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: DomainSecurity
  url: security/wpgraphql-domain-security.yml
- 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