# FDA Product Recall Search via openFDA Enforcement Reports

> FDA Product Recall Search via openFDA Enforcement Reports is a paid API for AI agents from x402-endpoints.onrender.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Searches FDA openFDA enforcement reports for product recalls by product name, firm, or reason, filtered by category (drug/device/food) and recall class (I/II/III).

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402-endpoints.onrender.com/recalls/search?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/fda-product-recall-search-via-openfda-enforcement-reports-387e4a6f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_x10FF2txxYfAXeVodglOj

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability fda-product-recall-search-via-openfda-enforcement-reports-387e4a6f
```

Example prompt: Can you check the FDA recall database for any Class I drug recalls related to contamination involving metformin — show me up to 20 results?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically query official FDA enforcement recall data by product, firm, or reason — especially when filtering by recall class or product category. Prefer this over general web search for regulatory compliance checks, safety research, or verifying whether a specific drug, device, or food product has been officially recalled in the US.

## Known failure modes

- No results found for the given query — FDA database may not have matching enforcement records
- Invalid category value (must be 'drug', 'device', or 'food') returns an error
- Invalid classification value (must be 'I', 'II', or 'III') returns an error
- Limit out of range (must be 1-1000) returns a validation error
- openFDA API upstream downtime causes service unavailability
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) blocks request

## How this service works

Product recall lookup (drugs/devices/food), Class I/II/III, against the official FDA openFDA enforcement reports — by product, firm or reason. Coverage US.

## Output

Returns a list of recall records from FDA openFDA enforcement reports, each including product description, recalling firm, recall classification (Class I/II/III), reason for recall, recall initiation date, and recall status. Results are filtered by the specified product category (drug, device, or food) and search query.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "query"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "limit": {
       "type": "integer",
       "description": "Max recalls [1-1000], e.g. 20"
      },
      "query": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Product, firm or reason, e.g. 'metformin' or 'contamination'"
      },
      "category": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "drug | device | food (default drug)"
      },
      "classification": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Recall class: I, II or III (optional)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "count": 1,
  "query": "metformin",
  "total": 94,
  "cached": false,
  "source": "openFDA — FDA enforcement reports (api.fda.gov)",
  "recalls": [
   {
    "city": "Dublin",
    "state": "OH",
    "status": "Terminated",
    "country": "United States",
    "report_date": "20210407",
    "product_type": "Drugs",
    "recall_number": "D-0435-2021",
    "classification": "Class II",
    "recalling_firm": "Cardinal Health Inc.",
    "reason_for_recall": "CGMP Deviations: temperature excursion during storage.",
    "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
    "product_description": "Metformin HCl Extended-Release Tablets...",
    "distribution_pattern": "Nationwide",
    "recall_initiation_date": "20210315"
   }
  ],
  "category": "drug",
  "timestamp": "2026-06-24T16:00:00Z",
  "disclaimer": "Indicative data from openFDA (FDA), not medical or regulatory advice.",
  "classification": "II"
 }
}
```

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