# Bulk-check a mixed catalog of drug, food & device identifiers

**Use case:** 

Run recall numbers and NDCs together through FDA drug, food, and device enforcement data in one batch. Identifiers with no match cost nothing.

## Input

```json
{
  "identifiers": [
    "D-0744-2026",
    "H-1195-2026",
    "Z-2885-2026",
    "63010-010",
    "D-9999-2099"
  ],
  "testRun": false,
  "onlyFound": false,
  "includeKeywords": [],
  "excludeKeywords": [],
  "columns": [
    "category",
    "recallNumber",
    "recallStatus",
    "classification",
    "product",
    "reason",
    "firm",
    "distributionPattern",
    "recallInitiationDate",
    "reportDate",
    "voluntaryMandated",
    "state",
    "country"
  ],
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "query": {
    "label": "Identifier submitted",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "found": {
    "label": "Found?",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "message": {
    "label": "Details",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category (drug/food/device)",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "recallNumber": {
    "label": "Recall number",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "recallStatus": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "classification": {
    "label": "Classification",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "product": {
    "label": "Product",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "reason": {
    "label": "Reason for recall",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "firm": {
    "label": "Recalling firm",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "distributionPattern": {
    "label": "Distribution pattern",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "recallInitiationDate": {
    "label": "Recall initiated",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "reportDate": {
    "label": "Report date",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "voluntaryMandated": {
    "label": "Voluntary or mandated",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "state": {
    "label": "State",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Checked at",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [openFDA Recall Lookup — Drug, Food & Device Enforcement API](https://apify.com/accountable_eel/openfda-recall-lookup.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/accountable_eel/openfda-recall-lookup.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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