APA Corporation Authors API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: APA Corporation Authors API
  version: wp/v2
  description: Public, unauthenticated read access to the authors credited on APA Corporation newsroom posts. Verified live at 5 public authors on 2026-09-14. WordPress exposes only the public author view anonymously — name, slug, description, avatar and archive link; email and role require authentication. Anonymous access is read-only.
  contact:
    name: APA Corporation
    url: https://apacorp.com/newsroom/contact-media-relations/
  x-derived-from: https://apacorp.com/wp-json/ route index + per-route HTTP OPTIONS schema documents
  x-derived-on: '2026-09-14'
  x-api-evangelist-note: Third-party profile. APA Corporation publishes no developer program; this documents the anonymously readable WordPress REST content API served from apacorp.com. Every path, parameter and schema here was read from the server's own published OPTIONS documents on 2026-09-14 — nothing is invented.
  x-verified-volume:
    public_authors: 5
    observed: '2026-09-14'
    header: X-WP-Total
servers:
- url: https://apacorp.com/wp-json
  description: APA Corporation WordPress REST API
tags:
- name: Authors
  description: Public author records credited on APA newsroom content.
paths:
  /wp/v2/users:
    get:
      operationId: listAuthors
      summary: List authors
      description: Retrieve a paginated collection of authors who have published newsroom content.
      tags:
      - Authors
      parameters:
      - name: capabilities
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: Limit result set to users matching at least one specific capability provided. Accepts csv list or single capability.
      - name: context
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - view
          - embed
          - edit
          default: view
        description: Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.
      - name: exclude
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          default: []
          items:
            type: integer
        description: Ensure result set excludes specific IDs.
      - name: has_published_posts
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
              post: post
              page: page
              attachment: attachment
              nav_menu_item: nav_menu_item
              wp_block: wp_block
              wp_template: wp_template
              wp_template_part: wp_template_part
              wp_global_styles: wp_global_styles
              wp_navigation: wp_navigation
              wp_font_family: wp_font_family
              wp_font_face: wp_font_face
              e-floating-buttons: e-floating-buttons
              elementor_library: elementor_library
              leaderships: leaderships
              pp_video_block: pp_video_block
              visualizer: visualizer
              popup: popup
              popup_theme: popup_theme
              pum_cta: pum_cta
              spectra-popup: spectra-popup
              wprss_feed_item: wprss_feed_item
              pp_email_submission: pp_email_submission
        description: Limit result set to users who have published posts.
      - name: include
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          default: []
          items:
            type: integer
        description: Limit result set to specific IDs.
      - name: offset
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Offset the result set by a specific number of items.
      - name: order
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
          default: asc
        description: Order sort attribute ascending or descending.
      - name: orderby
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - id
          - include
          - name
          - registered_date
          - slug
          - include_slugs
          - email
          - url
          default: name
        description: Sort collection by user attribute.
      - name: page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
          minimum: 1
        description: Current page of the collection.
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
        description: Maximum number of items to be returned in result set.
      - name: roles
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: Limit result set to users matching at least one specific role provided. Accepts csv list or single role.
      - name: search
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Limit results to those matching a string.
      - name: search_columns
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          default: []
          items:
            enum:
            - email
            - name
            - id
            - username
            - slug
            type: string
        description: Array of column names to be searched.
      - name: slug
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: Limit result set to users with one or more specific slugs.
      - name: who
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - authors
        description: Limit result set to users who are considered authors.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of results.
          headers:
            X-WP-Total:
              description: Total number of items in the unpaginated collection.
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-WP-TotalPages:
              description: Total number of pages available at the current `per_page`.
              schema:
                type: integer
            Link:
              description: RFC 8288 `next` / `prev` pagination links.
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items: &id001
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '400':
          description: Invalid parameter. WordPress returns a JSON error envelope with `code`, `message` and `data.status`.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Not authorized for the requested context. Anonymous callers may only use `context=view` or `embed`.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: No resource with that identifier.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /wp/v2/users/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getAuthor
      summary: Retrieve an author
      description: Retrieve a single public author record by numeric identifier.
      tags:
      - Authors
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique numeric identifier for the author.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: capabilities
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: Limit result set to users matching at least one specific capability provided. Accepts csv list or single capability.
      - name: context
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - view
          - embed
          - edit
          default: view
        description: Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.
      - name: exclude
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          default: []
          items:
            type: integer
        description: Ensure result set excludes specific IDs.
      - name: has_published_posts
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
              post: post
              page: page
              attachment: attachment
              nav_menu_item: nav_menu_item
              wp_block: wp_block
              wp_template: wp_template
              wp_template_part: wp_template_part
              wp_global_styles: wp_global_styles
              wp_navigation: wp_navigation
              wp_font_family: wp_font_family
              wp_font_face: wp_font_face
              e-floating-buttons: e-floating-buttons
              elementor_library: elementor_library
              leaderships: leaderships
              pp_video_block: pp_video_block
              visualizer: visualizer
              popup: popup
              popup_theme: popup_theme
              pum_cta: pum_cta
              spectra-popup: spectra-popup
              wprss_feed_item: wprss_feed_item
              pp_email_submission: pp_email_submission
        description: Limit result set to users who have published posts.
      - name: include
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          default: []
          items:
            type: integer
        description: Limit result set to specific IDs.
      - name: offset
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Offset the result set by a specific number of items.
      - name: order
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
          default: asc
        description: Order sort attribute ascending or descending.
      - name: orderby
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - id
          - include
          - name
          - registered_date
          - slug
          - include_slugs
          - email
          - url
          default: name
        description: Sort collection by user attribute.
      - name: page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
          minimum: 1
        description: Current page of the collection.
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
        description: Maximum number of items to be returned in result set.
      - name: roles
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: Limit result set to users matching at least one specific role provided. Accepts csv list or single role.
      - name: search
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Limit results to those matching a string.
      - name: search_columns
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          default: []
          items:
            enum:
            - email
            - name
            - id
            - username
            - slug
            type: string
        description: Array of column names to be searched.
      - name: slug
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: Limit result set to users with one or more specific slugs.
      - name: who
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - authors
        description: Limit result set to users who are considered authors.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested resource.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: *id001
        '400':
          description: Invalid parameter. WordPress returns a JSON error envelope with `code`, `message` and `data.status`.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Not authorized for the requested context. Anonymous callers may only use `context=view` or `embed`.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: No resource with that identifier.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      title: Error
      description: WordPress REST API error envelope. Not RFC 9457 problem+json.
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable WordPress error code, e.g. `rest_post_invalid_id`.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
        data:
          type: object
          description: Error data; carries the HTTP `status`.
          properties:
            status:
              type: integer
      required:
      - code
      - message
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Unique identifier for the user.
          readOnly: true
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name for the user.
        url:
          type: string
          description: URL of the user.
          format: uri
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of the user.
        link:
          type: string
          description: Author URL of the user.
          format: uri
          readOnly: true
        slug:
          type: string
          description: An alphanumeric identifier for the user.
        password:
          type: string
          description: Password for the user (never included).
        meta:
          type: object
          description: Meta fields.
          properties:
            persisted_preferences:
              type: object
            generateblocks_onboarding:
              type: object
        acf:
          type: object
          description: ACF field data
        elementor_introduction:
          type: object
          description: Elementor user meta data
          properties:
            ai_get_started:
              type: boolean
  securitySchemes:
    applicationPassword:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: 'WordPress application passwords. The site''s own root discovery document at https://apacorp.com/wp-json/ publishes this as its only authentication method, with the authorization endpoint at https://apacorp.com/wp-admin/authorize-application.php. Credentials are a WordPress username plus an application password sent as HTTP Basic. It is NOT required for anything documented here: every operation in this spec was verified to answer anonymously on 2026-09-14. An authenticated caller additionally unlocks context=edit fields and the write methods, which are out of scope for this public profile.'
security:
- {}
- applicationPassword: []