GET /drug/ndc.json

fda.gov:fda-open-api

Summary: National Drug Code Directory
Operation ID: getDrugNDC
Auth: api_key
Description

Returns information from the National Drug Code (NDC) Directory on finished and unfinished drug products.

Parameters (6)

api_key (string, query, optional)

Optional API key for higher rate limits (120,000/day vs 1,000/day without key). Request at https://open.fda.gov/apis/authentication/

count (string, query, optional)

Field to count unique values for (returns aggregation instead of individual records). Use with .exact suffix for exact matches.

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

Maximum number of results to return (1-1000)

Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 1000}

search (string, query, optional)

Elasticsearch query string. Use field:value format with +AND+, +OR+ for boolean logic. Replace spaces with +.

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

Number of results to skip for pagination

Constraints: {'minimum': 0}

sort (string, query, optional)

Field to sort results by. Use :desc or :asc suffix.

Examples (7)

TitleTypeURLAction
Search by generic drug name curl https://api.fda.gov/drug/ndc.json?search=generic_name:aspirin&limit=5
Search by brand name with pagination curl https://api.fda.gov/drug/ndc.json?search=brand_name:Advil&limit=10&skip=0
Search by product type curl https://api.fda.gov/drug/ndc.json?search=product_type:%22HUMAN+PRESCRIPTION+DRUG%22&limit=20
NDC directory by drug name (ibuprofen) doc_extracted https://api.fda.gov/drug/ndc.json?search=generic_name:ibuprofen
FDA NDC directory search by drug name (MedxR SDK) doc_extracted https://api.fda.gov/drug/ndc.json?search=ibuprofen
Get NDC directory probe-gate https://api.fda.gov/drug/ndc.json?limit=1&skip=0
National Drug Code Directory probe-gate https://api.fda.gov/drug/ndc.json

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:29:44.100509 200 847ms
2026-03-23 10:17:09.192304 200 881ms
2026-03-23 09:49:21.489841 200 912ms
2026-03-23 09:43:37.557413 200 880ms
2026-03-23 09:31:35.043523 200 929ms
2026-03-23 09:17:46.667112 200 858ms
2026-03-23 09:10:41.223490 200 859ms
2026-03-21T23:23:52.596095 200 869ms

Response Changes

WhenOldNew
2026-03-23 09:10:41.223490 e2395f1d4b8d ef77868ff3c2
2026-03-23 09:17:46.667112 ef77868ff3c2 9e7a2d2211bd
2026-03-23 09:31:35.043523 9e7a2d2211bd 2b45abbdabc5
2026-03-23 09:43:37.557413 2b45abbdabc5 8276b06542a0
2026-03-23 09:49:21.489841 8276b06542a0 e2395f1d4b8d
2026-03-23 10:29:44.100509 e2395f1d4b8d f8004ad38551