Automattic

Automattic Sites API

The sites API from Automattic — 25 operation(s) for sites.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 30

GET /me/sites Get a list of the current user's sites #
GET /me/sites/compact Not in use #
GET /me/sites/features Get a list of the current user's sites features #
GET /me/sites/plugins Get a list of the current user's sites plugins #
GET /sites/{site} Get information about a site #
GET /sites/{site}/automated-transfers/status Returns the current status of Automated Transfer for a site #
GET /sites/{site}/embeds Get a list of embeds available on a site. #
GET /sites/{site}/embeds/render Get a rendered embed for a site. #
GET /sites/{site}/headers/mine Get the custom header options for a site #
POST /sites/{site}/headers/mine Set the custom header options for a site #
GET /sites/{site}/headers/{theme_slug} Get the custom header options for a site with a particular theme #
GET /sites/{site}/page-templates Get a list of page templates supported by a site #
GET /sites/{site}/post-counts/{post_type} Get number of posts in the post type groups by post status #
GET /sites/{site}/post-types Get a list of post types available for a site #
POST /sites/{site}/search Search within a site using an Elasticsearch Query API #
GET /sites/{site}/search Search within a site as you type #
GET /sites/{site}/shortcodes Get a list of shortcodes available on a site. #
GET /sites/{site}/shortcodes/render Get a rendered shortcode for a site. #
GET /sites/{site}/widgets Retrieve the active and inactive widgets for a site #
POST /sites/{site}/widgets/new Activate a widget on a site #
GET /sites/{site}/widgets/widget:{id} Retrieve a widget on a site by its ID #
POST /sites/{site}/widgets/widget:{id} Update a widget on a site by its ID #
POST /sites/{site}/widgets/widget:{id}/delete Deactivate a widget on a site by its ID. Will delete if already deactivated #
POST /sites/{site}/wordads/approve Request streamlined approval to join the WordAds program #
GET /sites/{site}/wordads/earnings Get detailed WordAds earnings information about a site #
GET /sites/{site}/wordads/settings Get detailed WordAds settings information about a site #
POST /sites/{site}/wordads/settings Update WordAds settings for a site #
GET /sites/{site}/wordads/stats Get WordAds stats for a site #
GET /sites/{site}/wordads/tos Get WordAds TOS information about a site #
POST /sites/{site}/wordads/tos Update WordAds TOS setting for a site #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/
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APIReference
https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/rest-api-reference/
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GettingStarted
https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/getting-started/
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Documentation
https://akismet.com/development/api/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/automattic/refs/heads/main/openapi/automattic-sites-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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Console
https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/console/
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SourceCode
https://github.com/Automattic/akismet-api
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PluginManifest
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/automattic/refs/heads/main/well-known/automattic-ai-plugin.json

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OpenAPI Specification

automattic-sites-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Automattic Sites API
  contact:
    name: WordPress.com Developer Resources
    url: https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/
  termsOfService: https://wordpress.com/tos/
  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 sites across 3 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-rest-v1-3-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/rest/v1.3
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:


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