Interacting with the WordPress REST API

[jonathanbossenger]

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• Content type (Online Workshop, Lesson, Course, Tutorial, or Lesson Plan): Lesson
• Content title: Interacting with the WordPress REST API
• Topic description: This lesson will cover the WP REST API schema, methods to authenticate a WP REST API request, tools to test WP REST API endpoints, as well as a couple of ways to add, edit, or delete data via the WP REST API.
• Audience (User, Developer, Designer, Contributor, etc.): Developer
• Experience Level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Any): Beginner

Learning Objectives

• Identify the typical schema for a WP REST API endpoint
• Implement the use of an Application Password to authenticate a WP REST API Request
• Identify and use a tool to test REST API endpoints
• Execute adding, updating or deleting of data via the relevant WP REST API routes

Related Resources and Other Notes

• https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/using-the-rest-api/

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Another great tutorial, @jonathanbossenger!

I'm curious, why not use an open-source alternative to Postman, something like Hoppscotch?

[jonathanbossenger]

Thank you @ironnysh

I'm curious, why not use an open-source alternative to Postman, something like Hoppscotch?

Ironically, the original tutorial did reference Hoppscotch, but at the time of recording this video, the site was giving me 404 errors, so I had to cut it.

FWIW Postman is also open source and is 100% free to download and use.

[ironnysh]

the site was giving me 404 errors

Timing is everything 🤣

Postman is also open source

Oh, TIL :-)

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https://wordpress.tv/2024/04/07/interacting-with-the-wordpress-rest-api/

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https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/interacting-with-the-wordpress-rest-api/

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