Impossible Metals FAQ Categories API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Impossible Metals FAQ FAQ Categories API
  version: wp/v2
  description: 'Public, unauthenticated read access to the Impossible Metals frequently-asked-questions knowledge base — 141 published FAQ entries across 11 FAQ categories at capture on 2026-08-23 — exposed as the `avada_faq` custom post type and the `faq_category` taxonomy. This is the largest genuinely Impossible-Metals-specific resource on the surface: it is the company''s own written position on deep-sea mining, nodule collection, environmental impact and regulation, in structured form.'
  contact:
    name: Impossible Metals
    url: https://impossiblemetals.com/contact/
  x-derived-from: https://impossiblemetals.com/wp-json/ route index + per-route HTTP OPTIONS schema documents
  x-derived-on: '2026-08-23'
  x-api-evangelist-note: Third-party profile. Impossible Metals publishes no developer program. This document describes the anonymously readable WordPress REST content API served from impossiblemetals.com. Every path, parameter and schema was read from the server's own published route index and OPTIONS documents on 2026-08-23 — nothing is invented.
servers:
- url: https://impossiblemetals.com/wp-json
  description: Impossible Metals WordPress REST API
tags:
- name: FAQ Categories
  description: The faq_category taxonomy grouping FAQ entries by subject.
paths:
  /wp/v2/faq_category:
    get:
      operationId: listFaqCategories
      summary: List FAQ categories
      description: Retrieve the faq_category taxonomy terms. 11 terms were live at capture.
      tags:
      - FAQ Categories
      parameters:
      - name: context
        in: query
        description: Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - view
          - embed
          - edit
          default: view
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Current page of the collection.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
          minimum: 1
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of items to be returned in result set.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
      - name: search
        in: query
        description: Limit results to those matching a string.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: exclude
        in: query
        description: Ensure result set excludes specific IDs.
        schema:
          type: array
          default: []
          items:
            type: integer
      - name: include
        in: query
        description: Limit result set to specific IDs.
        schema:
          type: array
          default: []
          items:
            type: integer
      - name: order
        in: query
        description: Order sort attribute ascending or descending.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
          default: asc
      - name: orderby
        in: query
        description: Sort collection by term attribute.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - id
          - include
          - name
          - slug
          - include_slugs
          - term_group
          - description
          - count
          default: name
      - name: hide_empty
        in: query
        description: Whether to hide terms not assigned to any posts.
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      - name: parent
        in: query
        description: Limit result set to terms assigned to a specific parent.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: post
        in: query
        description: Limit result set to terms assigned to a specific post.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: slug
        in: query
        description: Limit result set to terms with one or more specific slugs.
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List FAQ categories — success.
          headers:
            X-WP-Total:
              description: Total number of items in the unpaginated collection.
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-WP-TotalPages:
              description: Total number of pages available at the requested per_page size.
              schema:
                type: integer
            Link:
              description: RFC 8288 pagination links (rel="next" / rel="prev").
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/FaqCategory'
        '400':
          description: Invalid parameter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestError'
              examples:
                invalidParam:
                  value:
                    code: rest_invalid_param
                    message: 'Invalid parameter(s): per_page'
                    data:
                      status: 400
                      params:
                        per_page: per_page must be between 1 (inclusive) and 100 (inclusive)
        '404':
          description: WordPress REST error envelope.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestError'
              examples:
                invalidId:
                  value:
                    code: rest_post_invalid_id
                    message: Invalid post ID.
                    data:
                      status: 404
  /wp/v2/faq_category/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getFaqCategory
      summary: Get an FAQ category
      description: Retrieve a single faq_category term by its numeric identifier.
      tags:
      - FAQ Categories
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: Unique identifier for the term.
        schema:
          type: integer
        required: true
      - name: context
        in: query
        description: Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - view
          - embed
          - edit
          default: view
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Get an FAQ category — success.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Invalid parameter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestError'
              examples:
                invalidParam:
                  value:
                    code: rest_invalid_param
                    message: 'Invalid parameter(s): per_page'
                    data:
                      status: 400
                      params:
                        per_page: per_page must be between 1 (inclusive) and 100 (inclusive)
        '404':
          description: WordPress REST error envelope.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestError'
              examples:
                invalidId:
                  value:
                    code: rest_post_invalid_id
                    message: Invalid post ID.
                    data:
                      status: 404
components:
  schemas:
    RestError:
      type: object
      description: The WordPress REST API error envelope. Not RFC 9457 problem+json — it is served as application/json with a WordPress-specific code/message/data shape.
      required:
      - code
      - message
      - data
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable WordPress error code, e.g. rest_post_invalid_id.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable message.
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            status:
              type: integer
              description: HTTP status code.
            params:
              type: object
              description: Per-parameter validation messages, present on rest_invalid_param.
    FaqCategory:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Unique identifier for the term.
          readOnly: true
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of published posts for the term.
          readOnly: true
        description:
          type: string
          description: HTML description of the term.
        link:
          type: string
          description: URL of the term.
          format: uri
          readOnly: true
        name:
          type: string
          description: HTML title for the term.
        slug:
          type: string
          description: An alphanumeric identifier for the term unique to its type.
        taxonomy:
          type: string
          description: Type attribution for the term.
          enum:
          - faq_category
          readOnly: true
        parent:
          type: integer
          description: The parent term ID.
        meta:
          type: object
          description: Meta fields.