WordPress REST API

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.
  • Part 1: The WP REST API for Remote Control WordPress.
  • Part 2: OAuth Fun with OAuth1.
  • Part 3: Remote Control WordPress at Scale.
• 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