CPSC Product Recall Crawler - Consumer Safety Data

Extract consumer product recall records from the CPSC Recall API at saferproducts.gov. Covers 6,000+ recalls from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission -- product details, manufacturers, hazards, remedies, injuries, UPC codes, and images. Filter by date range, recall number, or keyword.

CPSC Recall Crawler Features

• Extract recall records including product names, unit counts, model numbers, and UPC codes
• Filter by date range, specific recall number, or title/product keyword search
• Get full supply chain data -- manufacturers, retailers, importers, and distributors per recall
• Includes hazard descriptions, remedy instructions, injury reports, and product images
• Reads CPSC's public JSON API directly -- no HTML scraping, no authentication required
• No proxy needed -- this is a US government API with no rate limiting or bot detection
• Pay-per-event pricing at roughly $0.001 per record

Who Uses CPSC Recall Data and Why?

• Product compliance teams -- monitor new recalls in your product category, track manufacturer patterns, and flag supply chain risks
• E-commerce sellers -- check your catalog against active recalls before a recalled product ships to a customer
• Consumer safety researchers -- analyze recall trends by hazard type, manufacturer, or product category across years of data
• Insurance and legal professionals -- identify recalls involving injuries or specific manufacturers for claims and litigation support
• Supply chain managers -- screen manufacturers and importers against recall history before signing contracts

How CPSC Recall Crawler Works

1. You provide search filters: a date range, a recall number, a keyword, or nothing at all (to pull all 6,000+ records).
2. The crawler queries the CPSC Recall API at saferproducts.gov, which returns structured JSON with no pagination -- all matching records come back in one response.
3. Each recall is transformed into a clean output record with normalized fields for products, manufacturers, hazards, remedies, injuries, UPC codes, and images.

Input

Basic: Get recent recalls

{
  "dateFrom": "2026-01-01",
  "dateTo": "2026-03-31",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Search by product keyword

{
  "titleSearch": "battery",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Look up a specific recall

{
  "recallNumber": "26219"
}

Pull all recalls (full database)

{
  "maxItems": 0
}

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
dateFrom	string	""	Return recalls from this date forward (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave empty for all.
dateTo	string	""	Return recalls up to this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave empty for all.
recallNumber	string	""	Search for a specific CPSC recall number. Leave empty for all.
titleSearch	string	""	Search recall titles for a keyword (e.g., "battery", "crib", "heater").
maxItems	integer	100	Maximum number of recall records to return. Set to 0 for all matching records.
proxyConfiguration	object	{ useApifyProxy: false }	Proxy settings. CPSC is a government API and does not require proxies.

CPSC Recall Crawler Output Fields

Example Output

{
  "recall_id": 26219,
  "recall_number": "26219",
  "recall_date": "2026-01-15",
  "title": "XYZ Corp Recalls Portable Space Heaters Due to Fire Hazard",
  "description": "The space heaters can overheat, posing a fire hazard...",
  "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/xyz-corp-recalls-portable-space-heaters",
  "consumer_contact": "XYZ Corp toll-free at 800-555-0100 or online at www.example.com",
  "last_publish_date": "2026-01-15",
  "products": ["Portable Space Heaters (About 50,000) Model: XH-200"],
  "manufacturers": ["XYZ Corp"],
  "retailers": ["Big Box Store", "Online Marketplace"],
  "importers": ["Global Imports LLC"],
  "distributors": [],
  "hazards": ["The space heaters can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers."],
  "remedies": ["Consumers should stop using the recalled heaters and contact XYZ Corp for a free replacement."],
  "remedy_options": ["Replace"],
  "injuries": ["XYZ Corp has received 12 reports of overheating, including 3 reports of minor burns."],
  "images": ["https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/styles/recall_image/Recall-Image-12345.jpg"],
  "product_upcs": ["012345678901"],
  "manufacturer_countries": ["China"],
  "sold_at_label": "Big Box Store and Online Marketplace nationwide"
}

Output Field Reference

Field	Type	Description
recall_id	number	CPSC internal recall ID
recall_number	string	CPSC recall number (e.g., "26219")
recall_date	string	Date of recall announcement (YYYY-MM-DD)
title	string	Recall title/headline
description	string	Full recall description
url	string	CPSC recall page URL
consumer_contact	string	Consumer contact information for the recall
last_publish_date	string	Date the recall was last published or updated (YYYY-MM-DD)
products	string[]	Products involved -- name, number of units, and model info
manufacturers	string[]	Manufacturer company names
retailers	string[]	Retailer names
importers	string[]	Importer names
distributors	string[]	Distributor names
hazards	string[]	Hazard descriptions
remedies	string[]	Remedy descriptions and instructions
remedy_options	string[]	Consumer remedy options (e.g., Refund, Replace, Repair)
injuries	string[]	Reported injury descriptions
images	string[]	Product image URLs
product_upcs	string[]	Product UPC codes
manufacturer_countries	string[]	Countries where products were manufactured
sold_at_label	string	Where the product was sold

FAQ

How many recalls does CPSC Recall Crawler cover? CPSC Recall Crawler pulls from the full CPSC Recall API -- over 6,000 consumer product recall records from 2000 to present, with 500-600 new recalls added each year.

Does it handle pagination? The CPSC API returns all matching records in a single response, so pagination is not needed. The crawler handles this automatically.

Do I need proxies to run this? No. The CPSC Recall API is a public US government service with no authentication, no rate limiting, and no bot detection. Proxies are disabled by default.

How fast does it run? Filtered queries (date range, keyword, recall number) complete in 5-15 seconds. A full database pull of all 6,000+ records takes 30-60 seconds. Memory usage is low -- 256MB is sufficient.

What does it cost to run? Roughly $0.001 per recall record. A full database pull of 6,000 records costs about $6. Filtered queries that return 50-100 records cost pennies.

Can I monitor for new recalls on a schedule? Yes. Set a date range filter (e.g., last 7 days) and run the crawler on an Apify schedule. New recalls appear several times per week.

What data can I get from CPSC product recalls? Each record includes the recall title, full description, products involved (with unit counts and model numbers), manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors, hazard descriptions, remedy instructions, injury reports, product images, UPC codes, manufacturer countries, and where the product was sold.

Need More Features?

Need custom fields, filters, or a different data source? File an issue or get in touch.

Why Use CPSC Recall Crawler?

• Complete recall records -- Every field the CPSC publishes is captured: products, supply chain, hazards, remedies, injuries, UPCs, images, and manufacturer countries.
• Priced per record -- Roughly $0.001 per recall record. A full database export costs about the same as a cup of coffee.
• Built on the official API -- Reads CPSC's structured JSON endpoint directly, so output stays stable regardless of website redesigns.
• No proxy overhead -- Government API means no anti-bot measures, no proxy costs, no session management. Runs fast and cheap.