# Automattic Taxonomy API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/automattic/automattic-taxonomy-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 Taxonomy 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. Tagged areas include Taxonomy. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and a getting-started guide.

The taxonomy API from Automattic — 13 operation(s) for taxonomy.

## Operations (16)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/sites/{site}/categories` | Get a list of a site's categories. |
| POST | `/sites/{site}/categories/new` | Create a new category. |
| GET | `/sites/{site}/categories/slug:{category}` | Get information about a single category. |
| POST | `/sites/{site}/categories/slug:{category}` | Edit a category. |
| POST | `/sites/{site}/categories/slug:{category}/delete` | Delete a category. |
| GET | `/sites/{site}/post-types/{post_type}/taxonomies` | Get a list of taxonomies associated with a post type. |
| GET | `/sites/{site}/tags` | Get a list of a site's tags. |
| POST | `/sites/{site}/tags/new` | Create a new tag. |
| GET | `/sites/{site}/tags/slug:{tag}` | Get information about a single tag. |
| POST | `/sites/{site}/tags/slug:{tag}` | Edit a tag. |
| POST | `/sites/{site}/tags/slug:{tag}/delete` | Delete a tag. |
| GET | `/sites/{site}/taxonomies/{taxonomy}/terms` | Get a list of a site's terms by taxonomy. |
| POST | `/sites/{site}/taxonomies/{taxonomy}/terms/new` | Create a new term. |
| GET | `/sites/{site}/taxonomies/{taxonomy}/terms/slug:{slug}` | Get information about a single term. |
| POST | `/sites/{site}/taxonomies/{taxonomy}/terms/slug:{slug}` | Edit a term. |
| POST | `/sites/{site}/taxonomies/{taxonomy}/terms/slug:{slug}/delete` | Delete a term. |

## Machine-readable artifacts (8)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/automattic/refs/heads/main/openapi/automattic-taxonomy-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

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## Tags

Taxonomy

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