You can access the OpenFDA Drug and Device Recall Radar programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {};
11
12// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
13const run = await client.actor("adaptive_nightmare/openfda-drug-recall-radar").call(input);
14
15// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
16console.log('Results from dataset');
17console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
18const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
19items.forEach((item) => {
20    console.dir(item);
21});
22
23// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

OpenFDA Scraper: Drug and Medical Device Recalls API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use OpenFDA Drug and Device Recall Radar API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

OpenFDA Drug and Device Recall Radar API in Python

OpenFDA Drug and Device Recall Radar API through CLI

OpenFDA Drug and Device Recall Radar OpenAPI definition

OpenFDA Drug and Device Recall Radar API

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FDA Drug Recalls Scraper — No Login

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Extract FDA drug recall and enforcement data from openFDA. Filter by classification, status, firm, and date. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel. Ideal for pharmacovigilance and compliance. No login or cookies. MCP-ready for AI agents.