What it returns
Every recall and safety alert in the Government of Canada Recalls and Safety Alerts database (about 34,000, updated daily), from its official open-data feed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
Recall id, title, product, issuing body, category, issue, recall class, what consumers should do, last updated date, archived flag and the link to the official notice. Newest first.
Common uses
Retail and marketplace compliance, food-safety monitoring, cross-border product sourcing, vehicle recall checks, insurance and legal research.
Request
POST https://api.pushbuild.com/canada-product-recalls/run with a JSON body. Send your key in the X-API-Key header.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
searchQueries | list of strings | Words in the recall title or product, e.g. listeria, airbag, stroller. |
organization | string | CFIA (food), TC (vehicles), Medical devices, Drugs, Consumer product safety, Health products. |
category | string | e.g. Food, Car, Drugs, Medical devices, Toys, Children's products. |
recallClass | string | e.g. Class 1, Class 2, Type II. |
issue | string | e.g. Microbial contamination, Allergen, Fire hazard. |
dateFrom | string | YYYY-MM-DD. |
dateTo | string | YYYY-MM-DD. |
days | integer | Recalls updated in the last N days (when no dates are given). |
includeArchived | boolean | Include recalls Health Canada has archived. Default: true. |
offset | integer | Skip this many results (paging). |
maxItems | integer | Maximum items to return (1-500). Default: 100. |
Example
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/canada-product-recalls/run \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"searchQueries": ["listeria"], "maxItems": 20}'Response
{"count": 20, "truncated": false, "seconds": 1.4, "items": [ { ... } ]}Each call returns up to 500 items. Records that fail validation or are not found are flagged in the items and not charged.
Pricing
Pay only for results returned: $0.40 per 1,000 recalls. No charge for errors or empty searches.
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