# Automattic General API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-general-api/  
**Provider:** Automattic — https://apis.io/providers/automattic/  
**Base URL:** https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1  
**Documentation:** https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/

Automattic General API is one of 385 APIs that [Automattic](https://apis.io/providers/automattic/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and a getting-started guide.

The general API from Automattic — 5 operation(s) for general.

## Operations (6)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/sites/{site}/sync/now` | Force immediate sync of top items on a queue |
| GET | `/sites/{site}/sync/status` | Status of the current full sync or the previous full sync |
| GET | `/sites/{site}/translations` | Gets info about a Jetpack blog's core installation |
| POST | `/sites/{site}/translations` | Toggle automatic core updates for a Jetpack blog |
| POST | `/sites/{site}/translations/update` | Update All Translations installation on a Jetpack blog |
| GET | `/sites/{site}/updates` | Get counts for available updates |

## Machine-readable artifacts (8)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/automattic/refs/heads/main/openapi/automattic-general-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/
- **APIReference** — https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/rest-api-reference/
- **GettingStarted** — https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/getting-started/
- **Console** — https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/console/
- **Documentation** — https://akismet.com/development/api/
- **SourceCode** — https://github.com/Automattic/akismet-api
- **PluginManifest** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/automattic/refs/heads/main/well-known/automattic-ai-plugin.json

## Other Automattic APIs (12)

- [WordPress.com MCP Server](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/wordpresscom-mcp-server/)
- [WordPress VIP Platform API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/wordpress-vip-platform-api/)
- [Automattic A8c Lore API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-a8c-lore-api/)
- [Automattic A8cmentorship API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-a8cmentorship-api/)
- [Automattic Abilities API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-abilities-api/)
- [Automattic Activity API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-activity-api/)
- [Automattic Activity Log Events API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-activity-log-events-api/)
- [Automattic Activitypub API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-activitypub-api/)
- [Automattic Adflow API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-adflow-api/)
- [Automattic Admin Bar API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-admin-bar-api/)
- [Automattic Admin Color API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-admin-color-api/)
- [Automattic Admin Menu API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-admin-menu-api/)

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-general-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/automattic/.