You can access the FDA Medical Device Alert Monitor 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?limit=10&sort=report_date:desc" }],
14    "requestTimeoutSecs": 30,
15    "maxRequestRetries": 2,
16    "sinceLastRun": False,
17    "deltaMode": True,
18}
19
20# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
21run = client.actor("zentrafoundry/medical-device-alert-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)
22
23# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
24print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
25for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
26    print(item)
27
28# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

FDA medical device alerts — openFDA API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use FDA Medical Device Alert Monitor API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

FDA Medical Device Alert Monitor API in JavaScript

FDA Medical Device Alert Monitor API through CLI

FDA Medical Device Alert Monitor OpenAPI definition

FDA Medical Device Alert Monitor API

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 Drug Enforcement Monitor

zentrafoundry/fda-safety-signal-monitor-v2

Live openFDA drug enforcement rows (Try: Clindamycin Injection). US FDA only. Not a safety certification. $0.02 / row.

Zentra

FDA Medical Device Recall Search

ryanclinton/fda-device-recalls

FDA Medical Device Recall Search queries the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's openFDA device enforcement endpoint to retrieve detailed, structured data about medical device recalls.

Ryan Clinton

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

FDA Recalls & Safety Enforcement Delta Monitor

richigga/fda-recalls-enforcement-delta-monitor

Extract and monitor real-time FDA product recalls, safety enforcement reports, and warning alerts across Food, Drug, and Medical Device categories.

Jiani Peng

FDA Recalls Scraper - Drug, Device & Food

maydit/us-fda-recalls-scraper

Scrape & monitor FDA drug, medical device, and food recalls from the openFDA enforcement API in one run. Filter by type, class, state, and date. Export CSV/JSON.

Brandt May

FDA Recalls and Enforcement Scraper (openFDA)

brightpath-data/openfda-recalls

Search FDA food, drug and device recalls and enforcement reports from the official openFDA API and export clean, flat records.

Nick Randall

openFDA Device Enforcement Snapshot

zentrafoundry/marketplace-seller-risk-bundle

openFDA device/enforcement.json (firm + product). Not a marketplace seller-risk score. $0.01.

Zentra

FDA Device Recall Intelligence

wakey7dev/fda-device-recall-intelligence

Extract and normalize FDA medical device recall data with risk classification and company intelligence.

Chris Wakefield

⚠️ FDA Recall Monitor — Drug & Device Safety Alerts

nexgendata/fda-recall-monitor

Monitor FDA recalls, safety alerts, and enforcement actions for drugs, medical devices, and food products. Stay compliant with automated recall tracking and notifications.