# WAVE API

by [WebAIM](/organizations/webaim/)

- **ID:** `32925371-5286-4bdf-a704-eb6586d05d58`
- **JSON API:** /api/v1/catalog/products/32925371-5286-4bdf-a704-eb6586d05d58/
- **Slug:** wave-api
- **Product website:** https://wave.webaim.org/api/
- **Documentation:** https://wave.webaim.org/api/details
- **Pricing:** https://wave.webaim.org/api/
- **Organization website:** https://wave.webaim.org/about
- **Categories:** [Accessibility Testing](/categories/accessibility-testing/), [Developer Tools](/categories/developer-tools/)

## Description

Hosted web accessibility analysis API accepting page URLs and returning JSON or XML reports.

## AI-native score: Unrated

Research coverage is 0/100. An AI-native grade requires 40/100. The provisional breakdown below shows the AI-native signals recorded so far. The AI-native score measures agent-readiness and is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. See [methodology](/methodology/) for how coverage and the grade are computed.

| Component | Applies | Raw | Effective weight | Nominal weight | Contribution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Integration | Yes | 0/10 | 35% | 35% | 0.0 |
| Trust | Yes | 0/6 | 30% | 30% | 0.0 |
| Portability | Yes | 0/4 | 20% | 20% | 0.0 |
| Security | Yes | 0/4 | 15% | 15% | 0.0 |


## Trust & Data Policy

- **Not yet researched:** llms.txt, WebMCP, Headless signup, Trust center, Multi-factor authentication, Zero data retention, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Data export, Data import, Open standards, Standard protocol access, No proprietary-SDK lock-in, Documented provider swap, Self-hostable, Open source

## Security & Compliance

**Compliance certifications:** Not yet researched.
**Access controls:** Not yet researched.

## Capabilities

- **Accessibility Scanning** — Analyze a web page or interface and report accessibility (WCAG) violations.

## Jobs To Be Done

- **Audit a website for accessibility issues** — Run an automated check of a page or site for accessibility conformance problems.

## Offers

**Pricing page:** https://wave.webaim.org/api/

No offers listed.

## Reviews

No approved reviews yet.

## Benchmarks

No benchmarks listed.

## Documentation

The primary documentation link is at the top of this page. No other documentation links listed.

## API Specs

Not yet researched.

## MCP Servers

Not yet researched.

## A2A Servers

Not yet researched.

## Native Connectors

Not yet researched.

## Command-Line Interfaces

Not yet researched.

## Developer Kits

Not yet researched.

## Agent Skills

Not yet researched.

## Related products

- [Pa11y](/organizations/pa11y/products/pa11y/) by Pa11y — Unrated. Same job: Audit a website for accessibility issues (not assessed).
- [axe-core](/organizations/deque-systems/products/axe-core/) by Deque Systems — Unrated. Same job: Audit a website for accessibility issues (not assessed).
- [Axe MCP Server](/organizations/deque-systems/products/axe-mcp-server/) by Deque Systems — Unrated. Same job: Audit a website for accessibility issues (not assessed).
- [Postmark](/organizations/postmark/products/postmark/) by Postmark — Tier B. Shared category: Developer Tools.
- [Sentry](/organizations/sentry/products/sentry-error-monitoring/) by Sentry — Tier B. Shared category: Developer Tools.
- [Speakeasy](/organizations/speakeasy/products/speakeasy/) by Speakeasy — Tier C. Shared category: Developer Tools.


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