# Create WordPress REST API **STEPS FOR CREATE WORDPRESS REST API** 1. Download WordPress plugin for REST API from below link 2. Login to WordPress admin panel through **SITE\_URL/wp-login.php** \ **Then in sidebar of dashboard** 1. Go to option ‘**PLUGINS**’ 2. Click on **Add New** 3. Upload **Plugin** 4. upload **downloaded** **plugin** 5. **Install** Now 6. **Active** that plugin 3. Then check below link for API (i.e, **SITE\_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/posts** )\ You will get list of posts which are added in website\ 4. There is list of APIs for getting different types of data (i.e, posts, categories, comments, etc.)\ That list I have attached at end of this document. 5. If there is need to add extra fields which aren’t providing by default API,\ then you need to add custom function for adding extra fields in below file\ **/wp-content/themes/themename/functions.php**\ I have added some custom functions there for adding extra needed fields. 6. And for contact\_us form & add comment form,\ I have written two APIs there in /api folder. **LIST OF REST APIs** **1) For getting all posts(GET method)** SITE\_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/ or SITE\_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/?page=1 **For fetching next posts** SITE\_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/?page=2 **For getting limited posts**(i.e, for getting only two records) SITE\_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/?page=1\&per\_page=2 **2) For getting post by post id(GET method)** SITE\_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/577 **3) For getting all categories: (GET method)** SITE\_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/categories **4) For getting category by category id: (GET method)** SITE\_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/categories/162 **5) For getting all posts by category id: (GET method)** SITE\_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?categories=162 **6) Search posts by keyword: (GET method)** SITE\_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/?search=world **7) For getting comments for post: (GET method)** SITE\_URL/wp-json/wp/v2/comments?post=553 **Link for adding custom APIs for add comment & contact us:** [**http://itechnotion.in/wp-plugin/api.zip** ](http://itechnotion.in/wp-plugin/api.zip) **Download zip** from above link and put in root directory of server then unzip it in root directory. It will add that custom API files in api directory. **8) For contact us: (POST method)** SITE\_URL/api/contact\_us.php **Post parameters:** 1\) name 2\) email 3\) message **9) For adding comment: (POST method)** SITE\_URL/api/comment.php **Post parameters:** 1\) post\_id // 617 2\) comment\_author // itech 3\) comment\_author\_email // 4\) comment\_content // test comment 5\) user\_id // If adding comment without login then pass zero as \`user\_id\` else pass value of \`user\_id\`� **��10) Custom field adding** A. Download plugin from B. Setup Plugin on your website. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://itechnotion.gitbook.io/wp-news/create-wordpress-rest-api.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.