# CPSC Consumer Product Recall Tracker (`calculating_kitchen_h0b/cpsc-product-recall-tracker`) Actor

Search and monitor US CPSC consumer product recalls: products, UPCs, models, hazards, injuries, remedies, manufacturers, retailers and images. Filter by date, keyword, product type, retailer or hazard. Official SaferProducts.gov data, no API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/calculating_kitchen_h0b/cpsc-product-recall-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Andres Barcelo](https://apify.com/calculating_kitchen_h0b) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, E-commerce, Open source
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 recall records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## CPSC Consumer Product Recall Tracker

Search and monitor every **US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall** as clean JSON, CSV or Excel. Official SaferProducts.gov data, no API key.

### What you get per recall

Recall number and date, title, CPSC link, description, product names, types, models, units affected, UPCs, hazards, injuries, remedies (refund, replace, repair), manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers (Amazon, Walmart...), country of manufacture, consumer contact and images.

### Use cases

- Amazon / e-commerce sellers and marketplaces: catch recalled products and UPCs in your catalog
- Retail compliance, product safety and insurance teams
- Daily recall alerts (schedule the Actor with "Days back" = 1 and connect Slack, email or a webhook)
- Journalists and researchers tracking hazards like batteries, fire or choking

### Input

Filter by date range or days back, title keyword, product name, product type, manufacturer, retailer, hazard or recall number. With no filters it returns the last 30 days.

### Pricing

Pay per event: **$2 per 1,000 recall records**. No subscription.

### Related

Also see FDA Recall Tracker and NHTSA Vehicle Recall Lookup by the same author for food, drug, device and vehicle recalls.

# Actor input Schema

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Only recalls announced in the last N days. Ignored if Recall date from is set. Default when no filter given: 30.

## `recallDateStart` (type: `string`):

Recall date from (YYYY-MM-DD)

## `recallDateEnd` (type: `string`):

Recall date to (YYYY-MM-DD)

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Word in the recall title, e.g. battery, stroller, fire

## `productName` (type: `string`):

Product name

## `productType` (type: `string`):

e.g. Toys, Furniture, Appliances

## `manufacturer` (type: `string`):

Manufacturer

## `retailer` (type: `string`):

e.g. Amazon, Walmart

## `hazard` (type: `string`):

e.g. Fire, Choking, Laceration

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

Recall number

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

Max results

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "daysBack": 30,
  "maxResults": 1000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

CPSC recall records in the default dataset (overview view).

# 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 = {
    "daysBack": 30
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("calculating_kitchen_h0b/cpsc-product-recall-tracker").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 = { "daysBack": 30 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("calculating_kitchen_h0b/cpsc-product-recall-tracker").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 '{
  "daysBack": 30
}' |
apify call calculating_kitchen_h0b/cpsc-product-recall-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,calculating_kitchen_h0b/cpsc-product-recall-tracker"
        }
    }
}
```

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/KLgK8dyvnbGthVC7e/builds/R7JLPtOOgfQ2RDstW/openapi.json