GET /device/recall.json

fda.gov:fda-open-api

Summary: Search device recalls
Operation ID: getDeviceRecalls
Auth: api_key
Description

Retrieve medical device recall data. Includes information about device recalls, including the reason and status.

Parameters (3)

limit (integer, query, optional, default: 1)

Number of results to return (max 100)

Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 100}

search (string, query, optional)

Search query string for device recalls (e.g., 'product_description:catheter' or 'recall_status:Ongoing')

skip (integer, query, optional, default: 0)

Number of results to skip for pagination

Constraints: {'minimum': 0}

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
Basic device recalls with limit curl https://api.fda.gov/device/recall.json?limit=5
Search recalls by product description curl https://api.fda.gov/device/recall.json?search=product_description:catheter&limit=10
Search ongoing recalls with pagination curl https://api.fda.gov/device/recall.json?search=recall_status:Ongoing&limit=5&skip=10

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:42:03.718840 404 898ms
2026-03-23 09:44:39.688987 200 1066ms
2026-03-23 09:06:09.512288 200 850ms

Response Changes

WhenOldNew
2026-03-23 09:44:39.688987 ae048bec7b53 aaced01feb48
2026-03-23 10:42:03.718840 aaced01feb48 57b1e7534d00