# openFDA FAERS Adverse Events (`downright_blessing/openfda-faers-events`) Actor

Search FDA FAERS (adverse drug event) reports via the official openFDA drug/event API. Distinct from openFDA enforcement recalls. One Dataset row per safety report. No API key for modest volume.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/downright_blessing/openfda-faers-events.md
- **Developed by:** [Joao Pedro Rosado](https://apify.com/downright_blessing) (community)
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## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 faers events

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

## openFDA FAERS Adverse Events

Search **FDA FAERS** adverse drug event reports via the official **openFDA** `drug/event` API. One Dataset row per safety report.

**This is not** the openFDA enforcement/recalls Actor — FAERS = adverse events / pharmacovigilance signals.

**API:** `GET https://api.fda.gov/drug/event.json` · docs: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/event/

### Who it's for

- Pharma PV / safety signal teams
- Medical device & drug diligence desks
- ETL that already uses openFDA enforcement

### Pricing

Pay-per-event suggested: **$0.03** start + **$0.004** / FAERS row.

### Quick start

```json
{ "search": "patient.drug.medicinalproduct:aspirin", "maxItems": 25 }
```

#### Local smoke

```bash
npm run local
```

### Legal

Data from openFDA / FDA. Do not rely on openFDA alone for medical decisions. Respect openFDA terms.

### Português (resumo)

Eventos adversos **FAERS** via openFDA. Diferente de recalls/enforcement. PPE ~US$0,03 + US$0,004/linha.

# Actor input Schema

## `search` (type: `string`):

openFDA Lucene-style query, e.g. patient.drug.medicinalproduct:aspirin or patient.reaction.reactionmeddrapt:nausea.

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

Hard Dataset cap (openFDA max limit per page is 100).

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Polite delay between paginated openFDA requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "search": "patient.drug.medicinalproduct:aspirin",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "requestDelayMs": 250
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Default dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "search": "patient.drug.medicinalproduct:aspirin"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("downright_blessing/openfda-faers-events").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 = { "search": "patient.drug.medicinalproduct:aspirin" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("downright_blessing/openfda-faers-events").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 '{
  "search": "patient.drug.medicinalproduct:aspirin"
}' |
apify call downright_blessing/openfda-faers-events --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,downright_blessing/openfda-faers-events"
        }
    }
}
```

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/hQ35EKohBSrgD8Lbk/builds/xLuuOamsdbgLwJpr6/openapi.json