WCMKE2014

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1. The WordPress
 JSON REST API Rachel Baker @rachelbaker WC Milwaukee

   2014 Ryan McCue @rmccue

2. wp-api.org

3. Meet the Team

4. What is the REST API?

5. Three Parts:
 “JSON REST API”

6. JSON { "ID": 4, "title": "My Awesome Post", "content": "This

   is my awesome content!" } JavaScript Object Notation • Supported by basically everything • Human readable • Standard

7. REST Actions applied to Resources Create POST Read GET Update

   PUT Delete DELETE Uses HTTP actions: Representational State Transfer

8. REST Representational State Transfer /posts /posts/4 /posts /posts/4 /posts/4 GET

   GET POST PUT DELETE Action
 (Verb) Resource
 (Object)

9. API Application Programming Interface A way to access and manipulate

   your data

10. API Or extend as needed! GET POST PUT DELETE Posts

    ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Pages ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Custom Post Types ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Post Meta ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Media ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Comments ✔ ✔ Taxonomies/Terms ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Users ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

11. Why do we need it?

12. XML-RPC Hugely complicated: (WordPress for iPhone Trac)

13. Jetpack API Easy for developers Works with Javascript easily (JSON-based)


    Requires Jetpack active Depends on WordPress.com Does not work for local development Cannot control access to certain apps

14. How do we use it?

15. { "name": "WP API Dev", "description": "Just another WordPress site",

    "URL": "http://local.wpapi.dev", "routes": {}, "authentication": [], "meta": {} } /wp-json/ GET

16. [{ "ID": 110, "title": "Testing sticky", "status": "publish", "type": "post",

    "author": {}, "content": "<p>this should be stuck as a post. Stuck on you.</p>\n", "link": "http://local.wpapi.dev/testing-sticky/", "date": "2014-06-02T10:47:39-05:00", "modified": "2014-06-02T10:47:39-05:00", "format": "standard", "slug": "testing-sticky-2", "guid": "http://local.wpapi.dev/testing-sticky-2/", "excerpt": "<p>this should be stuck as a post. Stuck on you.</p>\n”, "comment_status": "open", "sticky": true, "meta": {}, "featured_image": null, "terms": {} }] /wp-json/posts GET

17. [{ "name": "Categories", "slug": "category", "labels": {}, "types": {}, "show_cloud":

    true, "hierarchical": true, "meta": {} },{ "name": "Tags", "slug": "post_tag", "labels": {}, "types": {}, "show_cloud": true, "hierarchical": false, "meta": {} },] /wp-json/taxonomies GET

18. [{ "ID": 121, "title": "puppies", "type": "attachment", "author": {}, "content":

    "<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='http://local.wpapi.dev/wp- content/uploads/2014/07/puppies.jpeg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http://local.wpapi.dev/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ puppies-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium\" alt=\"puppies\" /></ a></p>\n", "link": "http://local.wpapi.dev/?attachment_id=121", "date": "2014-07-25T17:07:02-05:00", "modified": "2014-07-25T17:07:02-05:00", "slug": "puppies", "guid": "http://local.wpapi.dev/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/puppies.jpeg", "meta": {}, "terms": [], "attachment_meta": { "width": 1600, "height": 1200, "file": "2014/07/puppies.jpeg", "sizes": {}, "image_meta": {} }] /wp-json/media GET

19. { "ID": 1, "title": "Hello World!", "status": "publish", "type": "post",

    "author": {}, "content": "<p>Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!</p>\n", "link": "http://local.wpapi.dev/hello-world/", "date": "2014-04-18T15:14:46-05:00", "modified": "2014-05-02T01:26:30-05:00", "format": "standard", "slug": "hello-world", "guid": "http://local.wpapi.dev/?p=1", "excerpt": "<p>Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!</p>\n", "comment_status": "open", "meta": {}, "featured_image": null, "terms": {} } /wp-json/posts/1 GET

20. [{ "ID": 1, "post": 1, "content": "<p>Hi, this is a

    comment.<br />\nTo delete a comment, just log in and view the post&#039;s comments. There you will have the option to edit or delete them.</p>\n", "status": "approved", "type": "comment", "author": { "ID": 0, "name": "Mr WordPress", "URL": "https://wordpress.org/", "avatar": "http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/ ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96" }, "date": "2014-04-18T15:14:46-05:00", "meta": { "links": { "up": "http://local.wpapi.dev/wp-json/posts/1", "self": "http://local.wpapi.dev/wp-json/posts/1/comments/1" }}}] /wp-json/posts/1/comments GET

21. [{ "code": "json_user_cannot_list", "message": "Sorry, you are not allowed to

    list users." }] /wp-json/users GET GET /wp-json/posts/1/meta [{ "code": "json_cannot_edit", "message": "Sorry, you cannot edit this post” }]

22. curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d ' { "title":"Bears

    Beat the Packers ", "content_raw":"<p>In the coldest game in recorded Bears history, the Packers traveled to Soldier Field, where a victory against the Bears would have ended their playoff hopes. The Bears had to rally from a 14–3 score at the half. The Bears were able to score after a turnover on a Packers punt return. The Packers were on the verge of finishing a game-winning drive when Mason Crosby\u2019s field goal attempt was blocked by Alex Brown, pushing the game to overtime. The Bears took the first possession in overtime and won the game on a 38-yard field goal by Robbie Gould.<\/p>", "status": "publish" "sticky": true, "post_meta" : [ { "key" : "game_score", "value" : "20-17" }, { "key" : "game_victor", "value" : "Chicago Bears" } ] } ' -u admin:password http://local.wpapi.dev/wp-json/posts/ /wp-json/posts GET POST Request Basic Auth

23. curl -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d ' { "name":"Rachel

    Baker", "first_name":"Rachel", "last_name": “Baker", "nickname": “rachelbaker", "email": “rachel\u0040rachelbaker.me" } ' -u admin:password http://local.wpapi.dev/wp-json/users/1/ /wp-json/users/1 GET POST Request Basic Auth PUT

24. Where could we use it?

25. Use Cases: Perform CRUD operations 
 on the client-side Backbone.js

    themes or plugins ! Receiving and populating content for “infinite scrolling” 
 Form validation and submissions
 
 Front-end content editing

26. Use Cases: Perform CRUD operations 
 on another WordPress site

    Display content from a separate WordPress site ! Display content from another site within a multisite network ! Manage (create, update, delete) content on a separate WordPress site or another site 
 within a multisite network

27. Use Cases: Break your content free 
 from WordPress Display

    and manage your content in a mobile application ! Integrate your content with other 
 application platforms ! Integrate other application platforms with your WordPress site

28. Where can we learn more?

29. Resources JSON REST API Plugin:
 https://github.com/WP-API/WP-API ! OAuth1 Authentication Plugin:

    
 https://github.com/WP-API/OAuth1
 Basic Authentication Plugin: 
 https://github.com/WP-API/Basic-Auth ! API Console:
 https://github.com/WP-API/api-console JSON REST API

30. Resources JS Client:
 https://github.com/WP-API/client-js ! PHP Client: 
 https://github.com/WP-API/client-php 


    WP-CLI Client: 
 https://github.com/WP-API/client-cli JSON REST API Clients

31. Resources More about REST:
 http://www.restapitutorial.com/lessons/ whatisrest.html ! Postman HTTP Chrome

    Plugin:
 http://www.getpostman.com/ ! Paw HTTP App for OSX:
 http://luckymarmot.com/paw REST Information and Tools

32. Have questions? Rachel Baker @rachelbaker Ryan McCue @rmccue wp-api.org github.com/WP-API/WP-API

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