# WordPress.com REST API v1.2

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/automattic/wordpresscom-rest-api-v12/  
**Provider:** Automattic — https://apis.io/providers/automattic/  
**Base URL:** https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.2  
**Documentation:** https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/

WordPress.com REST API v1.2 is one of 9 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 Content Management and Publishing. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Additive alternate version of the WordPress.com REST API. Publishes only the 38 endpoints whose contract differs from v1.1; clients mix versions per endpoint rather than migrating wholesale.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/automattic/refs/heads/main/openapi/automattic-wordpress-com-rest-v1-2-openapi.yml
- **Overlay** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/automattic/refs/heads/main/overlays/automattic-wordpress-com-rest-v1-2-overlay.yaml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/

## Other Automattic APIs (8)

- [WordPress.com REST API v1.1](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/wordpresscom-rest-api-v11/)
- [WordPress.com REST API v1.3](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/wordpresscom-rest-api-v13/)
- [WordPress.com REST API - wp/v2 namespace](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/wordpresscom-rest-api-wpv2-namespace/)
- [WordPress.com REST API - wpcom/v2 namespace](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/wordpresscom-rest-api-wpcomv2-namespace/)
- [WordPress.com MCP Server](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/wordpresscom-mcp-server/)
- [Akismet API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/akismet-api/)
- [Jetpack AI-Plugin API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/jetpack-ai-plugin-api/)
- [WordPress VIP Platform API](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/wordpress-vip-platform-api/)

## Tags

Content Management, Publishing

---

Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/automattic/wordpresscom-rest-api-v12/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/automattic/.