ASPCA Toxic & Non-Toxic Plants Scraper

Scrapes the ASPCA's Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants database — the gold-standard English-language reference for pet-safe and pet-dangerous plants.

Returns ~1,024 plant records with tri-species toxicity data (dog / cat / horse), scientific names, botanical families, toxic principles, clinical signs, and plant photographs.

What you get

Each record includes:

Field	Description
plantCommonName	Common plant name (e.g. "Sago Palm")
plantSlug	URL identifier slug
scientificName	Latin / scientific name (e.g. "Cycas revoluta")
family	Botanical family (e.g. "Cycadaceae")
otherCommonNames	Array of alternative common names
toxicToDogs	Boolean — toxic to dogs
toxicToCats	Boolean — toxic to cats
toxicToHorses	Boolean — toxic to horses
nonToxicToDogs	Boolean — explicitly non-toxic to dogs
nonToxicToCats	Boolean — explicitly non-toxic to cats
nonToxicToHorses	Boolean — explicitly non-toxic to horses
toxicPrinciples	Active toxic compounds (e.g. "Saponins, anthraquinones")
clinicalSigns	Reported symptoms in poisoned animals
imageUrl	URL of the plant photograph
profileUrl	Full ASPCA detail page URL
scrapedAt	ISO-8601 scrape timestamp

Who uses this

• Pet-safety apps — filter houseplants by species safety
• E-commerce — tag cat-safe / dog-safe plants for shoppers
• AI / triage tools — power "is this plant safe for my cat?" queries
• Content creators — pet-care guides, toxic-plant listicles

Usage

Input:

{
  "maxItems": 50
}

Leave maxItems unset or set a large number to retrieve the full ~1,024-plant catalogue.

Run time: Full catalogue completes in under 10 minutes.

Data source

Data is sourced directly from ASPCA Poison Control — Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants. ASPCA updates the list infrequently; a weekly or monthly refresh is sufficient for most use cases.

Notes

• The ASPCA database contains ~1,024 entries as of mid-2026, served across a paginated index (15 per page, 69 pages).
• Each plant has exactly one primary species classification per animal: either toxic OR non-toxic. A plant may be toxic to dogs but non-toxic to horses — both booleans are captured independently.
• Plants without a listed toxic principle (i.e. non-toxic plants) will have toxicPrinciples: null and clinicalSigns: null.