WPGraphQL

aid: wpgraphql
name: WPGraphQL
description: >-
  Open-source WordPress plugin that exposes a full-featured extendable GraphQL
  API for WordPress data including posts, pages, users, menus, taxonomies,
  media, and plugins. Created by Jason Bahl and now supported by Automattic as
  a Canonical Plugin, WPGraphQL enables headless WordPress development with
  modern JavaScript frameworks like Next.js, Svelte, and Astro. The plugin
  ships with a GraphiQL IDE in the WordPress dashboard and supports custom
  post types, ACF fields, WooCommerce, and dozens of extension plugins through
  a flexible schema registration system.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wpgraphql/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-14'
modified: '2026-06-14'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
  - GraphQL
  - WordPress
  - Headless CMS
  - Content Management
  - Open Source
  - Plugin
  - Decoupled WordPress
apis:
  - aid: wpgraphql:wpgraphql-api
    name: WPGraphQL API
    description: >-
      Extendable GraphQL API for WordPress that exposes posts, pages, custom
      post types, users, menus, taxonomies, media, and settings as GraphQL
      types and connections. Supports queries, mutations, and subscriptions with
      cursor-based pagination, authentication via WordPress nonce or JWT, and
      an introspectable schema discoverable via the built-in GraphiQL IDE.
    humanURL: https://www.wpgraphql.com/
    baseURL: https://example.com/graphql
    tags:
      - WordPress
      - GraphQL
      - Content API
      - Headless CMS
      - Posts
      - Taxonomies
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.wpgraphql.com/docs/introduction
      - type: GraphQL
        url: graphql/wpgraphql-graphql.md
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://www.wpgraphql.com/docs/quick-start
      - type: GraphiQL
        url: https://www.wpgraphql.com/docs/using-the-graphiql-ide
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://www.wpgraphql.com/docs/authentication-and-authorization
      - type: KnownLimitations
        url: https://www.wpgraphql.com/docs/known-limitations
      - type: Performance
        url: https://www.wpgraphql.com/docs/performance
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.wpgraphql.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.wpgraphql.com/docs/introduction
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/wp-graphql
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.wpgraphql.com/blog
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-bahl/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.wpgraphql.com/
  - type: WordPressPlugin
    url: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-graphql/
  - type: OpenCollective
    url: https://opencollective.com/wp-graphql
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/wpgraphql-plans.md
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/wpgraphql-rate-limits.md
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/wpgraphql-finops.md
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com