Developer Quick Start

From zero to first API call in under 5 minutes.

Python and Node.js SDKs. Full OpenAPI spec. Sandbox environment included. No production data required to start building.

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Schedule a demo with our team. We'll discuss your integration requirements and send your sandbox credentials — no production data required to start.

✓Python SDK

✓Node.js SDK

✓OpenAPI Spec

✓Sandbox Env

Terminal

# Credentials delivered by our team after onboarding
# You will receive two keys:

{
  #86EFAC">"api_key": "bk_live_...",       # production key
  #86EFAC">"sandbox_key": "bk_sandbox_...", # sandbox key (start here)
  #86EFAC">"rate_limit": "1000 req/min"
}

# Use your sandbox key to test — zero production data required

Make your first API call

Search 200K+ normalized drug labels across 8 regulatory authorities including FDA, EMA, and PMDA in a single request.

Python

# Python SDK
#93C5FD">from biocore import BioCore

#FDE68A">client = BioCore(api_key="bk_sandbox_...")

# Search labels across all jurisdictions
#FDE68A">results = client.labels.search(
    drug_name=#86EFAC">"atorvastatin",
    jurisdiction=#86EFAC">"FDA",
    include_history=#93C5FD">True
)

#93C5FD">print(results.data[0].drug_name)          # "Atorvastatin Calcium"
#93C5FD">print(results.data[0].version)            # "2024-11-14"
#93C5FD">print(results.data[0].manufacturer.name)  # "Pfizer Inc."

Subscribe to label updates

Get notified within hours of any label change, new approval, or safety communication — via webhook to your endpoint.

Python

# Subscribe to label change webhooks
#FDE68A">client.webhooks.create(
    url=#86EFAC">"https://your-app.com/webhooks/biocore",
    events=[#86EFAC">"label.updated", "label.created", "safety.alert"],
    filters={#86EFAC">"drug_names": ["atorvastatin", "metformin"]}
)

# Biocore sends to your endpoint:
# {
#   "event": "label.updated",
#   "drug_name": "Atorvastatin Calcium",
#   "change_type": "warnings_updated",
#   "changed_sections": ["warnings", "drug_interactions"],
#   "timestamp": "2024-11-14T09:01:12Z"
# }

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