diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f2f282324..41e075063 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ And **SDNQ** improvements: now with *NPU* support and its own native *attention*
   - log: strip ansi sequences from ring buffer and client side logging
   - model metadata: handle invalid metadata and strip workflows
   - ui debounce aspect-ratio linked width/height controls
+  - api: stricter api request and response schemas
+  - api: openapi schema exposure
 
 ## Update for 2026-06-16
 
diff --git a/modules/api/docs.py b/modules/api/docs.py
index 78186f164..208bf3a56 100644
--- a/modules/api/docs.py
+++ b/modules/api/docs.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def create_docs(app: FastAPI):
         "dom_id": "#swagger-ui",
     }
 
-    @app.get("/docs", include_in_schema=True) # override for the default fastapi swagger route
+    @app.get("/docs", include_in_schema=False) # override for the default fastapi swagger route
     async def custom_swagger_html():
         res = get_swagger_ui_html(
             title=f'{app.title}: Swagger UI',
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def create_docs(app: FastAPI):
 
 
 def create_redocs(app: FastAPI):
-    @app.get("/redocs", include_in_schema=True) # override for the default fastapi redocs route
+    @app.get("/redocs", include_in_schema=False) # override for the default fastapi redocs route
     async def custom_redoc_html():
         res = get_redoc_html(
             title=f'{app.title}: ReDoc',
diff --git a/webui.py b/webui.py
index 39bfa5ed1..4e86da149 100644
--- a/webui.py
+++ b/webui.py
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ fastapi_args = {
     "description": "SD.Next",
     "docs_url": None,
     "redoc_url": None,
-    # "docs_url": "/docs" if cmd_opts.docs else None, # custom handler in api.py
-    # "redoc_url": "/redocs" if cmd_opts.docs else None,
+    "openapi_url": "/openapi.json" if shared.cmd_opts.docs else None,  # only expose OpenAPI schema if docs are enabled
 }