REST API

Lesson in the WordPress Roadmap · Stage 16: Licensing & Updates

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is REST API?

The WordPress REST API allows plugins to interact with WordPress core and other plugins using HTTP requests. It provides a standardized way to access and manipulate WordPress data, like posts, pages, users, and settings, through endpoints. This enables developers to build custom integrations, create headless WordPress sites, and develop interactive applications that communicate with WordPress.

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REST API: common questions

Can I learn REST API in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain REST API in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this REST API tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 58 of 115 in the free WordPress roadmap, in stage 16, Licensing & Updates. If you are new to WordPress, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.