Version 3
Release date
axesPAC V3 will be released on 10 August 2026, 4 p.m. CEST.
OpenAPI documentation
The OpenAPI documentation for axesPAC v3 is available here. Please use an online Swagger editor to display it in a human-friendly format if needed.
(As axesPAC V3 is not officially published yet, we currently provide the documentation as a download file.)
Release Notes
Changed Endpoints
All endpoints now contain the subscription ID as part of the URL. Some endpoints were removed; they are available under a new base URL.
| v2 | v3 |
|---|---|
/v2/jobs |
/v3/subscription/{subscriptionId}/jobs |
/v2/jobs/{jobId}/report/summary |
/v3/subscription/{subscriptionId}/jobs/{jobId}/report/summary |
/v2/jobs/{jobId}/report/details |
/v3/subscription/{subscriptionId}/jobs/{jobId}/report/details |
/v2/apiKey/valid |
[removed] Replacement available, see https://api.axes4.com/usage/pages/public/openapi/v3 |
/v2/apiKey/usage |
[removed] Replacement available, see https://api.axes4.com/usage/pages/public/openapi/v3 |
Changes
- Removed author from the summary report
Version 2
Breaking change
The header name api-key will be changed to x-api-key on 10 August 2026 between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. CEST.
New Endpoints
-
/v2/apiKey/usagecan be used to determine the usage of your API key (number of pages).
OpenAPI documentation
The OpenAPI documentation for axesPAC v2 is available here. Please use an online Swagger editor to display it in a human-friendly format if needed.
Changes
Jobs POST /v2/jobs
| v1 | v2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Defective PDF documents | Returns a 422 Unprocessable Entity status code |
Only the respective check and its subordinate checks are terminated, resulting in Severity = terminated
|
| Transmission | base64 JSON |
application/pdf or application/octet-stream
|
| File size limit | 20 MB (since September 9, 2025) | 80 MB |
Summary report GET /v2/jobs/{jobId}/report/summary
| v1 | v2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Check node ID name | "id" |
"checkId" |
| Issues | – | Added "issueId"
|
Detailed report GET /v2/jobs/{jobId}/report/details
| v1 | v2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Check node ID name | "id" |
"checkId" |
| Issues | – | Added "issueId"
|
Report Retention
All reports are stored for 60 days and can be accessed during this period. After that, they are permanently deleted.