FDA Animal Drug Adverse Events API

Searches FDA OpenFDA animal veterinary adverse event reports via api.fda.gov/animalandveterinary/event.json.

Example input

{
  "queries": ["dog", "ivermectin"],
  "limit": 20,
  "includeRaw": false
}

Example output

{
  "source": "fda_animal_drug",
  "query": "dog",
  "recordType": "adverse_event",
  "title": "Dog — Ivermectin",
  "identifier": "US-PFIZER-2021-123456",
  "date": "2021-03-15",
  "url": "https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/safety-health/adverse-drug-experience-reporting-aer",
  "summary": "Reactions: Ataxia, Tremor | Outcome: Death | Animals affected: 1"
}

Pricing

This actor is charged per dataset item at $0.002/item.

Items returned	Estimated cost
100 items	~$0.20
1,000 items	~$2.00
5,000 items	~$10.00

Limitations

• API Rate Limits: Query rates may be restricted by upstream agency APIs
• Data Freshness: Information is refreshed on agency schedules; check source for update frequency
• Historical Depth: Available records depend on agency archive policies

Notes

• 312,218 total records in database (as of 2026-01-06).
• Optional FDA API key for higher rate limits (default: 1000 requests/day/IP).
• animal.species field is a string in this dataset (e.g. "Dog"), not a nested object.

Best for

• Teams needing fda animal drug api data in normalized JSON format.

Input

See .actor/input_schema.json for full input fields.

Output

Returns normalized dataset items with source/query/title/date/url/summary fields.