Get an FDA record
One FDA record by record_key. Keys are built from FDA identifiers and survive new FDA editions.
Authorizations
Use a personal or organization Pav API key from Pav developer settings. Send it as Authorization: Bearer <api_key>.
Path Parameters
record_key from a list response. May contain /, : and spaces.
400"purple_book_product:761508:001"
Response
Successful Response
Durable key built from FDA identifiers; use it with GET /v1/fda/{record_key}.
"purple_book_product:761508:001"
Kind of FDA record.
orange_book_product, orange_book_patent, orange_book_exclusivity, purple_book_product, orphan_designation, warning_letter, recall, drug_application, complete_response_letter, accelerated_approval, advisory_committee_meeting "purple_book_product"
FDA publication the record comes from.
"purple_book"
Display title: trade name, patent label, letter subject or recalled product.
"GENGLYCOS"
Source edition: YYYY-MM for Orange and Purple Book, the load date for orphan designations, null for continuously published sources.
"2026-08"
Applicant, sponsor or recipient name as FDA spells it.
"Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc."
The linked company; null when the FDA name is not linked.
FDA application: N: (NDA), A: (ANDA) or BLA: plus the number.
"BLA:761508"
Application plus the FDA product number.
"BLA:761508:001"
FDA orphan designation id; there is one record per designation.
"1186826"
Orange Book listed US patent number.
"10022461"
Ingredient for products, patents and exclusivities; indication for orphan designations; subject or reason for letters and recalls.
Date FDA issued the record (approval, letter, recall, designation).
The date event_date_type names, e.g. a patent expiry.
What event_date is: approval, patent_expiry, exclusivity_expiry, orphan_exclusivity_expiry, or another event.
"patent_expiry"
Source status: marketing status for products (RX, OTC, DISCN), listed or delisted for patents, the code for exclusivities, the latest action otherwise.
"RX"
Official FDA page for the record. Orange Book patents and exclusivities link to their product's patent and exclusivity page.
Record-type specific source fields.