REST API Enabler
Enable the WP REST API to work with custom post types, custom fields, and custom endpoints.
5(3 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 9 years agoAs of April 2026, REST API Enabler is a WordPress api plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Consent API.
5/53 reviews
200active installs
10K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
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By default, custom post types and custom fields are not accessible via the WordPress REST API. REST API Enabler allows you to:
- Enable the WP REST API for custom post types and specify WP REST API custom endpoints.
- Choose which custom fields to include in WP REST API responses for posts, pages, and custom post types.
All enabled custom field data is included in the REST API response, nested under the rest_api_enabler key, like so:
[
{
"id": 179,
"date": "2016-07-03T18:06:50",
"title": {
"rendered": "Test Job"
},
.
.
.
"rest_api_enabler": {
"custom_meta_1": "Value 1",
"custom_meta_2": "Value 2",
"custom_meta_3": [
"Array value 1",
"Array value 2"
]…Screenshots
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.1.0
- Add mapping of meta keys to be nested under the new top level rest_api_enabler response key. Note: top-level key support is still maintained, though now considered deprecated.
- Add functionality to support singular and array values, to prevent issue in which ALL values were previously returned as arrays.
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