Automated Accessibility Testing API: Run WCAG 2.1 Audits Programmatically

Automated Accessibility Testing API: Run WCAG 2.1 Audits Programmatically Accessibility testing is broken. Teams run desktop tools (axe DevTools, WAVE). Get results in a browser UI. Manually copy findings. It doesn't scale. You need automated WCAG 2.1 testing that integrates into your pipeline. An API that: Takes a URL Runs axe-core (industry standard) Returns violations as JSON Organized by impact (critical blocks access, serious impacts usability) References the WCAG standard violated This is what production teams need. Not manual testing. Automation. Why Automated Testing Matters Manual accessibility testing (hiring auditors or using tools): Slow — 30+ minutes per page (Accessibility Partners benchmark) Inconsistent — Different testers, different results (inter-rater reliability 60–70% per WebAIM studies) Doesn't scale — Can't test 100 URLs before deploy (requires 50+ hours of specialist time) No CI/CD integration — Testing happens after launch, when violations cost $15K–50K to fix