You can access the openFDA Device Enforcement Snapshot 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 = {
9    "buyerQuery": "buyer-ready records with source evidence",
10    "taskIntent": "buyer-ready-product-run",
11    "sourceMode": "startUrls",
12    "outputMode": "buyer-ready-records",
13    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json" }],
14    "requestTimeoutSecs": 30,
15    "maxRequestRetries": 2,
16    "sinceLastRun": False,
17    "deltaMode": True,
18    "memberTimeoutSecs": 300,
19    "zentraOwnerQa": False,
20}
21
22# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
23run = client.actor("zentrafoundry/marketplace-seller-risk-bundle").call(run_input=run_input)
24
25# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
26print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
27for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
28    print(item)
29
30# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

openFDA device enforcement — not seller risk ML API in Python

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

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

openFDA Device Enforcement Snapshot API in JavaScript

openFDA Device Enforcement Snapshot API through CLI

openFDA Device Enforcement Snapshot OpenAPI definition

openFDA Device Enforcement Snapshot API

openFDA Food Enforcement Snapshot

zentrafoundry/compliance-risk-tool

openFDA food/enforcement.json (recalling firm + product). Not a scored compliance rating. $0.01 / recall.

Zentra

OpenFDA Recall and Enforcement Monitor

bakos_bence/openfda-recalls

Query the public openFDA enforcement API for food, drug, or device recalls with Lucene search filters. One row per recall with firm, product, status, classification, and distribution fields. Unofficial; not affiliated with the FDA.

Bakos Bence

FDA Device Recall Monitor

zentrafoundry/fda-safety-signal-monitor

Live openFDA device enforcement and recall rows: firm, product, official link. US FDA only — not a safety certification. $0.02 / row.

Zentra

FDA Recall Risk Records — openFDA Enforcement

nexgensignal/fda-recall-risk-records

FDA recall/enforcement records from openFDA (food, drug, device) — firm, product, classification, reason, distribution, status. openFDA unvalidated-results disclaimer carried. No API key. Pay per record. Part of NexGen Signal — official-source data products.

NexGen Signal

FDA Recalls and Enforcement Scraper (openFDA)

brightpath-data/openfda-recalls

Compliance, quality and brand-safety teams get FDA food, drug and device recalls and enforcement reports as flat records, not the raw openFDA API's nested JSON.

Nick Randall

FDA Medical Device Alert Monitor

zentrafoundry/medical-device-alert-monitor

Live openFDA device alerts and enforcement rows. US FDA only. Not a safety certification. $0.02 / row.

Zentra

openFDA Medical Device Events Scraper

parseforge/openfda-device-event-scraper

Scrapes medical device adverse event reports from the openFDA database. Returns each event as a flat row with device, manufacturer, event type, and date.

ParseForge

FDA Recalls Scraper: Food, Drug & Device Enforcement Alerts

anywhere-web-repair/fda-recalls-monitor

Monitor FDA food, drug, and medical-device recalls by class, status, firm, state, and keyword. Returns clean, structured recall records straight from the FDA's free openFDA enforcement API.

Jeremy

openFDA Food Enforcement Reports Scraper

neuton/openfda-food-enforcement-reports-scraper

Extract FDA food recall enforcement reports from openFDA for food safety monitoring, retail compliance, and supplier risk research.

Neuton Scripts

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.