You can access the openFDA Drug Data 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

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = { "search": "openfda.brand_name:aspirin" }
9
10# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
11run = client.actor("vxc1104/openfda-drug-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
12
13# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
14print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
15for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
16    print(item)
17
18# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

openFDA Drug Data Scraper API in Python

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

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

openFDA Drug Data Scraper API in JavaScript

openFDA Drug Data Scraper API through CLI

openFDA Drug Data Scraper OpenAPI definition

openFDA Drug Data Scraper API

Openfda Scraper

flamboyant_liner/openfda-scraper

Scrape FDA drug adverse event reports via the official OpenFDA API. Search by drug name, filter by reaction outcome. No API key required. Free, rate-limited to 240 req/min.

Khrystyna Skotte

openFDA Drug, Food & Device Data Scraper

chrisp1211/openfda-scraper-max

Scrape FDA drug, food and device data from openFDA: recalls, enforcement reports, adverse events and drug labels. Search by keyword. No API key. Pay per record; empty or failed runs cost nothing.

Christian Pichichero

OpenFDA Drug & Adverse Events Scraper

cloud9_ai/openfda-drug-scraper

Search and extract drug data from FDA. Get drug labels, adverse event reports, recalls, and NDC codes. No API key needed.

cloud9

openFDA Drug Label Database (FDA SPL) - Product Data Scraper

gettingtechnicl/openfda-drug-labels

Extract product data from openFDA Drug Label Database (FDA SPL) via its official public JSON API. Search by search query and export 31 structured fields per product as JSON, CSV or Excel - reliable, with no fragile HTML scraping.

Terry Gluff

SEC EDGAR Filings Scraper – 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K & Company Profiles

ninhothedev/sec-edgar-scraper

$2/1K 🔥 Fast SEC EDGAR scraper! Company filings — 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K & profiles by ticker. Form, date, accession & links. JSON, CSV, Excel or API in seconds. Enter tickers & pull thousands of filings for investing & due diligence ⚡

ninhothedev

💊 OpenFDA Drug Intelligence - Adverse Events + AI

benthepythondev/openfda-drug-intelligence

Extract FDA drug adverse events, recalls, and safety data with AI severity scoring (0-100). Perfect for pharma research, pharmacovigilance, and healthcare analytics. Free FDA API - no keys needed.

Ben

FDA Data Scraper (openFDA)

trendlab/openfda-scraper

Scrape FDA data via the official openFDA API: drug, device, and food recalls, adverse events, and drug labels. One unified, AI-ready JSON output. No API key needed.

Cheoljae Lee

FDA Recalls Scraper - openFDA Drug, Device & Food Data

flash_scraper/fda-recall-scraper

FDA recalls API scraper: food, drug, device and cosmetic enforcement reports straight from the FDA's public openFDA endpoints - product, firm, city, state, classification, reason, status and dates. Filter by product type, class or date range. No API key.

Flash Scrape

FDA Drug Approval Tracker (openFDA)

data_drifter/fda-drug-approvals

Searches the openFDA API for drug approval data including NDAs, ANDAs, and BLAs. Returns drug names, sponsors, approval dates, dosage forms, routes, active ingredients, and submission details.

Curt Smith

Sentinel One

fiery_dream/sentinel-one

A powerful AI agent that monitors government contracts, business acquisitions, distress signals, and regulatory changes across 10+ data sources. Find opportunities before your competitors.