WordPress Search API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: WordPress REST Block Types Search API
  description: The WordPress REST API provides endpoints for WordPress data types that allow developers to interact with sites remotely by sending and receiving JSON objects. It is the backbone of the WordPress Block Editor and enables headless CMS, mobile apps, and third-party integrations.
  version: v2
  contact:
    name: WordPress Developer Resources
    url: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  license:
    name: GPL-2.0-or-later
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
  x-generated-from: documentation
servers:
- url: https://{site}/wp-json
  description: WordPress site REST API root
  variables:
    site:
      default: example.com
      description: Your WordPress site hostname
security:
- cookieAuth: []
- basicAuth: []
- applicationPassword: []
tags:
- name: Search
  description: Search across WordPress content
paths:
  /wp/v2/search:
    get:
      operationId: searchContent
      summary: WordPress Search Content
      description: Searches across WordPress content types including posts, pages, and other objects.
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - name: search
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Limit results to those matching a string.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: WordPress API
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: Limit results to items of an object type.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - post
          - term
          - post-format
          default: post
        example: post
      - name: subtype
        in: query
        description: Limit results to items of one or more object subtypes.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: post
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Current page of the collection.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
        example: 1
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of items to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
        example: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResult'
              examples:
                SearchContent200Example:
                  summary: Default searchContent 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                  - id: 123
                    title: My First WordPress Post
                    url: https://example.com/2026/04/my-first-post/
                    type: post
                    subtype: post
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    SearchResult:
      type: object
      description: A search result object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Unique identifier for the search result
          example: 123
        title:
          type: string
          description: The title for the search result
          example: My First WordPress Post
        url:
          type: string
          description: URL for the search result
          example: https://example.com/2026/04/my-first-post/
        type:
          type: string
          description: The type of the search result
          example: post
        subtype:
          type: string
          description: The subtype of the search result
          example: post
  securitySchemes:
    cookieAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: wordpress_logged_in
      description: WordPress cookie authentication with nonce (X-WP-Nonce header required)
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic Authentication using Application Passwords (WordPress 5.6+)
    applicationPassword:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Application Passwords - generate per-application passwords from user profile in WordPress admin