# Records for Agents: Recalls by UPC/Barcode

> Records for Agents: Recalls by UPC/Barcode is a paid API for AI agents from recalls.recordsforagents.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Look up US federal product recall and safety records by UPC or barcode, returning structured recall data with full provenance and freshness metadata.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://recalls.recordsforagents.com/by-upc/:upc
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/records-for-agents-recalls-by-upc-barcode-f7f9432b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_PM6P3xEStymA6grIdWGZm

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 records-for-agents-recalls-by-upc-barcode-f7f9432b
```

Example prompt: Can you check if this product has been recalled — the barcode is 0 12345 67890 5? I want to know if there are any CPSC, FDA, or USDA safety actions tied to it.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you have a specific UPC or barcode and need to check it against US federal recall databases in a single call. It is the most direct path for barcode-driven product safety verification — ideal for point-of-sale agents, e-commerce compliance workflows, or consumer safety apps that scan product barcodes. Prefer the search endpoint if you don't have a UPC but know the product name or manufacturer.

## Known failure modes

- UPC not found in any recall database — returns empty result set
- UPC exists but has no associated recall records — returns empty with valid as_of
- Malformed or invalid UPC format — may return 400 or empty result
- UPC coverage limited to CPSC-backed records; FDA/USDA/NHTSA may not be UPC-indexed
- Upstream federal source temporarily unavailable — stale or error response

## How this service works

US federal product recall and safety data for AI agents: CPSC consumer product recalls, FDA food/drug/device enforcement actions, USDA FSIS meat/poultry/egg recalls and public health alerts, and NHTSA vehicle safety campaigns. Search by product, firm/company name, date range, or source; look up by UPC/barcode or by native recall/campaign number. Every record carries full provenance (source, source URL, fetched-at, record hash) and every response includes as_of freshness — built for agent-driven verification and compliance workflows.

## Output

Returns structured recall record(s) matching the provided UPC, including recall number, product description, firm/company name, recall reason, recall date, source agency (CPSC, FDA, USDA FSIS, or NHTSA), source URL, record hash for provenance, and an as_of freshness timestamp indicating when the data was last fetched. Currently CPSC-backed with partial UPC coverage.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/records-for-agents-recalls-by-upc-barcode-f7f9432b/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from recalls.recordsforagents.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/recalls.recordsforagents.com/llms.txt)