openFDA

aid: openfda
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openfda/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: openfda:openfda-animal-veterinary-api
  name: openFDA Animal & Veterinary API
  description: Adverse events involving animal and veterinary products.
  humanURL: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  baseURL: https://api.fda.gov
  tags:
  - Animal & Veterinary
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openfda-animal-veterinary-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/label/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/ndc/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/drugsfda/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/shortages/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/classification/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/recall/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/510k/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/pma/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/udi/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/registrationlisting/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/covid19serology/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/problem/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/nsde/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/substance/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/historicaldocument/
- aid: openfda:openfda-device-api
  name: openFDA Device API
  description: Device-related endpoints (adverse events, classifications, recalls, 510(k), PMA, UDI).
  humanURL: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  baseURL: https://api.fda.gov
  tags:
  - Device
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openfda-device-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/label/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/ndc/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/drugsfda/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/shortages/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/classification/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/recall/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/510k/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/pma/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/udi/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/registrationlisting/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/covid19serology/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/problem/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/nsde/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/substance/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/historicaldocument/
- aid: openfda:openfda-drug-api
  name: openFDA Drug API
  description: Drug-related endpoints (adverse events, labeling, recalls, NDC).
  humanURL: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  baseURL: https://api.fda.gov
  tags:
  - Drug
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openfda-drug-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/label/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/ndc/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/drugsfda/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/shortages/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/classification/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/recall/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/510k/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/pma/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/udi/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/registrationlisting/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/covid19serology/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/problem/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/nsde/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/substance/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/historicaldocument/
- aid: openfda:openfda-food-api
  name: openFDA Food API
  description: Food-related endpoints (enforcement reports, adverse events).
  humanURL: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  baseURL: https://api.fda.gov
  tags:
  - Food
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openfda-food-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/label/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/ndc/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/drugsfda/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/shortages/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/classification/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/recall/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/510k/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/pma/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/udi/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/registrationlisting/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/covid19serology/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/problem/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/nsde/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/substance/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/historicaldocument/
- aid: openfda:openfda-other-api
  name: openFDA Other API
  description: Cross-cutting datasets (NSDE, substance, harmonized).
  humanURL: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  baseURL: https://api.fda.gov
  tags:
  - Other
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openfda-other-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/label/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/ndc/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/drugsfda/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/shortages/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/classification/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/recall/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/510k/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/pma/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/udi/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/registrationlisting/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/covid19serology/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/problem/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/nsde/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/substance/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/historicaldocument/
- aid: openfda:openfda-tobacco-api
  name: openFDA Tobacco API
  description: Tobacco product problem reports.
  humanURL: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  baseURL: https://api.fda.gov
  tags:
  - Tobacco
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openfda-tobacco-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/label/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/ndc/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/drugsfda/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/shortages/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/classification/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/recall/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/510k/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/pma/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/udi/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/registrationlisting/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/covid19serology/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/enforcement/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/event/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/problem/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/nsde/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/substance/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/historicaldocument/
name: openFDA
tags:
- Government
- Healthcare
- Drug
- Device
- Food
- Animal & Veterinary
- Tobacco
- Public Data
- Open Data
- Adverse Events
- Recalls
- Regulatory
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/openfda.png
access: 3rd-Party
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/openfda-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/openfda-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/openfda-authentication.yml
- url: https://open.fda.gov/
  name: openFDA
  type: Portal
- url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/
  name: API Endpoints
  type: Documentation
- url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/authentication/
  name: Authentication & API Keys
  type: Authentication
- url: https://api.data.gov/signup/
  name: api.data.gov Signup
  type: Signup
- url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/try-the-api/
  name: Try the API
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/query-parameters/
  name: Query Parameters Reference
  type: APIReference
- url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/query-syntax/
  name: Query Syntax (Lucene)
  type: APIReference
- url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/advanced-syntax/
  name: Advanced Query Syntax
  type: APIReference
- url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/errors/
  name: Error Reference
  type: ErrorCodes
- url: https://open.fda.gov/apis/downloads/
  name: Bulk Downloads
  type: Documentation
- url: https://open.fda.gov/about/status/
  name: openFDA Status
  type: StatusPage
- url: https://open.fda.gov/updates/
  name: openFDA Updates
  type: ChangeLog
- url: https://open.fda.gov/community/
  name: Community
  type: Forums
- url: https://github.com/FDA
  name: FDA GitHub Organization
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://github.com/FDA/openfda
  name: openFDA on GitHub
  type: GitHubRepository
- url: https://github.com/FDA/open.fda.gov
  name: open.fda.gov web app
  type: GitHubRepository
- url: https://www.fda.gov/
  name: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/contact-fda
  name: Contact FDA
  type: Support
- url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  name: CC0 1.0 Universal — Public Domain
  type: License
- url: https://open.fda.gov/terms/
  name: openFDA Terms of Service
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://www.fda.gov/about-website/website-policies
  name: FDA Privacy Policy
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- type: Rules
  url: rules/openfda-rules.yml
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/openfda-rules.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/openfda-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/openfda-vocabulary.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/openfda-rate-limits.yml
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/openfda-search-response-schema.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/openfda-drug-event-example.json
- type: Features
  data:
  - Six product-domain APIs (drug, device, food, animal & veterinary, tobacco, other) under a single api.fda.gov base URL
  - Twenty-two Lucene-queryable JSON endpoints sharing search, sort, count, limit, and skip parameters
  - Aggregation via the count parameter returns frequency histograms on any field without retrieving documents
  - Bulk download of every dataset as JSON archives partitioned for resumable transfer
  - Optional free api.data.gov API key lifts the per-IP daily quota from 1,000 to 120,000 requests
  - Per-minute ceiling of 240 requests/min applies uniformly to anonymous and keyed callers
  - Pagination capped at skip=25,000 with limit=1,000; deeper traversal requires bulk downloads
  - All endpoints are CC0 Public Domain — no attribution required for commercial or research reuse
  - Harmonized openfda block on most documents links each record back to NDC, UNII, SPL Set ID, and other identifiers
  - HTTPS-only with HTTP Basic or query-parameter key authentication
  - Public status page and email list for outage and breaking-change notifications
  - Active developer community via the openFDA GitHub organization and community forum
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Adverse Event Surveillance
    description: Mine FAERS, MAUDE, CAERS, and animal/veterinary adverse event reports for safety signals across drugs, devices,
      foods, and animal products.
  - name: Recall Monitoring
    description: Subscribe to drug, device, and food recall enforcement reports and surface them in clinical, retail, or supply-chain
      dashboards.
  - name: Drug Labeling Apps
    description: Embed authoritative indications, dosage, warnings, and ingredient sections from Structured Product Labeling
      into consumer or clinical applications.
  - name: Regulatory Intelligence
    description: Track 510(k) clearances, PMA approvals, and Drugs@FDA submissions to monitor competitor and pipeline activity.
  - name: Identifier Resolution
    description: Look up NDC, UDI, UNII, and SPL Set IDs across product domains to power claims, EHR, and supply-chain integrations.
  - name: Public-Health Research
    description: Academic and journalistic investigation of adverse outcomes, recall patterns, and regulatory enforcement
      using CC0 public data.
  - name: Supply-Chain Risk
    description: Cross-reference drug shortage status, recall actions, and registration listings to detect upstream supply
      disruptions.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: api.data.gov
    description: Federal API gateway that issues and enforces the openFDA API key, applying rate limits and quotas.
  - name: data.gov
    description: openFDA datasets are cataloged in the federal open-data portal as DCAT-compliant resources.
  - name: NIH RxNorm
    description: NDC and Drugs@FDA records are commonly joined with NIH RxNorm to align brand, generic, and ingredient terminology.
  - name: NLM DailyMed
    description: SPL drug labeling in openFDA mirrors NLM DailyMed, the authoritative SPL repository.
  - name: GUDID (Global UDI Database)
    description: openFDA device UDI records derive from FDA's Global Unique Device Identification Database.
  - name: FAERS Public Dashboard
    description: openFDA drug adverse event endpoint surfaces the same FAERS data exposed in FDA's public dashboard.
- type: Solutions
  data:
  - name: Pharmacovigilance
    description: Continuously ingest drug, device, and food adverse events for safety signal detection.
  - name: Recall and Withdrawal Alerting
    description: Power weekly recall enforcement notification workflows across drug, device, and food domains.
  - name: Regulatory Filings Intelligence
    description: Aggregate 510(k), PMA, and Drugs@FDA submissions for competitive analysis and pipeline tracking.
  - name: Clinical Decision Support References
    description: Surface FDA labeling content as a reference layer (explicitly not for clinical decision-making per openFDA
      terms).
  sources:
  - https://open.fda.gov/
  - https://open.fda.gov/apis/
  - https://open.fda.gov/apis/authentication/
  - https://open.fda.gov/apis/drug/
  - https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/
  - https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/
  - https://open.fda.gov/apis/animalandveterinary/
  - https://open.fda.gov/apis/tobacco/
  - https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/
  - https://github.com/FDA/openfda
  updated: '2026-05-25'
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
position: Consuming
description: openFDA is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's public data platform, providing Elasticsearch-backed REST
  APIs serving FDA-administered data on drugs, medical devices, foods, animal and veterinary products, and tobacco. Twenty-two
  endpoints under a single api.fda.gov base URL expose adverse event reports (FAERS, MAUDE, CAERS), recall enforcement reports,
  Structured Product Labeling, the National Drug Code Directory, Drugs@FDA approvals, drug shortages, device classification,
  510(k) and PMA submissions, Unique Device Identifier records, registration and listing, NSDE drug data, FDA substance harmonization,
  and historical FDA documents. All endpoints share a Lucene-style search, sort, count, limit, and skip parameter surface,
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