (type: `boolean`):

Only keep rows where something was actually found. Misses are always free, whether or not you show them here.

## `includeKeywords` (type: `array`):

Optional. Only keep results that mention at least one of these words (e.g. a job title, a city, a product name). Leave empty to keep everything.

## `excludeKeywords` (type: `array`):

Optional. Drop any result that mentions one of these words. Leave empty to skip nothing.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Optional. Stop the run once this many results have been found — useful for a quick, cheap sample. Leave blank for no limit.

## `columns` (type: `array`):

Choose which pieces of information to include in each result row. All are included by default.

## `expandRows` (type: `boolean`):

When on, each recall found gets its own row instead of being grouped under its search. You're still only charged once per search, no matter how many rows it produces.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Parallel requests. Keep conservative — this target has no browser fallback, so getting blocked costs more than slow-and-steady.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "stroller"
  ],
  "recallNumber": "",
  "sinceDays": 365,
  "maxItems": 50,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "deltaName": "",
  "testRun": false,
  "onlyFound": false,
  "includeKeywords": [],
  "excludeKeywords": [],
  "columns": [
    "searchSummary",
    "recallCount",
    "truncated",
    "monitorStatus",
    "recalls",
    "recallId",
    "recallNumber",
    "recallDate",
    "title",
    "description",
    "url",
    "hazards",
    "remedies",
    "remedyOptions",
    "products",
    "productDetails",
    "manufacturers",
    "retailers",
    "importers",
    "distributors",
    "manufacturerCountries",
    "injuries",
    "upcs",
    "images",
    "lastPublishDate",
    "isNew",
    "firstSeenAt"
  ],
  "expandRows": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 1
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "stroller"
    ],
    "includeKeywords": [],
    "excludeKeywords": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("accountable_eel/cpsc-recall-lookup").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keywords": ["stroller"],
    "includeKeywords": [],
    "excludeKeywords": [],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("accountable_eel/cpsc-recall-lookup").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": [
    "stroller"
  ],
  "includeKeywords": [],
  "excludeKeywords": []
}' |
apify call accountable_eel/cpsc-recall-lookup --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,accountable_eel/cpsc-recall-lookup"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/jhof4hQUITEn5SmWv/builds/x5NkIpWPCaaf21uFK/openapi.json