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WP REST API
Connect applications to your WordPress site without ever giving away your password.
The facts
- Rating
- 3.7★ from 7
- Active installs
- 8k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 5 Aug 2024
- Added
- Oct 2016
- Requires WP
- 4.4
- Tested up to
- WP 6.6.7
- Requires PHP
- 5.4
- Downloads
- 172,793
Our analysis
AI-assistedWP REST API – OAuth 1.0a Server is a WordPress plugin that implements the OAuth 1.0a protocol for delegated authorization. It allows applications to access a WordPress site using secondary credentials, giving server administrators control over which applications can access the site and allowing users to manage their data access.
This plugin is suitable for developers familiar with OAuth who need to secure API access for their applications. It requires a basic understanding of the authorization process and is designed for WordPress installations version 4.4 and above.
Best for: Developers looking to implement OAuth authorization for their WordPress applications.
What it does well
- ✓Enables delegated authorization using OAuth 1.0a
- ✓Allows control over application access to site data
- ✓Supports three-legged OAuth flow
- ✓Compatible with WordPress versions 4.4 and above
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Requires understanding of OAuth for effective use
- •Limited to WordPress installations version 4.4 and above
Verdict
This plugin provides a specific solution for OAuth authorization in WordPress, but it may not be suitable for users unfamiliar with the OAuth process.
From the developer
Joe Hoyle's own description of WP REST API, lightly tidied.
This plugin uses the OAuth 1.0a protocol to allow delegated authorization; that is, to allow applications to access a site using a set of secondary credentials. This allows server administrators to control which applications can access the site, as well as allowing users to control which applications have access to their data.
This plugin only supports WordPress >= 4.4.
The latest stable version is also available from the WordPress Plugin Directory.
New to OAuth
We strongly recommend you use an existing OAuth library. You’ll be best off if you understand the authorization process, but leave the actual implementation to well-tested libraries, as there are a lot of edge cases.
Start reading from the Introduction to get started!
For OAuth Veterans
If you already know how to use OAuth, here’s the lowdown:
- The plugin uses OAuth 1.0a in
- We use the three-legged flow
- To find the REST API index, apply the API autodiscovery process
- The endpoints for the OAuth process are available in the REST API index: check for
$.authentication.oauth1in the index data.- The temporary credentials (request token) endpoint is
$.authentication.oauth1.request(typically/oauth1/request) - The authorization endpoint is
$.authentication.oauth1.authorize(typically/oauth1/authorize) - The token exchange (access token) endpoint is
$.authentication.oauth1.access(typically/oauth1/access)
- The temporary credentials (request token) endpoint is
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