GET /food/enforcement.json

fda.gov:fda-open-api

Summary: Food Recall Enforcement Reports
Operation ID: getFoodEnforcement
Auth: api_key
Description

Returns food recall enforcement reports from the FDA Recall Enterprise System (RES). Covers 2004 to present.

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 (2)

TitleTypeURLAction
Search food enforcement reports openapi-spec https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=product_type:Food
Get food enforcement reports probe-gate https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?limit=1&skip=0

Probe History

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TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 09:50:34.206219 200 1379ms
2026-03-23 09:32:48.272798 200 820ms