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FDA Drug Recalls

openFDA · Health · 1 endpoint

The FDA's open record of drug product recalls, newest first — what was recalled, by which firm, why, and under which classification.

Base URL

https://api.diraz.ae
0 requests30m cache1 credit / request

Endpoint

GET/v1/fda/drug-recalls

Snippet

Request — cURL

v1

curl https://api.diraz.ae/v1/fda/drug-recalls \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer drz_live_…"

Query parameters

limitinteger · optional
Records per page.Default: 20
max_ageinteger (seconds) · optional
Ask for data no older than this. Clamped to the product's own floor, so it can narrow the window but never force a refresh on every call.Default: 300

Example response

200 OK

v1

{
  "data": {
    "total": 17876,
    "recalls": [
      {
        "classification": "Class II",
        "status": "Ongoing",
        "product_description": "DICYCLOMINE HYDROCHLORIDE capsules",
        "reason_for_recall": "Failed dissolution specifications",
        "recalling_firm": "Aurobindo Pharma Limited",
        "brand_name": "DICYCLOMINE HYDROCHLORIDE",
        "generic_name": "DICYCLOMINE HYDROCHLORIDE",
        "manufacturer": "Aurobindo Pharma Limited",
        "report_date": "20260812",
        "recall_initiation_date": "20260728",
        "city": "East Windsor",
        "state": "NJ",
        "country": "United States",
        "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
        "url": "https://open.fda.gov/data/downloads/"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_7Q2fK4mZ",
    "as_of": "2026-08-20T16:30:00.000Z",
    "age_seconds": 120,
    "next_update_at": "2026-08-20T17:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
total
How many recall records the whole feed counts.
recalls[].classification / status
The FDA class (I–III) and the recall's current status.
recalls[].product_description / reason_for_recall
What was recalled, and why, in the FDA's own words.
recalls[].recalling_firm / brand_name / generic_name / manufacturer
The firm behind the recall and the drug names involved.
recalls[].report_date / recall_initiation_date
When the FDA reported it and when the recall began (YYYYMMDD).
recalls[].city / state / country / voluntary_mandated
Where the recalling firm sits, and whether the recall was voluntary.

Errors

401 Unauthorized

v1

{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "The API key is invalid, expired, or revoked."
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_7Q2fK4mZ"
  }
}

Every failure carries a stable machine-readable code before the human message, and the same meta.request_id the successful responses carry. Quote it and we can find your exact request.

Errors are free

Nothing on this page is billed. You are charged for a 2xx and nothing else — a rejected key, a bad parameter, a rate limit, or an outage on our side all cost you zero. Retry without watching the meter.

UNAUTHORIZEDHTTP 401
Missing, malformed, expired, or revoked API key.
FORBIDDENHTTP 403
The key is valid but lacks the scope this product needs.
VALIDATION_ERRORHTTP 422
A query parameter is the wrong type or out of range.
RATE_LIMITEDHTTP 429
Rate limit exhausted. `Retry-After` says how long to wait.
SERVICE_UNAVAILABLEHTTP 503
No data recent enough to serve. Carries `Retry-After`, and is never billed.
Total requests0
Cache30m
Status
Operational
Category
Health
Scope
data:read
Rate limit
120 requests / 60s per key
Pricing
1 credit / request
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  • FDA Drug Recalls

1/1 passing

Every response is timestamped. as_of is when the data was published, age_seconds how old that is now, and next_update_at when newer data is expected.

Three shapes to handle:

  • Up to date200

    The data is inside its published window. The overwhelming majority of requests.

  • Delayeddelayed: true

    Newer data is late. You still get the most recent there is, flagged so you can decide whether to use it.

  • Unavailable503

    Nothing recent enough to serve. Carries Retry-After, and is never billed.