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FDA Scraper: Recalls, Adverse Events & Shortages

Scrape FDA drug recalls, FAERS adverse events, labels, shortages, device and food recalls by drug or company. Export CSV, JSON, Excel. No API key.

Input: 11 fields, none required. Billed per event on the free Apify plan: Drug recall $0.015, Adverse event (FAERS) $0.01, Drug label $0.01 and 3 more events. Results export as JSON, CSV or Excel. Last updated 2026-10-04.

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STATUS: PRODUCTION
INPUT FIELDS: 11
REQUIRED: 0
PRICING: PAY PER EVENT
UPDATED: 2026-10-04
OUTPUT: JSON, CSV, Excel

01 / INPUT

What you can configure.

FIELDTYPEDESCRIPTION

Search termssearchTermsarrayDrug, product or company names to search in openFDA, for example metformin, insulin or Pfizer. Matches product, generic name, brand and recalling firm. Leave empty to pull the most recent records of each enabled surface.

Max ItemsmaxItemsintegerMaximum number of FDA records to return across all surfaces. Free users are limited to 10 records (preview). Paid users: optional, up to 1,000,000.

Max items per surfacemaxItemsPerSurfaceintegerCap per data surface (recalls, events, labels...) per search term, so one huge surface does not eat the whole run. default: 100

Drug recalls (enforcement)includeDrugRecallsbooleanFDA drug recall enforcement reports: classification, reason, firm, distribution and dates. default: true

Adverse events (FAERS)includeAdverseEventsbooleanAdverse event reports: seriousness, patient age/sex, drugs involved and MedDRA reactions. default: false

Drug labels (SPL)includeDrugLabelsbooleanOfficial labels: brand, generic, manufacturer, route, boxed warning, indications and warnings. default: false

Drug shortagesincludeDrugShortagesbooleanCurrent and resolved shortages: status, company, dosage form, therapeutic category. default: false

Device recalls (enforcement)includeDeviceRecallsbooleanMedical device recall enforcement reports. default: false

Food recalls (enforcement)includeFoodRecallsbooleanFood and dietary supplement recall enforcement reports. default: false

Recall classificationrecallClassificationstringOnly recalls of this class (I = most serious). default: ""

Serious adverse events onlyseriousOnlybooleanLimit FAERS adverse-event reports to serious outcomes (death, hospitalization, disability...). default: false

02 / PRICING

Pay for what you collect.

EVENTDETAILPRICE

Drug recall · BASEOne FDA drug recall enforcement report with class, reason, firm and dates.$0.015

Adverse event (FAERS)One adverse event report with seriousness, demographics, drugs and reactions.$0.01

Drug labelOne official label with brand, generic, manufacturer, boxed warning and excerpts.$0.01

Drug shortageOne shortage entry with status, company, dosage form and dates.$0.01

Device recallOne medical device recall enforcement report.$0.01

Food recallOne food/supplement recall enforcement report.$0.01

Prices in USD, shown for the Apify free plan. Paid Apify plans get tiered discounts. Platform usage is included.

03 / FAQ

About the FDA Scraper.

How much does the FDA Scraper cost?

It charges per event: Drug recall $0.015, Adverse event (FAERS) $0.01, Drug label $0.01 and 3 more events. Prices are for the free Apify plan, and paid Apify plans get tiered discounts. Apify platform usage is included in the event price.

What input does the FDA Scraper need?

No field is required. The Actor has 11 input fields and every one has a default.

Which formats can I export the FDA Scraper results in?

Results are saved to an Apify dataset. Download them as JSON, CSV or Excel, or fetch them through the Apify API.

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