Note that articles from 2014-2015 are generally excluded because they reference the v1 API which was changed significantly in v2.
General
- Rachel McCollin. The Complete Guide to WordPress REST API Basics. kinsta, 2020.
- John Hughes. How to Use WordPress as a Back End: Resources for Getting Started with the REST API. elegant themes, 2019.
- Tom Ewer. Developing a WordPress REST API App: Getting Started. sitepoint, 2018.
- Originally published on Torque.
- Part 3: Choosing and Testing a Front End Solution. 2016.
- Daniel Pataki. How to Use the WordPress REST API (and the Companies Already Using It Successfully). wpmudev, 2017.
- John Hughes. 4 Ways You Can Start Using the WordPress REST API Right Now. torque, 2017.
- Scott Fennel. Remote Control WordPress. css-tricks, 2016.
- Matt Shaw. Comparing WordPress REST API Performance to admin-ajax.php. deliciousbrains, 2016.
Users
- Josh Pollock. Working With Users Via The WordPress REST API. torque, 2015.
Adding Custom Routes to the WordPress API
- Josh Pollock. Adding Custom Routes to the WordPress REST API. torque, 2018.
- Republished on sitepoint in 2018.
- Ahmed Bouchefra. Creating Custom Endpoints for the WordPress REST API. sitepoint, 2018.
- Josh Pollock. Four Strategies for Adding Custom Endpoints to Your WordPress Site. torque, 2017.
- David Hayes. Making Custom REST Routes in WordPress 4.4 and Beyond. wpshout, 2016.
- Carl Alexander. Designing a System: WordPress REST API Endpoints.
Admin
- Josh Pollock. Creating a WordPress Settings Page Using the WordPress REST API. torque, 2017.
Other Specific
- Josh Pollock. Using Express to Build a Node.js Server to Proxy the WordPress REST API. torque, 2019.
- Josh Pollock. Using the WP Queue to Copy REST API Data to Files. torque, 2019.
- Josh Pollock. REST API Custom Fields Revisited. torque, 2018.
- Josh Pollock. How to Query Multiple Post Types with One Request to the WordPress REST API. torque, 2017.
- Josh Pollock. Using the WordPress REST API Without An Extra HTTP Request. torque, 2017.
- Josh Pollock. Unit Testing Custom WordPress REST API Endpoints. torque, 2017.
- Recommends Pippin’s series on WP unit testing.
- Mark Bloomfield. Using the REST API in Mobile App Development. torque, 2017.
- Josh Pollock. Using the VueJS Router with the WordPress REST API. torque, 2017.
- Josh Pollock. Introduction to VueJS with the WordPress REST API. torque, 2017.
- Josh Pollock. Part 2: How to Combine Posts from Multiple WordPress Sites Using the REST API. torque, 2016.
- Josh Pollock. Part 1: How to Combine Posts from Multiple WordPress Sites Using the REST API. torque, 2016.
- Roy Sivan. Deep JavaScript: WordPress REST API and JavaScript Promises. torque, 2016.
- Bilal Shahid. Building a WordPress-Powered Front End with the WP REST API and AngularJS. envatotuts+, 2016.
- Introduction and Setup
- Bootstrapping, Routing, and Services
- A Custom Directive for Post Listing
- Posts, Categories, and Users Controllers