Disable REST API
by Dave McHale 4.8 (38 reviews)

Disable REST API

Disable the use of the REST API on your website to site users. Now with User Role support!

Tested up to WP 6.3 (Current: 6.9.1)
vtrunk Current Version vtrunk
Updated 2 years ago Last Update on 14 Sep, 2023
Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on
Rank
#516
No change
Active Installs
90K+
-4.1%
KW Avg Position
94.7
-0.3 better
Downloads
749K
+118 today
Support Resolved
0%
No change
Rating
96%
Review 4.8 out of 5
4.8 (38 reviews)

Next Milestone 100K

Total Progress 26.1%
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Rank Changes

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Active Installs Growth

Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8
38 reviews
Overall 96%
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Plugin Details

Version
trunk
Last Updated
Sep 14, 2023
Requires WP
4.9+
Tested Up To
6.3
PHP Version
5.6 or higher
Author
Dave McHale

Support & Rating

Rating
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Reviews
38
Support Threads
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Resolved
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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Disable REST API

While logged into WordPress as any user, the REST API will function as intended. Because of this, you must use a new browser - or Chrome's incognito mode - to test your website with a clean session. Go to yourdomain.com/wp-json/ (or yourdomain.com/?rest_route=/ if you have pretty permalinks disabled) while NOT LOGGED IN to test the results. You will see an authentication error returned if the plugin is active. "DRA: Only authenticated users can access the REST API."
This plugin is ONLY meant to disable endpoints accessible via the core REST API that is part of WordPress itself. If a plugin or theme has implemented their own REST API (not to be confused with implementing their own endpoints within the WordPress API) this plugin will have no effect.

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