REST API component

The REST API is an external HTTP API allowing access and manipulation of data in WordPress. For more information about the API, see the REST API Handbook.

The component is lead by @rmccue (Tech Lead) and @kadamwhite (Design Lead). Features can be tracked on the Trello board.

Meetings are held weekly at Wednesday 13:00 UTC in #core-restapi .

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71 open tickets in the REST API component

71 open tickets defect (bug) enhancement feature request task (blessed)
4.8.1 5 5 0 0
Awaiting Review 13 13 4 1
Future Release 10 17 0 1
WordPress.org 1 0 0 0
4.9 0 1 0 0

71 open tickets. Last 7 days: +4 tickets

9 tickets that have no replies

View list on Trac

  • #40399  Post Status Inherited not Supported with REST API
  • #40704  REST API request includes possibly unintended numeric parameters from regex parsing rest-api
  • #40838  REST API: Inconsistent parameter type handling in `set_param()` rest-api
  • #40861  Rest Api create media
  • #41032  REST API: Date fields do not support ISO8601 docs rest-api
  • #41111  WP-API JS Client: Add a helper to get model or collection by route javascript
  • #41123  Modified `WP_TESTS_TITLE` causes dirty wp-api-generated.js
  • #41145  REST API permalink queries rest-api
  • #41159  REST API: Add a way to determine if a request is an embedded "sub-request" rest-api

1 ticket slated for 4.9

View list in Trac

  • #41111  WP-API JS Client: Add a helper to get model or collection by route javascript

71 open tickets

Open bugs: 29. View list on Trac

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Component maintainers:

  • rmccue
  • rachelbaker
  • joehoyle
  • kadamwhite

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