# Look up a drug recall

URL: https://docs.healthcare.dev/reference/drugs/look-up-a-drug-recall

```http
GET https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/drugs/recalls/{id}
```

One recalled product by FDA recall number: hazard class, status, firm, product, reason, lots (`code_info`), distribution, dates and linked NDCs.

Requires an API key: `Authorization: Bearer hdev_live_...`. See [Authentication](/authentication).

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | yes | FDA recall number (the record's `id`) | `D-1544-2020` |

## Query parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `view` | "compact" \| "full" | no | `compact` returns only the fields an agent usually needs (fewer tokens); `full` (default) returns every field | `compact` |
| `fields` | string | no | Comma-separated record fields to return, e.g. `code,display,billable` | `code,display,billable` |

## Examples

**curl**

```sh
curl "https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/drugs/recalls/D-1544-2020" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
const res = await fetch("https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/drugs/recalls/D-1544-2020", {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.HDEV_API_KEY}` },
});
const { data, meta } = await res.json();
```

**Python**

```python
import os
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/drugs/recalls/D-1544-2020", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['HDEV_API_KEY']}"})
body = res.json()
```

## Response

The recall

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "recall_number": "string",
    "event_id": "string",
    "classification": "I",
    "status": "ongoing",
    "voluntary_mandated": "string",
    "recalling_firm": "string",
    "firm_location": {
      "city": "string",
      "state": "string",
      "postal_code": "string",
      "country": "string"
    },
    "product_description": "string",
    "product_quantity": "string",
    "reason_for_recall": "string",
    "code_info": "string",
    "distribution_pattern": "string",
    "initial_firm_notification": "string",
    "recall_initiation_date": "2026-10-01",
    "center_classification_date": "2026-10-01",
    "report_date": "2026-10-01",
    "termination_date": "2026-10-01",
    "ndcs": [
      "string"
    ],
    "ndc11s": [
      "string"
    ],
    "openfda": {
      "product_ndcs": [
        "string"
      ],
      "package_ndcs": [
        "string"
      ],
      "brand_names": [
        "string"
      ],
      "generic_names": [
        "string"
      ],
      "manufacturer_names": [
        "string"
      ],
      "rxcuis": [
        "string"
      ],
      "application_numbers": [
        "string"
      ],
      "spl_set_ids": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-icd10",
    "data_version": "2026.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-24T12:00:00Z",
    "license": "Public domain (CMS). Reference data, not medical advice."
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "/v1/drugs/recalls/D-1544-2020",
    "next": null
  }
}
```

### Fields

| Field | Type | Always present | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | yes | The recall number, or `E<event_id>-<8 hex>` for the rare record FDA published without one |
| `recall_number` | string \| null | yes | FDA recall number, usually `D-NNNN-YYYY` (older ones vary): one product in a recall event |
| `event_id` | string | yes | FDA recall event; one event can cover several products |
| `classification` | "I" \| "II" \| "III" \| null | yes | FDA hazard class: I = reasonable probability of serious harm or death, II = temporary or reversible harm, III = unlikely to cause harm. null until FDA classifies it. |
| `status` | "ongoing" \| "completed" \| "terminated" | yes | ongoing = still in progress; completed = the firm finished, FDA has not closed it; terminated = FDA closed it |
| `voluntary_mandated` | string \| null | yes | e.g. `Voluntary: Firm initiated` or `FDA Mandated` |
| `recalling_firm` | string | yes |  |
| `firm_location` | object | yes |  |
| `product_description` | string | yes |  |
| `product_quantity` | string \| null | yes |  |
| `reason_for_recall` | string | yes |  |
| `code_info` | string \| null | yes | Lot numbers and expiration dates covered |
| `distribution_pattern` | string \| null | yes |  |
| `initial_firm_notification` | string \| null | yes |  |
| `recall_initiation_date` | string \| null (date) | yes |  |
| `center_classification_date` | string \| null (date) | yes |  |
| `report_date` | string (date) | yes | Weekly FDA Enforcement Report that published it |
| `termination_date` | string \| null (date) | yes |  |
| `ndcs` | string[] | yes | Package NDCs named in the product description, as written |
| `ndc11s` | string[] | yes | Every package NDC above and in `openfda`, normalized to NDC-11 |
| `openfda` | OpenFdaLinks | yes |  |

## Errors

Errors are `application/problem+json` ([RFC 9457](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9457)). Branch on `type`, not on `title`. See [Errors](/errors).

| Status | `type` | When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 400 | `invalid-request` | A parameter or the body failed validation; `errors` lists each field. |
| 401 | `unauthorized` | Missing, malformed or revoked API key. |
| 404 | `not-found` | No record with that id (retired records are still returned). |
| 429 | `rate-limited / quota-exceeded` | Too many requests per second (retry after `Retry-After`), or the monthly quota is used up. |
| 503 | `dataset-unavailable / unavailable` | The dataset has no published version yet, or the service is degraded. |