Validate PDF#

Check your PDF documents against PDF/UA accessibility standards and get a detailed compliance report. For request and response details, see the interactive API documentation.

What Gets Checked#

The validation analyzes your PDF against multiple accessibility profiles:

• PDF/UA-1 (ISO 14289-1) — The base standard for universally accessible PDFs.
• PDF/UA-2 (ISO 14289-2) — The updated standard with additional requirements.
• WCAG 2.1 — Web Content Accessibility Guidelines mapped to PDF structure.

Each profile runs its own set of checks covering document structure, tagging, fonts, images, and metadata.

Using the Dashboard#

Upload a PDF file on the Validate page and click Validate PDF. The results appear immediately next to the upload area.

Understanding Results#

The report includes:

• Compliance status — A clear pass or fail indicator per profile, with the number of passed vs. total checks.
• Document info — Page count, whether the PDF is tagged, document language, and embedded fonts.
• Failed categories — A breakdown of which areas have issues (e.g. structure, metadata, fonts).
• Failure details — Each individual failure with its profile, clause reference, error message, and location in the document.