# Polyform FDA Recalls API

> Polyform FDA Recalls API is a paid API for AI agents from api.polyform.org, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns recent FDA food/drug/device recall records including date, reason, product name, and classification via a pay-per-call micropayment endpoint.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.polyform.org/v1/fda/recalls
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/polyform-fda-recalls-api-80a6fe6d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_TBD0z9BsoneU6Jlta7KCD

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 polyform-fda-recalls-api-80a6fe6d
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the latest FDA recalls and show me what's been recalled recently, including the classification level and reason for each one?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need current FDA recall data without setting up an account or API key, and are willing to pay a small per-call fee via USDC on Base. Ideal for AI agents needing on-demand recall lookups in regulatory, food safety, pharmaceutical, or consumer protection workflows. Prefer this over maintaining a direct FDA API integration when low-friction, pay-as-you-go access is more practical.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not received or insufficient USDC — request rejected with 402
- Invalid or malformed query parameters — may return empty results or a 400 error
- FDA upstream data unavailable — may return 503 or empty response
- Rate limiting or network timeout — may return 429 or 504

## How this service works

Pay-per-call data endpoints for AI agents. USDC on Base via x402. No account, no API key — one micropayment per call.

## Output

A JSON object containing a count of recalls and an array of recall records, each with a date, reason for recall, product name, and FDA classification (e.g. Class I, II, or III). Class I indicates the most serious health risk.

## 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"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "count": 2,
  "recalls": [
   {
    "date": "2026-04-01",
    "reason": "…",
    "product": "…",
    "classification": "Class I"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/polyform-fda-recalls-api-80a6fe6d/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.polyform.org](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.polyform.org/llms.txt)