# openFDA API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/hhs/openfda-api/  
**Provider:** HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) — https://apis.io/providers/hhs/  
**Base URL:** https://api.fda.gov  
**Documentation:** https://open.fda.gov/apis/

openFDA API is one of 21 APIs that [HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services)](https://apis.io/providers/hhs/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include FDA, Drugs, Medical Devices, Food Safety, and Adverse Events. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, authentication docs, and rate-limit docs.

OpenFDA provides RESTful APIs and raw download access to high-value FDA public datasets including drug adverse events, drug labels, drug recalls, medical device 510(k) clearances, device classifications, device recalls, and food recall enforcement reports. Free API key available for higher rate limits.

## Machine-readable artifacts (5)

- **Documentation** — https://open.fda.gov/apis/
- **Authentication** — https://open.fda.gov/apis/authentication/
- **RateLimits** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/openfda.yml
- **Plans** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/plans/openfda.yml
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) APIs (12)

- [MyHealthfinder API](https://apis.io/apis/hhs/myhealthfinder-api/)
- [ONC Health IT Open Data API](https://apis.io/apis/hhs/onc-health-it-open-data-api/)
- [HRSA Health Center Data Web Service](https://apis.io/apis/hhs/hrsa-health-center-data-web-service/)
- [HealthData.gov Catalog API](https://apis.io/apis/hhs/healthdatagov-catalog-api/)
- [HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) Agency v1 API](https://apis.io/apis/hhs/hhs-agency-v1-api/)
- [HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) Application Alpha API](https://apis.io/apis/hhs/hhs-application-alpha-api/)
- [HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) Award Recommendation Alpha API](https://apis.io/apis/hhs/hhs-award-recommendation-alpha-api/)
- [HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) CommonGrants Protocol API](https://apis.io/apis/hhs/hhs-commongrants-protocol-api/)
- [HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) Competition Alpha API](https://apis.io/apis/hhs/hhs-competition-alpha-api/)
- [HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) Extract v1 API](https://apis.io/apis/hhs/hhs-extract-v1-api/)
- [HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) File v1 API](https://apis.io/apis/hhs/hhs-file-v1-api/)
- [HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) Form Alpha API](https://apis.io/apis/hhs/hhs-form-alpha-api/)

## Tags

FDA, Drugs, Medical Devices, Food Safety, Adverse Events, Recalls

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