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NPPA Brand Substitutes API

Q: Can my AI agent call it?

Yes, over MCP: the agent finds nppa.brand.substitutes, checks its price and runs it with the same credits as the REST API.

List other brands of the same composition, each with its MRP and how its per-unit price compares with this pack.

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Failed calls are free
Updated 26 Oct 2026
nppa.brand.substitutes

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Response completed

{  "brand": "DOLO",  "has_more": true,  "page": 1,  "sku": "DOLO 500 MG TABLET 15",  "total": 102,  "substitutes": [    {      "mrp": 188,      "brand": "PARACETAMOL (CADILA)",      "company": "CADILA PHARMACEUTICALS LTD",      "mrp_per_unit": 0.19,      "pack_size": "1000",      "price_month": "Aug-2026",      "relation": "80% cheaper"    },    {      "mrp": 209.91,      "brand": "MYPAR",      "company": "MOREPEN LABORATORIES LIMITED",      "mrp_per_unit": 0.21,      "pack_size": "1000",      "price_month": "Aug-2026",      "relation": "78% cheaper"    }  ]}

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Input

What you send

The input object of the request, with every field the endpoint accepts.

Field	Type	Required	What it does	Example
brand	string	one of	Brand name, used when no sku_id is known.
sku_id	string	one of	The sku_id from nppa.search.brands or nppa.formulation.brands.	1521018101@84705@101124596@3755@101006@202166
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`.
sku	string	no	Exact sku name from a search. Required when the brand has more than one pack.

Response

Fields it returns

What each record in the response holds, with the values from the sample above.

Field	Type	Example
brand	string	DOLO
has_more	boolean	true
page	integer	1
sku	string	DOLO 500 MG TABLET 15
substitutes	array	3 records
substitutes[].brand	string	PARACETAMOL (CADILA)
substitutes[].company	string	CADILA PHARMACEUTICALS LTD
substitutes[].mrp	integer	188
substitutes[].mrp_per_unit	number	0.19
substitutes[].pack_size	string	1000
substitutes[].price_month	string	Aug-2026
substitutes[].relation	string	80% cheaper
total	integer	102

REST API · MCP server

Call it from your code, or ask your agent

Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key and copy a working request.

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.brand.substitutes",  "input": {    "limit": 5,    "sku_id": "1521018101@84705@101124596@3755@101006@202166"  }}'

import jsonimport osimport requestspayload = json.loads(r'''{  "capability": "nppa.brand.substitutes",  "input": {    "limit": 5,    "sku_id": "1521018101@84705@101124596@3755@101006@202166"  }}''')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.brand.substitutes",  "input": {    "limit": 5,    "sku_id": "1521018101@84705@101124596@3755@101006@202166"  }}),});if (!response.ok) {  throw new Error(`Upscrape request failed: ${response.status}`);}console.log(JSON.stringify(await response.json(), null, 2));

In your AI agent Claude · Cursor · any MCP client

1Add the Upscrape MCP server

https://data.upscrape.com/mcp

2Ask for the data in plain words

With Upscrape, get the NPPA brand substitutes for sku id "1521018101@84705@101124596@3755@101006@202166". Tell me what it costs before you run it, then show the results as a table.

The agent finds the endpoint, shows you the price, and runs it with your credits.

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