# FDA Recall Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/fda-recall-scraper`) Actor

Fetches FDA recall enforcement reports from the official openFDA API, sorted newest first. Supports food, drug, and device recalls with Lucene search, classification, and date filters, while preserving the complete original API record in raw.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/fda-recall-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $9.99 / 1,000 results

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.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## FDA Recall Scraper

Fetches FDA recall enforcement reports from the official openFDA API, newest report date first. Supports free Lucene queries plus classification and report-date filters; results include the full original API record in `raw`.

### Input

| Field | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `product_type` | `food` | `food`, `drug`, or `device` enforcement endpoint. |
| `search` | `""` | Free openFDA Lucene query, e.g. `recalling_firm:"Whole Foods"` or `state:CA`. |
| `classification` | `any` | `Class I`, `Class II`, `Class III`, or `any`. |
| `report_date_from` | `""` | Lower bound on report date (`YYYY-MM-DD`). |
| `report_date_to` | `""` | Upper bound on report date (`YYYY-MM-DD`). |
| `limit` | `100` | Max records (1–5000; paged 100 per request). |

### Output

```json
{
    "recall_number": "H-1191-2026",
    "classification": "Class II",
    "recalling_firm": "Galliker Dairy Co, Inc.",
    "city": "Altoona",
    "state": "PA",
    "country": "United States",
    "product_type": "Food",
    "product_description": "DQ Chocolate Reduced Fat Ice Cream Mix, 5 GAL (18.9L).",
    "reason_for_recall": "Foreign material found in product (identified as metal shavings)",
    "status": "Terminated",
    "recall_initiation_date": "2026-05-21",
    "report_date": "2026-08-05",
    "raw": { "...full openFDA record..." : "" }
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `product_type` (type: `string`):

Which openFDA enforcement endpoint to query: food, drug, or device recalls.

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

Free openFDA Lucene query, e.g. recalling\_firm:"Whole Foods", state:CA, or reason\_for\_recall:listeria. Combined with the other filters using AND. Leave empty for all recalls.

## `classification` (type: `string`):

Filter by recall classification. 'any' disables the filter.

## `report_date_from` (type: `string`):

Only recalls with report\_date on/after this date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD). Leave empty for no lower bound.

## `report_date_to` (type: `string`):

Only recalls with report\_date on/before this date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD). Leave empty for no upper bound.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of recall records to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "product_type": "food",
  "search": "",
  "classification": "any",
  "report_date_from": "",
  "report_date_to": "",
  "limit": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "product_type": "food",
    "search": "",
    "classification": "any",
    "report_date_from": "",
    "report_date_to": "",
    "limit": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/fda-recall-scraper").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 = {
    "product_type": "food",
    "search": "",
    "classification": "any",
    "report_date_from": "",
    "report_date_to": "",
    "limit": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/fda-recall-scraper").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 '{
  "product_type": "food",
  "search": "",
  "classification": "any",
  "report_date_from": "",
  "report_date_to": "",
  "limit": 100
}' |
apify call moving_beacon-owner1/fda-recall-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,moving_beacon-owner1/fda-recall-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/m0xUxOdHXQ8ZN6lZH/builds/kwC85lfbnU1UGeeg5/openapi.json