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Best WordPress Plugins for Wp-Api

9 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Wp-api

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for wp-api comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 9 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 9 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. JWT Authentication for WP REST API Best overall 79/100
  2. 2. Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API 68/100
  3. 3. Sekura REST Bridge for ACF 65/100
  4. 4. REST API Meta Support 53/100
  5. 5. WP API Menus 52/100
  6. 6. ACF to WP-API 49/100
  7. 7. WP REST API 49/100
  8. 8. SearchWP API 46/100
  9. 9. WP API Yoast SEO 41/100
4 REST API Meta Support
Free by Pericor

REST API Meta Support

Stores meta data (i.e plugin settings) from the meta field of a WP REST API posts or pages POST creation call in the created page or post meta data.

5★
from 2 ratings
6k+
active installs
Updated
May 2020
Tested to
WP 5.4.21
53

WPScore

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5 WP API Menus
Free by Fulvio Notarstefano

WP API Menus

Extends WordPress WP REST API with new routes pointing to WordPress menus.

5★
from 8 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2020
Tested to
WP 5.5.0
52

WPScore

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6 ACF to WP-API
Free by Chris Hutchinson

ACF to WP-API

Plugs Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) data into the WordPress JSON API (WP-API).

5★
from 5 ratings
400+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2017
Tested to
WP 4.7.35
49

WPScore

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7 WP REST API
Free by Andrew MAGIK

WP REST API

This plugin include all available taxonomy attributes into the WordPress REST API (v2) without additional API requests.

5★
from 5 ratings
400+
active installs
Updated
Mar 2016
Tested to
WP 4.4.34
49

WPScore

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