You can access the openFDA Drug Shortages Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {};
11
12// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
13const run = await client.actor("neuton/openfda-drug-shortages-scraper").call(input);
14
15// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
16console.log('Results from dataset');
17console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
18const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
19items.forEach((item) => {
20    console.dir(item);
21});
22
23// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

openFDA Drug Shortages Scraper API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use openFDA Drug Shortages Scraper API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

openFDA Drug Shortages Scraper API in Python

openFDA Drug Shortages Scraper API through CLI

openFDA Drug Shortages Scraper OpenAPI definition

openFDA Drug Shortages Scraper API

Drug Shortage API — Delta Monitor & FDA Shortage Tracker

malonestar/drug-shortage-delta-monitor

Drug shortage API on the official openFDA feed: normalized shortage records, delta monitor mode that emits only NEW or status-CHANGED shortages (new/resolved/reappeared), and therapeutic-class + dosage-form rollups of current shortages. Keyless.

Kyle Maloney

FDA Drug Shortage API

maximedupre/drug-shortage

Search official FDA/openFDA drug shortage records by status, drug or ingredient, company, category, or date. Get structured records with availability, identifiers, dates, source links, and feed details for research and programmatic workflows.

Maxime Dupré

FDA Drug Shortages Scraper

automation-lab/fda-drug-shortages-scraper

Export official FDA drug shortage records with status, company, availability, NDCs, dates, and product metadata for monitoring workflows.

Stas Persiianenko

Fda Drug Shortage Listings Api

jeeves_is_my_copilot/fda-drug-shortage-listings-api

Public data actor with normalized output.

Alexander Abernathy

FDA Drug Shortage Supply Change Report

taroyamada/fda-drug-shortage-supply-change-report

Track official openFDA drug shortage records by generic name, package NDC, manufacturer, status, availability, and update date. Receive source-linked public-record change alerts, supply reports, and exports. API key is optional; baseline and unchanged checks emit no rows and no charges.

naoki anzai

FDA Drug Shortages Monitor — Current & Resolved API

nexgendata/fda-drug-shortages-monitor

Monitor current & resolved FDA (CDER) drug shortages with drug, manufacturer, status, availability, category and dates. For hospital pharmacy, GPOs, 503B compounders, and pharma supply chain.

NexGenData

Drug Shortage & Discontinuation Monitor (FDA)

sashaebashu/fda-drug-shortage

Track US drug shortages and permanent discontinuations from the FDA's own database — by drug, therapeutic category or manufacturer — with alerts when a product becomes unavailable or is discontinued.

Sasha Ebashu

FDA Drug Shortages Monitor

ihitch/fda-drug-shortages-monitor

Stay ahead of drug shortages — Automatically monitor the FDA Drug Shortages Database and receive instant alerts when new shortages appear or existing ones change status. Healthcare

Jaroslav

OpenFDA Drug Search — FDA Label & Safety Data API

nexgendata/openfda-drug-search

Search the FDA's OpenFDA database for drug approvals, adverse events, recalls, and labeling data. Perfect for pharma research, compliance monitoring, and healthcare analytics.

NexGenData

FDA Drug Approval & Recall Watch — Pharma Monitor

azureblue/fda-drug-approval-watch

Daily delta monitor of FDA drug approvals (Drugs@FDA) and drug recalls (openFDA enforcement) — for Pharma Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, and US market access teams. Webhook-ready alerts.