recallsapi-com Keys API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: recallsapi.com Keys API
  version: 0.1.0
  summary: 'Recall records from 9 US agencies (CPSC, FDA, NHTSA, US Coast Guard, FAA and more), plus 5 early-warning sources, in one API, with product matching and catalog monitoring. USDA FSIS: 2013 to October 6, 2026 loaded; daily updates coming soon.'
  description: Every record links to its agency source with an as-of date. Matches carry a confidence level and the reasons behind it; a match is information to review, not a legal or safety determination. Sold by PrimeZen LLC.
  contact:
    name: recallsapi.com support
    email: hello@recallsapi.com
    url: https://recallsapi.com
  x-guidance: 'recallsapi.com answers whether a product or vehicle is under a US recall, from the records of 9 US agencies (CPSC, FDA, NHTSA, US Coast Guard, FAA and more). Every record carries its agency source and an as-of date.


    Start with GET /v1/check: give any of upc (UPC, EAN or GTIN barcode), model, ndc, lot, brand and name. Each match has a confidence (exact, strong or possible) and the reasons for it. A match is information to review, not a legal or safety determination, and no match does not mean a product is safe.


    GET /v1/vehicles takes vin, or make, model and year, and returns NHTSA campaigns with live NHTSA complaint counts. GET /v1/recalls searches records with q, category, source, since and until, newest first; page with next_cursor.


    Pay per call with x402, no account needed: call a paid route without an API key and it answers 402 with a PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (x402 v2, scheme exact, USDC on Base). Sign the payment and repeat the call with the PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header. Prices per call: GET /v1/check $0.02, GET /v1/recalls $0.01, GET /v1/vehicles $0.01. A call that does not succeed (any answer that is not 2xx) is not charged.


    Prepaid credit: POST /v1/credits/topup?amount=1, 5 or 20 (USD; the $1 top-up when amount is left out) is one x402 payment that returns credit_token, shown once. Send it as the X-Credit-Token header on the paid routes to draw each call from the balance with no further on-chain payment; read the balance at GET /v1/credits (free). Credit is not refundable and does not expire.


    With an API key the routes work within the plan''s limits and no payment is asked: get a free key with POST /v1/keys and an email address (the key is sent to that inbox), then send Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-API-Key: <key>. Catalog monitoring (/v1/catalogs) and the MCP server tools (POST /mcp) need a key. GET /v1/health shows each source''s freshness and is free.


    Docs: recallsapi.com/docs/agents. Contact: hello@recallsapi.com.'
  termsOfService: https://recallsapi.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.recallsapi.com
security:
- bearer: []
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Keys
paths:
  /v1/keys:
    post:
      operationId: createKey
      summary: Get a free API key
      security: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - email
              properties:
                email:
                  type: string
                  format: email
      description: 'Creates a Free account and sends its key to the email address, and only there. One free account per inbox: +tags and Gmail dots count as the same inbox.'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created with the key in the response (test deployments without key email)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  api_key:
                    type: string
                  account_id:
                    type: string
                  plan:
                    type: string
                  limits:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      label:
                        type: string
                      monthly_usd:
                        type: number
                      daily_calls:
                        type: integer
                      catalogs:
                        type: integer
                      monitored_products:
                        type: integer
                        description: Across all catalogs on the account
                      alerts:
                        type: boolean
        '202':
          description: Created; the key is on its way by email
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  sent:
                    type: boolean
                  email:
                    type: string
                  note:
                    type: string
        '409':
          description: An account exists for this inbox
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Too many keys from this network or email domain today
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '503':
          description: Signup is not available right now
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      tags:
      - Keys
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            details: {}
  securitySchemes:
    bearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API key from POST /v1/keys
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: 'The same API key from POST /v1/keys, sent as the X-API-Key header instead of Authorization: Bearer'
    credit:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Credit-Token
      description: x402 prepaid credit token from POST /v1/credits/topup (shown once). Pays /v1/check, /v1/recalls and /v1/vehicles from its balance, only while x402 payments are switched on.