# whatchuneed Medical Recalls API

> whatchuneed Medical Recalls API is a paid API for AI agents from whatchuneed.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.2/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Searches and retrieves medical product recall information based on a natural language or structured query input

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://whatchuneed.vercel.app/api/med/recalls
- Price: $0.2/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/whatchuneed-medical-recalls-api-e56ee40a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_RaaA-Km5fNiS49VmKu9VW

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 whatchuneed-medical-recalls-api-e56ee40a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check if there are any FDA medical recalls for metformin — I want to know if there's an active recall on this drug before I refill my prescription.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent or user needs to check whether a specific drug, medical device, or health product has been recalled by a regulatory body such as the FDA. It is especially useful for patient safety workflows, pharmacovigilance, healthcare compliance research, or consumer product safety checks where recall status is critical. Prefer this over general web search when you need structured recall data returned programmatically.

## Known failure modes

- Vague or ambiguous input string may return no results or irrelevant recalls
- Recall data may not be real-time and could lag behind official FDA updates
- Input for an obscure or very new recall may return empty results
- Overly broad queries may return too many results with insufficient filtering
- Network or upstream data source timeouts resulting in a failed response

## How this service works

320+ pay-per-call API endpoints across accommodation, LLM, code execution, crypto, medical, finance, and more. One API, one payment. Powered by x402 protocol.

## Output

Returns a result object containing recall records matching the query, which may include the product name, recall classification (e.g. Class I, II, III), reason for recall, affected lot numbers, recall initiation date, recalling firm, and other relevant FDA or regulatory recall metadata.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Request input"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "Response data"
  },
  "status": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/whatchuneed-medical-recalls-api-e56ee40a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from whatchuneed.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/whatchuneed.vercel.app/llms.txt)