---
title: "Compare Uploaded Files"
method: POST
path: "/api/validate/compare-files"
tags: ["Validation and QC"]
---

# Compare Uploaded Files

`POST /api/validate/compare-files`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://epw.tools`
- URL: `https://epw.tools/api/validate/compare-files`
- Auth: none declared

Directly compare two uploaded EPW files without generating a new one.
File A is treated as the reference; file B as the comparison target.
Returns the comparison result synchronously (no job polling needed).

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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