rest_do_request( WP_REST_Request|string $request )
Do a REST request.
Description
Used primarily to route internal requests through WP_REST_Server.
Parameters
- $request
-
(WP_REST_Request|string) (Required) Request.
Return
(WP_REST_Response) REST response.
Source
File: wp-includes/rest-api.php
function rest_do_request( $request ) {
$request = rest_ensure_request( $request );
return rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
}
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 4.4.0 | Introduced. |
rest_do_requestcan be used to internally send a REST API request and return the response object for it. You need to create the Request object first.$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'GET', '/wp/v2/posts' ); $response = rest_do_request( $request ); if ( $response->is_error() ) { // Convert to a WP_Error object. $error = $response->as_error(); $message = $response->get_error_message(); $error_data = $response->get_error_data(); $status = isset( $error_data['status'] ) ? $error_data['status'] : 500; wp_die( printf( '<p>An error occurred: %s (%d)</p>', $message, $error_data ) ); } $data = $response->get_data(); $headers = $response->get_headers(); echo "<p>Success! Here's the data:</p>"; var_dump( $data );Expand full source codeCollapse full source code