# OpenFDA Drug Recalls Search

> OpenFDA Drug Recalls Search is a paid API for AI agents from proxy.suverse.io, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Queries the US FDA openFDA drug recalls public dataset by search expression and returns structured matching recall records

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://proxy.suverse.io/v1/data/suverse-openfda-drug-recalls
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/openfda-drug-recalls-search-f9e7fc38
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Zm5SnFMhfjs1nple4LMq3

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 openfda-drug-recalls-search-f9e7fc38 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you search the FDA drug recalls database for any recalls related to metformin and tell me what the recall reasons and classifications are?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need structured access to US FDA drug recall records without requiring an FDA API key. It is ideal for pharma research agents, health and safety monitoring tools, compliance workflows, and AI agents needing to answer questions about recalled medications. Prefer it over direct openFDA API calls when you want a metered, agent-friendly proxy that handles authentication and formatting.

## Known failure modes

- No records found for the search expression — returns empty results array
- Malformed search expression syntax causes query error
- Rate limiting or upstream openFDA API downtime returns 5xx error
- Payment not processed correctly via x402 protocol returns 402 status
- Very broad queries may return truncated or paginated results

## How this service works

Query the openFDA drug recalls dataset by search expression, no key, US FDA public data. Returns matching records with structured fields. For AI agents in pharma, health, and safety research.

## Output

Returns an array of structured FDA drug recall records matching the search expression. Each record includes fields such as recall number, recall class (I, II, or III), recalling firm name, product description, reason for recall, recall initiation date, distribution pattern, and current recall status — all sourced from the US FDA openFDA public dataset.

## 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",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "properties": {}
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST",
      "PUT",
      "PATCH"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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