# CPSC Recall Monitor (`flamelit_constellation/cpsc-recall-watch`) Actor

Unofficial tool, not affiliated with the U.S. CPSC. Get new and updated US consumer product recalls since your last run, filtered by keyword, to check against what you sell.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/flamelit_constellation/cpsc-recall-watch.md
- **Developed by:** [Two Five Labs](https://apify.com/flamelit_constellation) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 new or amended 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?

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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.
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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 Recall Monitor

**Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).** This is an independent tool from Two Five Labs that reads publicly available data. No government seals or logos are used.

### What it does

Queries the CPSC Recalls API for recalls dated within your look-back window and returns only recalls that are new, or republished with changed content, since your last run. Recalls older than the look-back window are not re-checked.

### Who it's for

Retailers, marketplace sellers, importers and product-safety teams.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `lookbackDays` | integer, default 30. Recalls with a recall date within this many days. |
| `keywords` | list. Matches title, manufacturer and product names (case-insensitive). CPSC often leaves the manufacturer list empty, so include product words too. |
| `maxSpendUsd`, `emitUnchanged`, `stateStoreName` | see "How runs work". |

No API key is needed for this source.

### Run it via API

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/flamelit_constellation~cpsc-recall-watch/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxSpendUsd": 1.0}'
```

Use your own Apify token.

### How runs work

- **First run:** returns every matching record in the look-back window, all marked `changeType: "new"`.
- **Later runs:** return only records that are new, or whose content changed since they were last seen (`amended`). The actor keeps a content hash per record in a key-value store. A second run over the same data outputs nothing.
- `stateStoreName`: give each saved search its own name so each one tracks its own history.
- `emitUnchanged: true` also outputs unchanged records (`changeType: "same"`), which are never charged.
- **Spend cap:** `maxSpendUsd` (default 1.0) is a hard cap. When it is reached, the actor stops charging and stops output. Records not yet output are kept for the next run.
- **Errors and rate limits:** network errors, HTTP 429 and 5xx responses are retried up to 3 times with backoff. `Retry-After` is honoured in both its seconds and date forms; if the source asks for a wait longer than 2 minutes, the run stops instead of waiting.

### Output

Recall record: `id, source ("cpsc"), attribution, recallNumber, recallId, title, description, recallDate, lastPublishDate, url, products[{name, model, type, numberOfUnits}], manufacturers[], retailers[], importers[], distributors[], manufacturerCountries[], hazards[], remedies[], remedyOptions[], injuries[], images[], changeType`.

Excerpt from a live run (arrays shortened):

```json
{
 "id": "27017",
 "source": "cpsc",
 "attribution": "Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls API (saferproducts.gov). Data filtered and normalized by this actor.",
 "recallNumber": "27017",
 "recallId": 11020,
 "title": "Decathlon America Recalls Van Rysel GRVL AF Bicycles Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Crash Hazard",
 "recallDate": "2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z",
 "lastPublishDate": "2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z",
 "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2027/Decathlon-America-Recalls-Van-Rysel-GRVL-AF-Bicycles-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Crash-Hazard",
 "products": [
  {
   "name": "Van Rysel GRVL AF Bicycles",
   "model": "",
   "type": "Bicycles or Accessories",
   "numberOfUnits": "About 1,150"
  }
 ],
 "retailers": [
  "Sold At:\nREI Co-op stores nationwide and online at REI.com from March 2025 through August 2026 for between $1,400 and $2,300."
 ],
 "hazards": [
  "The recalled bicycles' front lock nut can loosen during use, causing the front wheel to dislodge or loosen over time, posing a crash hazard."
 ],
 "remedyOptions": [
  "Repair"
 ],
 "manufacturers": [],
 "changeType": "new"
}
```

**Personal data:** consumer contact details are stripped: `ConsumerContact` is not output, and contact numbers and emails in text are masked. Product model and SKU numbers are kept. Company names are kept.

### Pricing

Pay per event: one `run-start` charge per run and one `new-item` charge per new or amended record output. Current prices are shown on this actor's Apify Store page.

### Limits

- Before calling the API, the actor checks saferproducts.gov/robots.txt. It stops without fetching if robots.txt disallows access or can't be read (other than "not found"). Some networks are refused by the source, and runs from them will stop.
- Throttle: at least 5 seconds between requests, at most 3 requests per run. Schedule at most daily.

### Data source and terms

- Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls API (saferproducts.gov). Each record carries this in `attribution`, with "Data filtered and normalized by this actor".
- Product-safety information only. This tool gives no health or medical advice.
- **Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).**

### FAQ

**Does it return every record?** The first run returns everything matching. After that it returns only new or changed records.
**How often should I run it?** Daily is enough.
**Can I cap spend?** Yes. `maxSpendUsd` is a hard cap, and records it stops are output on the next run.
**Does it need a key?** No.

### Support

Questions or problems: please use the Issues tab on this actor's Apify page first.
Publisher: Two Five Labs, contact `twofivelabs@gmail.com`.

Requests to the source identify themselves with a contact address: `flamelit-constellation-actors/0.1 (+mailto:twofivelabs@gmail.com)`.

# Actor input Schema

## `lookbackDays` (type: `integer`):

Check recalls with a recall date within this many days of today.

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

Only include recalls whose title, manufacturer or product names contain at least one of these words. Note: CPSC often leaves the manufacturer list empty, so include product words too.

## `maxSpendUsd` (type: `number`):

Hard spending cap for this run, in US dollars. The actor stops charging and stops adding results once this amount is reached. Unsent items are kept for the next run.

## `emitUnchanged` (type: `boolean`):

If on, items already seen in earlier runs (changeType "same") are also output. Off by default, so you only get new and amended items. Unchanged items are never charged.

## `stateStoreName` (type: `string`):

Optional name of the key-value store that remembers what earlier runs saw. Use a different name per saved search so each search tracks its own new/amended items. Leave empty to use the run's default store.

## `fixturePath` (type: `string`):

Testing only. Path to a local file to replay instead of calling the live source. Leave empty for normal use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "lookbackDays": 30,
  "keywords": [],
  "maxSpendUsd": 1,
  "emitUnchanged": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

CPSC recall records (new and amended only)

# 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 = {
    "lookbackDays": 30
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("flamelit_constellation/cpsc-recall-watch").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 = { "lookbackDays": 30 }

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

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/9ITyS5tlUlOYAKZ4g/builds/ozp2JfD7lnm3e5meW/openapi.json