# CPSC Consumer Product Recall Monitor (`prixodik/cpsc-consumer-product-recall-monitor`) Actor

Monitor official U.S. CPSC recalls by product, manufacturer, retailer, hazard, remedy, keyword, and date; emit new or changed compliance records.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/prixodik/cpsc-consumer-product-recall-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Milchenko Oleksii](https://apify.com/prixodik) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 recall records

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## CPSC Consumer Product Recall Monitor

Monitor the official, keyless U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls API for product-safety and marketplace compliance work. The Actor preserves products, hazards, remedies, companies, UPCs, images, dates, and the official notice URL.

It is designed for watchlists. Filters cover product, manufacturer, retailer, hazard, remedy, keyword, and recall date. In monitor mode, a named key-value store persists across runs: the first run establishes a baseline and later runs emit only new or semantically changed records. Use a distinct `stateKey` for each independent workflow. Records blocked by the run's charge limit are not marked as delivered. `baselineOnly` intentionally saves the current baseline without emitting it.

### Example

```json
{"recallDateStart":"2026-01-01","manufacturer":"Acme","hazard":"fire","maxResults":100,"monitorMode":true,"firstRunBehavior":"emit","stateKey":"marketplace-us"}
```

Each dataset item includes `recallId`, `recallNumber`, dates, full subject arrays, `changeType`, `changedFields`, `observedAt`, and `sourceUrl`. A run summary is stored as `RUN_SUMMARY` in the default key-value store.

The API returns a JSON array rather than cursor pages. When no start date is supplied, the Actor always applies the bounded `lookbackDays` window (30 days by default); `maxResults` limits records after filters and `RUN_SUMMARY.truncated` reports omitted matches. Responses above 25 MB fail before parsing. A source error fails the run and does not replace the saved baseline. Absence from this dataset does not prove a product is safe or that a recall has ended.

Source: [CPSC Recalls API](https://www.saferproducts.gov/RestWebServices/). U.S. federal information is used with source attribution. This Actor is independent and is not endorsed by CPSC.

# Actor input Schema

## `lookbackDays` (type: `integer`):

Derive a bounded window when Recall date from is empty.

## `recallDateStart` (type: `string`):

Inclusive real calendar date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

## `recallDateEnd` (type: `string`):

Inclusive real calendar date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

## `product` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive phrase in product fields.

## `manufacturer` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive phrase in manufacturer fields.

## `retailer` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive phrase in retailer fields.

## `hazard` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive phrase in hazard fields.

## `remedy` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive phrase in remedy fields.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Match at least one phrase across title, product, hazard, remedy and companies.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum matching records considered for delivery and state.

## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`):

Emit only new or semantically updated records across runs.

## `firstRunBehavior` (type: `string`):

Emit current matches or save them as a silent baseline.

## `stateKey` (type: `string`):

Optional isolation key for independent watchlists.

## `stateStoreName` (type: `string`):

Named key-value store shared across runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "lookbackDays": 30,
  "keywords": [],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "monitorMode": true,
  "firstRunBehavior": "emit",
  "stateStoreName": "cpsc-recall-monitor-state"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("prixodik/cpsc-consumer-product-recall-monitor").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("prixodik/cpsc-consumer-product-recall-monitor").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 '{}' |
apify call prixodik/cpsc-consumer-product-recall-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,prixodik/cpsc-consumer-product-recall-monitor"
        }
    }
}
```

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/pDlz3BNJY4hXl0tgH/builds/l0W2OsMOSmGdF7Xqi/openapi.json