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GET
Get an FDA record by key

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Use a personal or organization Pav API key from Pav developer settings. Send it as Authorization: Bearer <api_key>.

Path Parameters

record_key
string
required

record_key from a list response. May contain /, : and spaces.

Maximum string length: 400
Example:

"purple_book_product:2026-08:761508:001"

Response

Successful Response

record_key
string
required

Pav key for this record in the current FDA edition; pass it to GET /v1/fda/{record_key}. Orange Book, Purple Book and orphan designation keys include the edition, so they change when FDA publishes a new one. For a durable handle filter by application_key, product_key, patent_number or designation_id.

Example:

"purple_book_product:2026-08:761508:001"

record_type
enum<string>
required

Kind of FDA record.

Available options:
orange_book_product,
orange_book_patent,
orange_book_exclusivity,
purple_book_product,
orphan_designation,
warning_letter,
recall
Example:

"purple_book_product"

source
string
required

FDA publication the record comes from.

Example:

"purple_book"

title
string
required

Display title: trade name, patent or exclusivity label, subject, or brand.

Example:

"GENGLYCOS"

source_version
string | null

Source edition: YYYY-MM for Orange and Purple Book, the load date for orphan designations, null for warning letters and recalls (published continuously).

Example:

"2026-08"

fda_organization_name
string | null

Applicant, sponsor or recipient name as FDA spells it.

Example:

"Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc."

company
FdaCompany · object | null

The Pav company this FDA organization is linked to. Null when unlinked: most Orange Book, Purple Book and orphan records are linked; most warning-letter and recall recipients (compounders, device and food makers) do not.

application_key
string | null

FDA application: N: (NDA), A: (ANDA) or BLA: plus the number.

Example:

"BLA:761508"

product_key
string | null

Application plus the FDA product number.

Example:

"BLA:761508:001"

designation_id
string | null

OOPD orphan designation id.

Example:

"1186826"

patent_number
string | null

Orange Book listed US patent number.

Example:

"10022461"

description
string | null

Ingredient or proper name for products, patents and exclusivities; the designated indication for orphan designations; the subject for warning letters; the product for recalls.

document_date
string<date> | null

Date FDA issued the record: approval, patent submission, designation, letter issue, or recall. Always null for exclusivities; null for some old products.

event_date
string<date> | null

The date event_date_type names, e.g. a patent expiry.

event_date_type
string | null

Meaning of event_date: approval, patent_expiry, exclusivity_expiry, designation, issued, posted, or recall.

Example:

"patent_expiry"

status
string | null

Source status: marketing status for products (RX, OTC, DISCN, ...), listed/delisted for patents, the exclusivity code for exclusivities, the designation status, issued/closed for warning letters, active/terminated for recalls.

Example:

"RX"

source_url
string | null

Official FDA page for the record. Null for Orange and Purple Book rows.

details
FdaRecordDetails · object

Record-type specific source fields.