# 💊 openFDA Scraper — Recalls, Labels & Adverse Events

**Use case:** 

No-code, cheap openFDA API. Scrape FDA data: drug, device & food recalls, drug labels, adverse events, classification, firm & dates — cheapest per item.

## Input

```json
{
  "dataset": "drug_recalls",
  "searchTerms": [
    "metformin"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerTerm": 100
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "dataset": {
    "label": "Dataset",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "searchTerm": {
    "label": "Search Term",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "recallNumber": {
    "label": "Recall Number",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "classification": {
    "label": "Classification",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "reason": {
    "label": "Reason",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "firm": {
    "label": "Firm",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "productDescription": {
    "label": "Product Description",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "productType": {
    "label": "Product Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "distributionPattern": {
    "label": "Distribution Pattern",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "productQuantity": {
    "label": "Product Quantity",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "voluntaryMandated": {
    "label": "Voluntary Mandated",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "city": {
    "label": "City",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "state": {
    "label": "State",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "date": {
    "label": "Date",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "reportDate": {
    "label": "Report Date",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "brandNames": {
    "label": "Brand Names",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "genericNames": {
    "label": "Generic Names",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "manufacturers": {
    "label": "Manufacturers",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [openFDA Scraper — Drug Recalls, Labels & Adverse Events](https://apify.com/hipersoft/openfda-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/hipersoft/openfda-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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