AgentDataFeed Drug Shortages API

The Drug Shortages API from AgentDataFeed — 2 operation(s) for drug shortages.

Operations 2

GET /v1/drug-shortages Medicine shortages (US FDA, EMA): query ($0.005 per call via x402) #
GET /v1/drug-shortages/sample Medicine shortages (US FDA, EMA): free sample of 5 records #

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OpenAPI Specification

agentdatafeed-com-drug-shortages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: agentdatafeed Drug Shortages API
  version: 1.10.0
  description: Paid per-query factual datasets for AI agents.
  x-guidance: 'Free, no payment: GET /v1/datasets for the catalogue and GET /v1/{dataset}/sample for 5 current records. Paid: GET /v1/{dataset} with the query filters listed per operation, one x402 payment per call (USDC on Base), up to 100 records. Free feedback: POST /v1/feedback (why you did not buy, or which data you want). MCP server: https://agentdatafeed.com/mcp. Datasets: amsterdam-events (Amsterdam events, $0.005); security-advisories (Security advisories, $0.003); vulnerability-watch (Vulnerability watch, $0.003); eu-tenders (EU public tenders, $0.01); uk-tenders (UK public tenders, $0.005); eu-funding (EU funding calls and grants, $0.005); cert-advisories (European CERT security advisories, $0.003); eu-medicines (EU medicines: authorisations, shortages, safety communications and referrals (EMA), $0.005); sanctions-entities (Sanctioned entities, vessels and aircraft (EU and OFAC lists), $0.005); product-recalls (Product recalls and safety alerts (US FDA, US CPSC, US NHTSA, Health Canada, Transport Canada, CFIA, UK FSA, UK OPSS), $0.005); eu-legislation (EU legislation: new and amended acts in the Official Journal (regulations, directives, decisions), $0.005); drug-shortages (Medicine shortages (US FDA, EMA), $0.005); public-holidays (Public and bank holidays (official government lists, current and next year), $0.002).'
  contact:
    name: agentdatafeed
    email: ops@agentdatafeed.com
    url: https://agentdatafeed.com
servers:
- url: https://agentdatafeed.com
tags:
- name: Drug Shortages
paths:
  /v1/drug-shortages:
    get:
      operationId: query_drug_shortages
      summary: 'Medicine shortages (US FDA, EMA): query ($0.005 per call via x402)'
      description: 'Current and recently resolved medicine shortages from two official regulators in one search, refreshed daily: the US FDA Drug Shortages database via openFDA (one record per package NDC, including products to be discontinued), and EU-level shortages monitored by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Resolved and discontinued shortages stay in the feed for six months after the regulator''s last update. Filter by text, active substance, country or region, normalised status, update date, source and holder. Fields: shortage ID, country (US, EU), regulator, product, active substance, strength, form, presentation, NDC code, manufacturer or marketing authorisation holder (companies only), status (current, resolved, discontinued) and status as published, availability, start date, expected resolution, resolved and discontinued dates, reason, therapeutic areas, alternatives available, updated date, official link, verification, paid placement.'
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Text in product, active substance, presentation, holder or reason (case-insensitive)
      - name: substance
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Active substance, generic name or INN (substring, case-insensitive), for example amoxicillin
      - name: country
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: US or EU (EMA, European Union level)
      - name: status
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: current, resolved or discontinued
      - name: since
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: ISO date; shortages updated or started on or after this date
      - name: source
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: 'fda or ema, or a source_id: openfda-drug-shortages, ema-shortages-json'
      - name: holder
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Manufacturer or marketing authorisation holder (substring, case-insensitive)
      - name: area
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Therapeutic area (substring, case-insensitive), for example oncology
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: 1 to 100, default 50
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Default 0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching records
        '402':
          description: x402 payment required; see accepts[]
      x-payment-info:
        price:
          mode: fixed
          currency: USD
          amount: '0.005'
        protocols:
        - x402: {}
      tags:
      - Drug Shortages
  /v1/drug-shortages/sample:
    get:
      operationId: sample_drug_shortages
      summary: 'Medicine shortages (US FDA, EMA): free sample of 5 records'
      security: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sample
      tags:
      - Drug Shortages