REST API Route Tester
A WordPress admin tool to quickly test REST API routes, path params, headers, body payloads, and copy requests as cURL.
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·40 active installs·Updated 2 weeks agoAs of April 2026, REST API Route Tester is a WordPress api plugin with 40 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 758 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 8.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: WP Consent API.
0/5Rating
40active installs
758total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
REST API Route Tester is a powerful tool for WordPress developers and administrators to test and debug REST API endpoints. It provides a user-friendly interface to:
- View all registered REST API routes
- Test routes with different HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS, HEAD)
- Switch between different user roles to test permissions
- Send custom headers and body data
- View detailed responses including status codes and timing
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 8.0+ required |
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Changelog
1.4.0
- Added URL parameter inputs for routes containing tokens such as
{id} - Param values are URL-encoded, substituted at send time, and persisted in localStorage
- Added “Copy as cURL” button with method, resolved URL, headers, and body
- Fixed resolved-route validation against regex-based WordPress route patterns
- Fixed route display formatting for complex regex-style parameters (named captures now render as clean
{param}tokens)
…and 2 more changes
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