REST API

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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.

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92 open tickets in the REST API component

92 open tickets	defect (bug)	enhancement	feature request	task (blessed)
	1	1	0	0
5.6.1	2	0	0	0
5.7	2	7	0	0
Awaiting Review	5	23	5	0
Future Release	14	23	3	6

92 open tickets. Last 7 days: +1 ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.

7 tickets that have no replies

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#41463 Improve REST API tests that don't perform any assertions rest-api
#48257 REST API: post-process endpoint cannot be discovered from media creation endpoint rest-api
#48638 Pass WP_REST_Request object to the rest_index filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output.
#48822 Indicate partial success/error of a REST API request
#50239 REST API Debug/Dev Mode
#51636 REST API: Remove trailing slashes when preloading requests
#51911 REST API: Make 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 enum more robust for non-string types

9 tickets slated for 5.7

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#39494 Make it possible for taxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. query to include children in REST API rest-api
#42947 REST API wrong total pages rest-api
#46191 WP_REST_Request::has_valid_params() should utilize get_error_messages() and not get_error_message(). Unexpected behavior occurs when you try to WP_Error->add() in the REST API rest-api
#48823 Collect all REST API 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. errors at once
#49985 REST API: Using _embed and _fields query parameters in the same query rest-api
#50617 REST API: Add modified_before and modified_after to WP_REST_Request attributes
#51722 Allow embedded links in preloaded api request rest-api
#52192 REST API: Add batch image editing
#52317 REST API: Improve JSON Schema validation error codes

92 open tickets

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Open feature requests: 8 View list on Trac

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