# FDA Medical Device Recalls Lookup

> FDA Medical Device Recalls Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from lookup.bustercall.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Fetches FDA medical device recall records by querying government recall data

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://lookup.bustercall.workers.dev/gov/fda/devices/recalls
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/lookup-bustercall-workers-dev-b99d5e4a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_F1rTpP__bVCbg6FX38d4a

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 lookup-bustercall-workers-dev-b99d5e4a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up all FDA recall records for insulin pumps, including the recall class and reason for each one?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need programmatic access to U.S. FDA medical device recall data, especially for compliance checks, safety research, or monitoring recalled devices. Prefer this over manually browsing the FDA website when you need machine-readable structured recall records integrated into an automated workflow.

## Known failure modes

- No matching recall records found for the given query parameters — returns empty result set
- Invalid or malformed POST body — returns 400 bad request
- Payment not included or insufficient — returns 402 Payment Required
- FDA upstream data source unavailable — returns 503 or timeout
- Unknown device name or product code returns empty results rather than an error

## How this service works

Fetches FDA medical device recall records via a simple GET endpoint.

## Output

Returns structured JSON records of FDA medical device recalls, including device name, manufacturer, recall classification (Class I/II/III), recall reason, recall initiation date, and recall status.

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