REST API component

The REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. is an external HTTPHTTP HTTP is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web and this protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. 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 Thursday 18:00 UTC in #core-restapi .

Subcomponents: Application Passwords.

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159 open tickets in the REST API component

159 open tickets defect (bug) enhancement feature request task (blessed)
6.9 7 3 0 0
Awaiting Review 41 45 9 0
Future Release 19 29 1 4
0 1 0 0

159 open tickets. Last 7 days: +2 tickets

24 tickets that have no replies

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  • #48257  REST API: post-process endpoint cannot be discovered from media creation endpoint rest-api
  • #48822  Indicate partial success/error of a REST API request
  • #50239  REST API Debug/Dev Mode
  • #52590  Consider increasing the limit of the perPage argument in paginated requests. rest-api
  • #53828  Nullable registered metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. with format does not display in JSONJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. schema rest-api
  • #53836  Option to additionally format API response
  • #53942  Non-single post meta multiple value update breaks post save through REST API rest-api
  • #54293  Expand functionality of themes REST API rest-api
  • #54513  Add meta support to template REST API rest-api
  • #54753  Wrong post content when uploading raw post data via REST API when htmlHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. data url is used rest-api
  • #55128  REST API /media leaves holes in the result, making it virtually impossible to paginate through them rest-api
  • #55672  Media endpoint allows multiple media types on request, but only returns image in response rest-api
  • #56587  REST API sanitize and validate order / priority
  • #56593  Post meta validation error messages are not helpful to end users rest-api
  • #56668  REST API calls are failed when cookies are cleared from the site
  • #56919  REST API term embed 401 – not allowed to view terms for this post
  • #57088  Rest API improve time response with cache
  • #58710  REST: media (images) deleted or replaced are returned by their new id when requested by their old id
  • #60142  wordpress api not returns categoryCategory The 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. descriptions in embedded data of post rest-api
  • #60349  Rest API media upload utf8 urlencoded filename not decoded on server
  • #60608  Missing REST API users endpoint orderby parameters
  • #61444  REST API: If Super Adminadmin (and super admin) does not exist in subsite, retrieving users is rejected
  • #63074  Automated Output Escaping Based on REST API Schema
  • #63402  Query Posts without URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org parameters to avoid running into character limit with many filters

10 tickets slated for 6.9

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  • #48885  REST API: Support reading public settings, implement context handling rest-api
  • #54484  REST API returns (empty) array for Meta but Schema has type object
  • #61061  PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher Warning with invalidinvalid A resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid. JSON input rest-api
  • #62701  Post controller: support for grouping results by parent-child relationship
  • #62742  Add Missing REST API Filters to WP_REST_Global_Styles_Revisions_Controller rest-api
  • #62801  Improve performance of X-WP-TotalPages queries performance
  • #63186  Empty `properties` PHP array in REST API JSON schema leads to invalid JSON schema output
  • #63249  Minor code and inline docsinline docs (phpdoc, docblock, xref) improvements in class-wp-rest-server.php docs
  • #63325  Regressionregression A software bug that breaks or degrades something that previously worked. Regressions are often treated as critical bugs or blockers. Recent regressions may be given higher priorities. A "3.6 regression" would be a bug in 3.6 that worked as intended in 3.5. in saving posts with BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Editor in 6.8 rest-api
  • #63502  HTTP 500 in `wp-json/batch` with specific arguments

159 open tickets

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Open tasks: 4 View list on Trac
Open feature requests: 10 View list on Trac
Open defects: 67 View list on Trac

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