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Example 510(k) API queries

To help get you started, we have provided some API query examples below. Use the Run query button to call the API and get back results. You can experiment by editing the example queries in the black text box.

Example query

One device 510(k) for a CV advisory committee

This query searches for all records with a particular advisory_committee.

  1. search for all records with advisory_committee equal to cv.

  2. limit to 1 record

Example query

One device 510(k) for a *868.5895* regulation number

This query searches for records matching a certain search term, and asks for a single one.

See searchable fields for more fields you can use to narrow searches for device recall.

  1. search for all records with openfda.regulation_number equals 868.5895

  2. limit to 1 record

Example query

Count of top country codes for device 510(k)

This query is similar to the prior one, but returns a count of the most frequent country codes.

See searchable fields for more fields you can use to narrow searches for device recall.

  1. search for all records.

  2. count the field country_code