NPPA Formulations Search
nppa.search.formulations
Search India's notified NPPA ceiling prices by formulation name, paged, with the SO number and date on every row.
At a glance
- Endpoint ID
nppa.search.formulations- Price
- 1 credit per call; failed calls are free
- Runs for up to
- 60 seconds
Request
Send the endpoint ID as capability and its fields as input. Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key first.
curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "capability": "nppa.search.formulations", "input": { "limit": 5, "query": "METFORMIN" }}'
import jsonimport osimport requestspayload = json.loads(r'''{ "capability": "nppa.search.formulations", "input": { "limit": 5, "query": "METFORMIN" }}''')response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload,)response.raise_for_status()print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))
const response = await fetch("https://data.upscrape.com/execute", { method: "POST", headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.UPSCRAPE_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, body: JSON.stringify({ "capability": "nppa.search.formulations", "input": { "limit": 5, "query": "METFORMIN" }}),});if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`Upscrape request failed: ${response.status}`);}console.log(JSON.stringify(await response.json(), null, 2));
Input
| Field | Type | Required | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
query |
string | yes | Formulation name to search, for example "METFORMIN". Matched against the name NPPA files the price under, not the display name in its scheduled list; use nppa.formulation.get for that. | METFORMIN |
limit |
integer | no | Rows per page. From 1 to 100. Default: 20. |
5 |
page |
integer | no | Page of matching rows to return, starting at 1. At least 1. Default: 1. |
|
so_number |
string | no | Keep only one gazette notification, for example "1575(E)". Case and spacing are ignored. | |
sort |
string | no | Row order: formulation name (default), cheapest ceiling price first, or most expensive first. Allowed values: name, price_low, price_high. Default: name. |
name · price_low · price_high |
Response
A finished call answers with HTTP 200; the data is in results[0].data, and billing.credits_charged is what it cost. A call still running after the wait answers 202: see jobs and results.
This is results[0].data from a real run:
{ "has_more": false, "page": 1, "total": 3, "items": [ { "ceiling_price": 4.15, "currency": "INR", "dosage_form": "MODIFIED RELEASE TABLET", "formulation": "METFORMIN", "so_date": "2026-03-25", "so_number": "1575(E)", "source_url": "https://nppaipdms.gov.in/NPPA/rest/schFormDataTableNew?dosageId=0&schFormulationId=0&strengthId=0", "strength": "1000 MG", "unit": "1 Tablet" }, { "ceiling_price": 3.57, "currency": "INR", "dosage_form": "TABLET", "formulation": "METFORMIN", "so_date": "2026-03-25", "so_number": "1575(E)", "source_url": "https://nppaipdms.gov.in/NPPA/rest/schFormDataTableNew?dosageId=0&schFormulationId=0&strengthId=0", "strength": "1000 MG", "unit": "1 Tablet" } ]}
Fields
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
items[].ceiling_price |
number | 4.15 |
items[].currency |
string | INR |
items[].dosage_form |
string | MODIFIED RELEASE TABLET |
items[].formulation |
string | METFORMIN |
items[].so_date |
string | 2026-03-25 |
items[].so_number |
string | 1575(E) |
items[].source_url |
string | https://nppaipdms.gov.in/NPPA/rest/schFormDataTableNew?dosageId… |
items[].strength |
string | 1000 MG |
items[].unit |
string | 1 Tablet |
has_more |
boolean | false |
items |
array | 3 records |
page |
integer | 1 |
total |
integer | 3 |
If a call fails
A failed call costs nothing. The response carries an error.code you can branch on; Errors and retries lists every code and which ones to retry.
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