Partitioned bulk JSON download

A partitioned bulk download lets users fetch an entire endpoint as zipped JSON files split by time period rather than paging through the API. openFDA splits FAERS into 1,767 quarterly partitions totaling 113.7 GB and drug labels into 14 parts, while smaller endpoints ship as one zip.

In this catalog it appears concretely: - openFDA FAERS Adverse Event API - (size) — "data_formats". - openFDA Drug Label API - (size) — "~1.77 GB across 14 JSON zip partitions". - openFDA NDC Directory API - (formats) — "single bulk partition (August 2026 export)". - openFDA Drug Enforcement / Recall API and Drugs@FDA API - each offers a single-file JSON zip bulk export — "~3.8 MB and ~8.9 MB".

Access method sets your maintenance bill. Delivery routes change, layouts drift and scrapers rot quietly; whoever operates your pipeline inherits all of it, which is why access should be priced alongside the license itself.

The failure mode is concrete: the label appears in a listing, the delivered files tell a different story, and the gap surfaces mid-project when fixing it is most expensive.

You rarely have to take a vendor's word for it. 82.4% of the 1,744 datasets Datadory catalogs are free to access, and openFDA FAERS Adverse Event API - lets you inspect the real artifact before any budget is committed.

Treat every claim of this attribute as testable:

1. Read openFDA FAERS Adverse Event API -'s record on size — "data_formats" — then confirm the delivered artifact matches before you license anything. 2. Read openFDA Drug Label API -'s record on size — "~1.77 GB across 14 JSON zip partitions" — then confirm the delivered artifact matches before you license anything. 3. Read openFDA NDC Directory API -'s record on formats — "single bulk partition (August 2026 export)" — then confirm the delivered artifact matches before you license anything. 4. Pin down update cadence in writing. Across this catalog, 22.6% of 1,744 datasets refresh daily and 64 still arrive only through a manual request form, so ask exactly how fresh each release is. 5.

Adjacent concepts worth reading next: - api rate limit - commercial delivery terms commercial delivery terms - FAERS adverse event report