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 Thursday 17:00 UTC in #core-restapi .

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134 open tickets in the REST API component

134 open tickets defect (bug) enhancement feature request task (blessed)
5.0 2 1 0 1
5.0.2 3 1 0 0
5.1 6 3 0 0
Awaiting Review 37 25 7 1
Future Release 16 24 1 3
WordPress.org 1 0 0 0
0 1 1 0

134 open tickets. Last 7 days: -10 tickets

24 tickets that have no replies

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  • #40399  Post Status Inherited not Supported with REST API
  • #41032  REST API: Date fields do not support ISO8601 docs rest-api
  • #41463  Improve REST API tests that don't perform any assertions rest-api
  • #41740  Add comment count to "replies" link in post responses
  • #41775  REST API: Add filter to allow creation of custom comment type
  • #42094  REST API: extend _fields parameter to selectively include nested fields in response JSON
  • #42671  REST – getting all taxonomy terms with one GET request causes division by zero warning.
  • #42762  rest_{$this->post_type}_query filter wrong place
  • #43691  class-wp-rest-server sends response body regardless of actual response code or result type rest-api
  • #43847  Cleaned "handle_featured_media" method of "WP_REST_Posts_Controller" class.
  • #44119  WP API post status queries don't work with custom public post stati
  • #44157  the comments/[id] endpoints should have the same permissions checks as the comments endpoint
  • #44326  Add relation parameter to REST API /wp/v2/posts endpoint rest-api
  • #44432  Sometimes, an array is passed to the get_callback provided to register_rest_field() instead of an object
  • #44444  CURIEs are not evaluated for link headers
  • #44702  Lack of validation for the REST request method rest-api
  • #44745  REST API: incorrect slashes in url if parent empty
  • #44825  get_rest_url does not respect query args added to get_home_url
  • #44983  REST API: Undefined-property notice when setting term parent to 0
  • #45169  Clarify the discrepancy between the default $scheme values in rest_url() and get_rest_url() docs
  • #45252  Reconsider the `context` argument in REST API calls rest-api
  • #45265  REST API: register_rest_route should warn when used improperly. rest-api
  • #45454  REST API: Allow to filter the query in the search controller
  • #45611  REST API: Attachment controller calls undefined parent method

13 tickets slated for 5.1

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  • #39953  REST API: Do not update date when preparing post if date is known to be "floating" rest-api
  • #41014  Add `permalink_structure` to REST API settings endpoint rest-api
  • #41692  REST API does not return featured_media for Audio/Video
  • #43709  Fix or remove the "delete revision" endpoint rest-api
  • #43757  `WP_REST_Attachments_Controller` includes entire admin includes for a few utility functions
  • #44672  REST-API: invalid email on lowercase/uppercase change
  • #45077  REST API: Improve term meta tests rest-api
  • #45098  Introduce WP_REST_Block_Renderer_Controller and WP_REST_Blocks_Controller classes rest-api
  • #45196  REST API: Regenerate $fixture_replacements rest-api
  • #45220  register_rest_field() doesn't work when schema is empty rest-api
  • #45265  REST API: register_rest_route should warn when used improperly. rest-api
  • #45448  rest_sanitize_value_from_schema() returns invalid value when using a schema of type array with a null value rest-api
  • #45486  Docs: Correct the inline documentation for rest_sanitize_value_from_schema() docs

134 open tickets

Open bugs: 65. View list on Trac

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