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Discovery and Global Parameters (summary)

API discovery

  • REST API root is discovered via the Link header: rel="https://api.w.org/".
  • HTML pages also include a <link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="..."> element.
  • For non-pretty permalinks, use ?rest_route=/.

Global parameters

  • _fields limits response fields (supports nested meta keys).
  • _embed includes linked resources in _embedded.
  • _method or X-HTTP-Method-Override allows POST to simulate PUT/DELETE.
  • _envelope puts headers/status in the response body.
  • _jsonp enables JSONP for legacy clients.

Pagination

  • Collections accept page, per_page (1-100), and offset.
  • Pagination headers: X-WP-Total and X-WP-TotalPages.