---
title: "Getting started with DWS Accessibility API"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dws-accessibility/getting-started/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dws-accessibility/getting-started.md"
last_updated: "2026-06-09T10:24:29.130Z"
description: "Learn how to call DWS Accessibility API to auto-tag a PDF for PDF/UA workflows."
---

# Getting started with DWS Accessibility API

Use the steps below to run your first PDF accessibility auto-tagging request.

## Prerequisites

Complete the prerequisites below before sending requests:

1. Create an account in the [DWS dashboard](https://dashboard.nutrient.io/sign_up/?product=accessibility).

2. Open the [DWS Accessibility dashboard](https://dashboard.nutrient.io/accessibility-api/).

3. Create or select an application, and then generate an API key.

## Auto-tag a local PDF

Use a multipart upload request when the source PDF is local:

```bash

curl -X POST "https://api.nutrient.io/accessibility/autotag" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  --fail \
  -o tagged.pdf

```

## Auto-tag from a URL

Use JSON input when the source PDF is already hosted remotely:

```bash

curl -X POST "https://api.nutrient.io/accessibility/autotag" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "file": { "url": "https://example.com/source.pdf" }
  }' \
  --fail \
  -o tagged.pdf

```

## Notes and limits

Keep the limits below in mind when planning integration:

- Input must be a PDF document.

- Maximum upload size is 150 MiB per file.

- Auto-tagging reduces manual remediation work, but you should still review output quality in your QA process.

## Next steps

- Refer to the [auto-tagging](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dws-accessibility/developer-guides/auto-tag-pdfs.md) guide for implementation details.

- Refer to the [accessibility best practices](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dws-accessibility/developer-guides/accessibility-best-practices.md) guide before production rollout.

- Refer to the [pricing guide](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dws-accessibility/pricing.md) to size monthly quotas.
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## Related pages

- [DWS Accessibility API](/guides/dws-accessibility.md)
- [Privacy](/guides/dws-accessibility/privacy.md)
- [Security](/guides/dws-accessibility/security.md)
- [Pricing](/guides/dws-accessibility/pricing.md)
- [Support](/guides/dws-accessibility/support.md)