Automattic Posts API
The posts API from Automattic — 34 operation(s) for posts.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Automattic Posts API
x-derived-by: API Evangelist enrichment pipeline
x-refined-note:
- x-derived-from differs across the merged source definitions and was not carried
version: '1.0'
description: 'Operations tagged posts across 4 of this provider''s published API definitions: automattic-wordpress-com-rest-v1-1-openapi.yml, automattic-wordpress-com-rest-v1-2-openapi.yml, automattic-wordpress-com-wp-v2-openapi.yml, automattic-wordpress-com-wpcom-v2-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1
- url: https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.2
- url: https://public-api.wordpress.com
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: posts
paths:
/me/posts:
get:
operationId: getMePosts
summary: Get a list of posts across all the user's sites.
description: Get a list of posts across all the user's sites.
tags:
- posts
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
ID:
type: integer
description: The post ID.
site_ID:
type: integer
description: The site ID.
author:
type: object
description: The author of the post.
date:
type: string
format: date-time
description: The post's creation time.
modified:
type: string
format: date-time
description: The post's most recent update time.
title:
type: string
description: context dependent.
URL:
type: string
format: uri
description: The full permalink URL to the post.
short_URL:
type: string
format: uri
description: The wp.me short URL.
content:
type: string
description: context dependent.
excerpt:
type: string
description: context dependent.
slug:
type: string
description: The name (slug) for the post, used in URLs.
guid:
type: string
description: The GUID for the post.
status:
type: string
description: 'publish: The post is published.; draft: The post is saved as a draft.; pending: The post is pending editorial approval.; private: The post is published privately; future: The post is scheduled for future publishing.; trash: The post is in the trash.; auto-draft: The post is a placeholder for a new post.'
enum:
- publish
- draft
- pending
- private
- future
- trash
- auto-draft
sticky:
type: boolean
description: Is the post sticky?
password:
type: string
description: The plaintext password protecting the post, or, more likely, the empty string if the post is not password protected.
has_password:
type: boolean
description: Whether the post is password protected, regardless of whether the current user can access it.
parent:
type: string
description: A reference to the post's parent, if it has one.
type:
type: string
description: The post's post_type. Post types besides post, page and revision need to be whitelisted using the rest_api_allowed_post_types filter.
discussion:
type: object
description: Hash of discussion options for the post
likes_enabled:
type: boolean
description: Is the post open to likes?
sharing_enabled:
type: boolean
description: Should sharing buttons show on this post?
like_count:
type: integer
description: The number of likes for this post.
i_like:
type: boolean
description: Does the current user like this post?
is_reblogged:
type: boolean
description: Did the current user reblog this post?
is_following:
type: boolean
description: Is the current user following this blog?
global_ID:
type: string
description: A unique WordPress.com-wide representation of a post.
featured_image:
type: string
format: uri
description: The URL to the featured image for this post if it has one.
post_thumbnail:
type: object
description: The attachment object for the featured image if it has one.
format:
type: string
description: 'standard: Standard; aside: Aside; chat: Chat; gallery: Gallery; link: Link; image: Image; quote: Quote; status: Status; video: Video; audio: Audio'
enum:
- standard
- aside
- chat
- gallery
- link
- image
- quote
- status
- video
- audio
geo:
type: string
menu_order:
type: integer
description: (Pages Only) The order pages should appear in.
page_template:
type: string
description: (Pages Only) The page template this page is using.
publicize_URLs:
type: array
items: {}
description: Array of Facebook URLs published by this post.
terms:
type: object
description: Hash of taxonomy names mapping to a hash of terms keyed by term name.
tags:
type: object
description: Hash of tags (keyed by tag name) applied to the post.
categories:
type: object
description: Hash of categories (keyed by category name) applied to the post.
attachments:
type: object
description: Hash of post attachments (keyed by attachment ID). Returns the most recent 20 attachments. Use the `/sites/$site/media` endpoint to query the attachments beyond the default of 20 that are returned here.
attachment_count:
type: integer
description: The total number of attachments for this post. Use the `/sites/$site/media` endpoint to query the attachments beyond the default of 20 that are returned here.
metadata:
type: array
items: {}
description: Array of post metadata keys and values. All unprotected meta keys are available by default for read requests. Both unprotected and protected meta keys are available for authenticated requests with access. Protected meta keys can be made available with the rest_api_allowed_public_metadata filter.
meta:
type: object
description: Meta information about the results. The next_page property, if present, contains a handle that will fetch the next page of results, assuming the next query uses the same criteria as the current query.
capabilities:
type: object
description: List of post-specific permissions for the user; publish_post, edit_post, delete_post
revisions:
type: array
items: {}
description: List of post revision IDs. Only available for posts retrieved with context=edit.
other_URLs:
type: object
description: List of URLs for this post. Permalink and slug suggestions.
posts:
type: array
items: {}
description: List of posts
found:
type: integer
description: The total number of posts found. Decreases as you advance a list with a page_handle.
'400':
description: Bad request
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'401':
description: Authorization required
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'403':
description: Forbidden
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'404':
description: Not found
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
parameters:
- name: context
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- display
- edit
description: 'display: (default) Formats the output as HTML for display. Shortcodes are parsed, paragraph tags are added, etc..; edit: Formats the output for editing. Shortcodes are left unparsed, significant whitespace is kept, etc..'
- name: http_envelope
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: boolean
description: 'false: (default); true: Some environments (like in-browser JavaScript or Flash) block or divert responses with a non-200 HTTP status code. Setting this parameter will force the HTTP status code to always be 200. The JSON response is wrapped in an "envelope" containing the "real" HTTP status code and headers.'
- name: pretty
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: boolean
description: 'false: (default); true: Output pretty JSON'
- name: meta
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: 'Optional. Loads data from the endpoints found in the ''meta'' part of the response. Comma-separated list. Example: meta=site,likes'
- name: fields
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: 'Optional. Returns specified fields only. Comma-separated list. Example: fields=ID,title'
- name: callback
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: An optional JSONP callback function.
- name: author
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
description: The ID of the author or empty for `all authors`
- name: number
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
description: 'The number of posts to return. Limit: 20. Default: 20.'
- name: offset
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
description: 'The index to start counting from. Limit: 199.'
- name: page
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
description: 'Return the Nth 1-indexed page of posts. Takes precedence over the offset parameter. Limit: 10.'
- name: page_handle
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: A page handle, returned from a previous API call as a meta.next_page property. This is the most efficient way to fetch the next page of results.
- name: order
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- DESC
- ASC
description: 'DESC: (default) Return posts in descending order. For dates, that means newest to oldest.; ASC: Return posts in ascending order. For dates, that means oldest to newest.'
- name: order_by
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- date
- modified
description: 'date: (default) Order by the created time of each post (search queries will sort by relevance).; modified: Order by the modified time (gmt) of each post. (search queries will sort by relevance)'
- name: after
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Return posts dated after the specified datetime.
- name: before
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Return posts dated before the specified datetime.
- name: modified_after
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Return posts modified after the specified datetime.
- name: modified_before
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Return posts modified before the specified datetime.
- name: type
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- post
- page
description: 'post: (default) Return post objects; page: Return page objects'
- name: status
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: 'Comma-separated list of statuses for which to query, including any of: "publish", "private", "draft", "pending", "future", and "trash", or simply "any". Defaults to "publish"'
- name: search
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: 'Search query checked against `title`, `content`, `category.name`, `tag.name`, and `author`, and will return results sorted by relevance. Limit: 250 characters'
- name: lang
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: The search language, uses user interface language by default
- name: sites
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Optional comma-separated list of specific site IDs to further limit results
- name: site_visibility
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- all
- visible
- hidden
description: 'all: (default) Return posts from all sites user is a member of, both visible and hidden; visible: Only return posts from sites set to visible for the user; hidden: Only return posts from sites set to hidden for the user'
servers:
- url: https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1
/sites/{site}/dropdown-pages/:
get:
operationId: getSitesBySiteDropdownPages
summary: Get a list of pages to be displayed as options in a select-a-page-dropdown.
description: Get a list of pages to be displayed as options in a select-a-page-dropdown.
tags:
- posts
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
found:
type: integer
description: The number of pages found.
dropdown_pages:
type: array
items: {}
description: An array of dropdown_page objects.
'400':
description: Bad request
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'401':
description: Authorization required
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'403':
description: Forbidden
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'404':
description: Not found
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
parameters:
- name: site
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
description: Site ID or domain
- name: context
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- display
- edit
description: 'display: (default) Formats the output as HTML for display. Shortcodes are parsed, paragraph tags are added, etc..; edit: Formats the output for editing. Shortcodes are left unparsed, significant whitespace is kept, etc..'
- name: http_envelope
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: boolean
description: 'false: (default); true: Some environments (like in-browser JavaScript or Flash) block or divert responses with a non-200 HTTP status code. Setting this parameter will force the HTTP status code to always be 200. The JSON response is wrapped in an "envelope" containing the "real" HTTP status code and headers.'
- name: pretty
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: boolean
description: 'false: (default); true: Output pretty JSON'
- name: meta
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: 'Optional. Loads data from the endpoints found in the ''meta'' part of the response. Comma-separated list. Example: meta=site,likes'
- name: fields
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: 'Optional. Returns specified fields only. Comma-separated list. Example: fields=ID,title'
- name: callback
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: An optional JSONP callback function.
servers:
- url: https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1
/sites/{site}/posts/:
get:
operationId: getSitesBySitePosts
summary: Get a list of matching posts.
description: Get a list of matching posts.
tags:
- posts
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
found:
type: integer
description: The total number of posts found that match the request (ignoring limits, offsets, and pagination).
posts:
type: array
items: {}
description: An array of post objects.
meta:
type: object
description: Meta data
'400':
description: Bad request
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'401':
description: Authorization required
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'403':
description: Forbidden
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'404':
description: Not found
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
parameters:
- name: site
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
description: Site ID or domain
- name: context
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- display
- edit
description: 'display: (default) Formats the output as HTML for display. Shortcodes are parsed, paragraph tags are added, etc..; edit: Formats the output for editing. Shortcodes are left unparsed, significant whitespace is kept, etc..'
- name: http_envelope
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: boolean
description: 'false: (default); true: Some environments (like in-browser JavaScript or Flash) block or divert responses with a non-200 HTTP status code. Setting this parameter will force the HTTP status code to always be 200. The JSON response is wrapped in an "envelope" containing the "real" HTTP status code and headers.'
- name: pretty
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: boolean
description: 'false: (default); true: Output pretty JSON'
- name: meta
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: 'Optional. Loads data from the endpoints found in the ''meta'' part of the response. Comma-separated list. Example: meta=site,likes'
- name: fields
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: 'Optional. Returns specified fields only. Comma-separated list. Example: fields=ID,title'
- name: callback
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: An optional JSONP callback function.
- name: number
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
description: 'The number of posts to return. Limit: 100. Default: 20.'
- name: offset
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
description: 0-indexed offset.
- name: page
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
description: Return the Nth 1-indexed page of posts. Takes precedence over the offset parameter.
- name: page_handle
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: A page handle, returned from a previous API call as a meta.next_page property. This is the most efficient way to fetch the next page of results.
- name: order
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- DESC
- ASC
description: 'DESC: (default) Return posts in descending order. For dates, that means newest to oldest.; ASC: Return posts in ascending order. For dates, that means oldest to newest.'
- name: order_by
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- date
- modified
- title
- comment_count
- ID
description: 'date: (default) Order by the created time of each post.; modified: Order by the modified time of each post.; title: Order lexicographically by the posts'' titles.; comment_count: Order by the number of comments for each post.; ID: Order by post ID.'
- name: after
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Return posts dated after the specified datetime.
- name: before
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Return posts dated before the specified datetime.
- name: modified_after
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Return posts modified after the specified datetime.
- name: modified_before
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Return posts modified before the specified datetime.
- name: tag
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Specify the tag name or slug.
- name: category
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Specify the category name or slug.
- name: term
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: object
description: Specify comma-separated term slugs to search within, indexed by taxonomy slug.
- name: type
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Specify the post type. Defaults to 'post', use 'any' to query for both posts and pages. Post types besides post and page need to be whitelisted using the rest_api_allowed_post_types filter.
- name: parent_id
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
description: Returns only posts which are children of the specified post. Applies only to hierarchical post types.
- name: include
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Includes the specified post ID(s) in the response
- name: exclude
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Excludes the specified post ID(s) from the response
- name: exclude_tree
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
description: Excludes the specified post and all of its descendants from the response. Applies only to hierarchical post types.
- name: status
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: 'Comma-separated list of statuses for which to query, including any of: "publish", "private", "draft", "pending", "future", and "trash", or simply "any". Defaults to "publish"'
- name: sticky
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
enum:
- include
- exclude
- require
description: 'include: (default) Sticky posts are not excluded from the list.; exclude: Sticky posts are excluded from the list.; require: Only include sticky posts'
- name: author
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
description: Author's user ID
- name: search
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Search query
- name: meta_key
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Metadata key that the post should contain
- name: meta_value
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Metadata value that the post should contain. Will only be applied if a `meta_key` is also given
servers:
- url: https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1
/sites/{site}/posts/delete:
post:
operationId: postSitesBySitePostsDelete
summary: 'Delete multiple posts. Note: If the trash is enabled, this request will send non-trashed posts to the trash. Trashed pos'
description: 'Delete multiple posts. Note: If the trash is enabled, this request will send non-trashed posts to the trash. Trashed posts will be permanently deleted.'
tags:
- posts
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
ID:
type: integer
description: The post ID.
site_ID:
type: integer
description: The site ID.
author:
type: object
description: The author of the post.
date:
type: string
format: date-time
description: The post's creation time.
modified:
type: string
format: date-time
description: The post's most recent update time.
title:
type: string
description: context dependent.
URL:
type: string
format: uri
description: The full permalink URL to the post.
short_URL:
type: string
format: uri
description: The wp.me short URL.
content:
type: string
description: context dependent.
excerpt:
type: string
description: context dependent.
slug:
type: string
description: The name (slug) for the post, used in URLs.
guid:
type: string
description: The GUID for the post.
status:
type: string
description: 'publish: The post is published.; draft: The post is saved as a draft.; pending: The post is pending editorial approval.; private: The post is published privately; future: The post is scheduled for future publishing.; trash: The post is in the trash.; auto-draft: The post is a placeholder for a new post.; deleted: The post has been deleted permanently.'
enum:
- publish
- draft
- pending
- private
- future
- trash
- auto-draft
- deleted
sticky:
type: boolean
description: Is the post sticky?
password:
type: string
description: The plaintext password protecting the post, or, more likely, the empty string if the post is not password protected.
has_password:
type: boolean
description: Whether the post is password protected, regardless of whether the current user can access it.
parent:
type: string
description: A reference to the post's parent, if it has one.
type:
type: string
description: The post's post_type. Post types besides post, page and revision need to be whitelisted using the rest_api_allowed_post_types filter.
discussion:
type: object
description: Hash of discussion options for the post
likes_enabled:
type: boolean
description: Is the post open to likes?
sharing_enabled:
type: boolean
description: Should sharing buttons show on this post?
like_count:
type: integer
description: The number of likes for this post.
i_like:
type: boolean
description: Does the current user like this post?
is_reblogged:
type: boolean
description: Did the current user reblog this post?
is_following:
type: boolean
description: Is the current user following this blog?
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