Supported WordPress REST APIs
This page documents the WordPress REST API endpoints supported by this client.
The complete WordPress REST API reference is available in the official WordPress
documentation: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/reference/.
Tested WordPress Versions
The supported APIs are covered by integration tests in the wp-rest-client-test-integration
module and are continuously validated against the following WordPress versions:
| WordPress Version |
Tested |
| 6.3.x |
✅ |
| 6.4.x |
✅ |
| 6.5.x |
✅ |
| 6.6.x |
✅ |
| 6.7.x |
✅ |
| 6.8.x |
✅ |
| 7.0.x |
✅ |
| 7.1.x |
✅ |
Integration tests are executed against all supported WordPress versions to help
ensure API compatibility and detect regressions across releases.
APIs
| Resource |
Endpoint |
Read |
Create |
Update |
Delete |
Notes |
| Posts |
/posts |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Blog posts and post content. |
| Post Revisions |
/posts/<parent>/revisions |
✅ |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Blog posts revisions. |
| Pages |
/pages |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Static site pages. |
| Page Revisions |
/pages/<parent>/revisions |
✅ |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Static site pages revisions. |
| Media |
/media |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Images, files, and attachments. |
| Categories |
/categories |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Post categories. |
| Tags |
/tags |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Post tags. |
| Comments |
/comments |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
Comments and moderation workflows. |
| Users |
/users |
🚫 |
🚫 |
🚫 |
🚫 |
Usually requires authentication. |
| Search |
/search |
✅ |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Search across public content. |
| Taxonomies |
/taxonomies |
✅ |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Taxonomy metadata. |
| Post Types |
/types |
✅ |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Registered post type metadata. |
| Statuses |
/statuses |
✅ |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Registered post statuses. |
| Settings |
/settings |
🚫 |
N/A |
🚫 |
N/A |
Requires elevated permissions. |
Legend:
- ✅ supported
- ⬜ not implemented yet
- 🚫 not planned
- N/A not applicable
Posts
| Endpoint |
Description |
Status |
GET /wp/v2/posts |
List Posts |
✅ |
POST /wp/v2/posts |
Create a Post |
✅ |
GET /wp/v2/posts/<id> |
Retrieve a Post |
✅ |
POST /wp/v2/posts/<id> |
Update a Post |
✅ |
DELETE /wp/v2/posts/<id> |
Delete a Post |
✅ |
Post Revisions
| Endpoint |
|
Description |
Status |
Notes |
GET /wp/v2/posts/<parent>/revisions |
|
List Posts Revisions |
✅ |
|
GET /wp/v2/posts/<parent>/revisions/<id> |
|
Retrieve a Post Revision |
✅ |
|
DELETE /wp/v2/posts/<parent>/revisions/<id> |
|
Delete a Post Revision |
N/A |
Although the deletion is mentioned in the reference page, WordPress actually does not allow the deletion via REST API |
Pages
| Endpoint |
Description |
Status |
GET /wp/v2/pages |
List Pages |
✅ |
POST /wp/v2/pages |
Create a Page |
✅ |
GET /wp/v2/pages/<id> |
Retrieve a Page |
✅ |
POST /wp/v2/pages/<id> |
Update a Page |
✅ |
DELETE /wp/v2/pages/<id> |
Delete a Page |
✅ |
Page Revisions
| Endpoint |
|
Description |
Status |
Notes |
GET /wp/v2/pages/<parent>/revisions |
|
List Page Revisions |
✅ |
|
GET /wp/v2/pages/<parent>/revisions/<id> |
|
Retrieve a Page Revision |
✅ |
|
DELETE /wp/v2/pages/<parent>/revisions/<id> |
|
Delete a Page Revision |
N/A |
Although the deletion is mentioned in the reference page, WordPress actually does not allow the deletion via REST API |
| Endpoint |
Description |
Status |
GET /wp/v2/media |
List Media |
✅ |
POST /wp/v2/media |
Create a Media item |
✅ |
GET /wp/v2/media/<id> |
Retrieve a Media item |
✅ |
POST /wp/v2/media/<id> |
Update a Media item |
✅ |
DELETE /wp/v2/media/<id> |
Delete a Media item |
✅ |
Categories
| Endpoint |
Description |
Status |
GET /wp/v2/categories |
List Categories |
✅ |
POST /wp/v2/categories |
Create a Category |
✅ |
GET /wp/v2/categories/<id> |
Retrieve a Category |
✅ |
POST /wp/v2/categories/<id> |
Update a Category |
✅ |
DELETE /wp/v2/categories/<id> |
Delete a Category |
✅ |
| Endpoint |
Description |
Status |
GET /wp/v2/tags |
List Tags |
✅ |
POST /wp/v2/tags |
Create a Tag |
✅ |
GET /wp/v2/tags/<id> |
Retrieve a Tag |
✅ |
POST /wp/v2/tags/<id> |
Update a Tag |
✅ |
DELETE /wp/v2/tags/<id> |
Delete a Tag |
✅ |
| Endpoint |
Description |
Status |
GET /wp/v2/comments |
List Comments |
✅ |
POST /wp/v2/comments |
Create a Comment |
✅ |
GET /wp/v2/comments/<id> |
Retrieve a Comment |
✅ |
POST /wp/v2/comments/<id> |
Update a Comment |
✅ |
DELETE /wp/v2/comments/<id> |
Delete a Comment |
✅ |
Taxonomies
| Endpoint |
Description |
Status |
GET /wp/v2/taxonomies |
List Taxonomies |
✅ |
GET /wp/v2/taxonomies/<name> |
Get Taxonomy |
✅ |
Post Types
| Endpoint |
Description |
Status |
GET /wp/v2/types |
List Post Types |
✅ |
GET /wp/v2/types/<name> |
Get Post Type |
✅ |
Statuses
| Endpoint |
Description |
Status |
GET /wp/v2/statuses |
List Statuses |
✅ |
GET /wp/v2/statuses/<name> |
Get Status |
✅ |