GET /drug/label.json

fda.gov:fda-open-api

Summary: Drug Product Labeling
Operation ID: getDrugLabels
Auth: api_key
Description

Returns drug product labeling data derived from FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) files submitted by manufacturers. Updated weekly.

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 (5)

TitleTypeURLAction
Search drug labels openapi-spec https://api.fda.gov/drug/label.json?search=openfda.brand_name:Advil
Drug label search (browser example) doc_extracted https://api.fda.gov/drug/label.json
Drug labels by drug name (aspirin) doc_extracted https://api.fda.gov/drug/label.json?search=openfda.brand_name:aspirin
FDA drug labels search by drug name (MedxR SDK) doc_extracted https://api.fda.gov/drug/label.json?search=aspirin
Get drug labels probe-gate https://api.fda.gov/drug/label.json?limit=1&skip=0

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:08:35.148027 200 983ms
2026-03-23 09:39:12.258455 200 839ms
2026-03-23 09:25:45.734450 200 1119ms
2026-03-23 09:08:17.671799 200 869ms
2026-03-23 09:03:12.182878 200 862ms

Response Changes

WhenOldNew
2026-03-23 09:08:17.671799 2ade20a1c489 b13e5a46c5e0
2026-03-23 09:25:45.734450 b13e5a46c5e0 1f7e981e64c3
2026-03-23 09:39:12.258455 1f7e981e64c3 b667e1bd51e9
2026-03-23 10:08:35.148027 b667e1bd51e9 b13e5a46c5e0