FDA drug recall lookup — enforcement reports naming a drug, newest first, with r
FDA drug recall lookup — enforcement reports naming a drug, newest first, with recall class and its meaning, status, reason, product description, recalling firm, dates, distribution and quantity. Use to check whether a drug or lot has been recalled and why.
Answeringour last check, 2026-10-21
1 of 1checks answered this week
1132 msmedian answer time
$0.01listed price per call
$0.01price it asked us
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Endpoint
GET https://fda-drugs.use.x402atlas.com/recalls
| Category | Commerce and shopping |
|---|---|
| Provider host | fda-drugs.use.x402atlas.com |
| Networks | eip155:137, eip155:42161, eip155:8453, solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 1 from 1 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.01 | 1132 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"method": "GET",
"queryParams": {
"drug": "metformin",
"limit": 3
},
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"method": {
"enum": [
"GET"
],
"type": "string"
},
"queryParams": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"drug": {
"description": "Brand or generic name, or text from the product description; omitted runs the example",
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9 .,'()/-]{0,99}$",
"type": "string"
},
"limit": {
"default": 10,
"maximum": 50,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
},
"status": {
"default": "all",
"enum": [
"all",
"ongoing",
"completed",
"terminated"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"drug"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"as_of": {
"description": "Retrieval time, UTC",
"format": "date-time",
"type": "string"
},
"caveat": {
"description": "Fixed interpretation note",
"type": "string"
},
"count": {
"description": "Reports returned",
"type": "integer"
},
"drug": {
"description": "Name as searched",
"type": "string"
},
"modified": {
"description": "Always true: fields are normalized, not the agency's verbatim record",
"type": "boolean"
},
"note": {
"description": "Present only when nothing matched",
"type": "string"
},
"recalls": {
"description": "Newest initiation first",
"items": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"brand_names": {
"description": "Empty when FDA did not harmonize the product",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
"classification": {
"description": "Class I, Class II or Class III",
"type": "string"
},
"classification_meaning": {
"description": "FDA's definition of the class",
"type": "string"
},
"distribution": {
"type": "string"
},
"event_id": {
"description": "Groups recalls from one event",
"type": "string"
},
"generic_names": {
"description": "Empty when FDA did not harmonize the product",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
"initiated": {
"description": "YYYY-MM-DD",
"type": "string"
},
"location": {
"description": "Recalling firm's city, state, country",
"type": "string"
},
"product_description": {
"type": "string"
},
"quantity": {
"type": "string"
},
"reason": {
"type": "string"
},
"recall_number": {
"type": "string"
},
"recalling_firm": {
"type": "string"
},
"reported": {
"description": "YYYY-MM-DD the enforcement report was published",
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"description": "ongoing, completed or terminated",
"type": "string"
},
"terminated": {
"description": "YYYY-MM-DD; absent while the recall is open",
"type": "string"
},
"voluntary_mandated": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"recall_number",
"classification",
"classification_meaning",
"status",
"reason",
"product_description",
"brand_names",
"generic_names",
"recalling_firm",
"initiated",
"reported",
"distribution",
"quantity",
"voluntary_mandated",
"location",
"event_id"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": "array"
},
"source": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"citation": {
"description": "Credit line FDA asks for",
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},