Disable WP REST API vs WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API

Does one thing: Completely disables the WordPress REST API for visitors who are not logged into WordPress. No configuration required. Important: This plugin completely disables the WP REST API for visitors who are NOT logged in to WordPress. So not recommended if your site needs the WP REST API for any non-logged users. 👉 The fast, simple way to prevent abuse of your site’s REST/JSON API 👉 Protects your site’s REST data from all non-logged users and bots 👉 Uses only 4KB of code, so super lightweight, fast, and effective 🛠️ Pro version available! Check out REST Pro Tools » Features Disable REST/JSON for visitors (not logged in) Disables REST header in HTTP response for all users Disables REST links in HTML head for all users 100% plug-and-play, set-it-and-forget solution How does it work? This plugin completely disables the WP REST API unless the user is logged into WordPress. For logged-in (authenticated) users, WP REST API works normally For logged-out (unauthenticated) users, WP REST API is disabled What happens if logged-out visitor makes a JSON/REST request? They will get only a simple message: rest_login_required: REST API restricted to authenticated users. This message may customized via the filter hook, disable_wp_rest_api_error. Check out this post for an example of how to do it. Pro Version 🛠️ Check out the Pro version, REST Pro Tools, loaded with many awesome features: One-click disable all routes One-click disable all /users routes Disable any specific user routes based on role Whitelist any user IDs Whitelist any IP addresses Customize the REST error message Customize the REST response code Always require or force SSL/TLS Disable all JSONP shenanigans One-click disable any REST API headers Add any post meta (custom field) to REST API Add any user meta (custom field) to REST API Add routes for site profile and author profile Add routes for featured images and post categories Add routes for post taxonomies and terms At-a-glance check status of REST API The free version does only one thing: disables REST API for unauthenticated users. The PRO version can do that and much more! Take full control of the REST API with REST Pro Tools » Privacy This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way. If anything it improves user privacy, as it protects potentially sensitive information from being displayed/accessed via REST API. Disable WP REST API is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author. Support development of this plugin I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books: The Tao of WordPress Digging into WordPress .htaccess made easy WordPress Themes In Depth Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins: BBQ Pro – Blazing fast WordPress firewall Blackhole Pro – Automatically block bad bots Banhammer Pro – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys GA Google Analytics Pro – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics Head Meta Pro – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress REST Pro Tools – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API Simple Ajax Chat Pro – Unlimited chat rooms USP Pro – Unlimited front-end forms Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

Connect WordPress to external APIs, without code. Easily send data to any API and get data from unlimited 3rd party REST APIs. Format and display the returned data on your WordPress website using a shortcode or a template tag. WPGet API supports virtually all authentication methods including API keys, bearer tokens, basic auth, username/password and OAuth 2.0 authorization. Live Examples View our live examples of connecting to several different APIs and displaying the data in various unique ways including charts, graphs, tables and weather forecasts. LIVE EXAMPLES – Connecting WordPress to external APIs Major Features Connect your WordPress website to any REST API Unlimited APIs & endpoints No coding required Display API data using a template tag or shortcode GET, POST, PUT, PATCH & DELETE methods Add query string, header & body parameters Documentation We have tons of articles and help available. Quick Start Guide Step by Step Example Frequently Asked Questions Will this work with my API? Extending WPGet API PRO Plugin The PRO Plugin provides many extra features that allow you to do some more advanced things with your APIs. Features of the PRO Plugin include: Actions – automate your API when an action happens on your site Tokens – grab dynamic data without code and send to your API Dynamic variables – a PHP solution for grabbing dynamic values Chain API calls Cache API calls Format API data into HTML Retrieve nested data Base64 encoded auth XML format API to Posts Plugin The API to Posts Plugin allows you to import API data and create WooCommerce products or custom posts from this API data. Features of the API to Posts Plugin include: Import API data Import from unlimited endpoints Map API data to WordPress fields Supports custom fields, ACF, tags, categories, custom taxonomies, images and more Supports all standard WooCommerce fields Create WooCommerce products from API data Sync API to WooCommerce products & posts Set interval of sync from every minutes up to once a week OAuth 2.0 Authorization The OAuth 2.0 Authorization plugin allows authorization of your API through the OAuth 2.0 method. WPGet API Integrations WPGet API integrates extremely well with other WordPress plugins, allowing you to do some very cool things with your API. Click the links below for more info on these integrations. WooCommerce to API WooCommerce API Product Sync Contact Form 7 send data to API WPForms send data to API Gravity Forms send data to API Charts & Tables from API data using wpDataTables Translating WPGet API You can translate WPGet API into your own language on translate.wordpress.org Here is an article to help get started with translations