Custom Endpoints for API vs WP REST API (v1, deprecated)
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| Feature | Custom Endpoints for API v5.0.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WP REST API (v1, deprecated) v1.2.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Custom API for WP (Standard plan) · Basic API Creation ($) · Advanced API Creation ($) · Connect External API ($) · All-Inclusive ($) | WP REST API |
| Pros | No-code REST endpoints over WordPress and custom tables; Filters on endpoint responses; Outbound external API calls from endpoints | Lets older apps read and write posts, users and media as JSON; Post meta and custom post type data are exposed in responses; Free, with no settings screen to configure |
| Cons | Free plan allows only one SQL-based endpoint; External API connection is JSON only on the free plan | Deprecated: only security fixes are still made; The core REST API or WP REST API v2 is preferred for new projects; No versioned routes beyond the v1 set |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | No-code GET endpoints, Custom SQL endpoint for GET, POST, PUT and DELETE, Filters on endpoint response data, Outbound calls to external APIs, Permission check on custom endpoints, Encrypts stored credentials with AES-256-CBC, Shortcode to display endpoint data, API usage analytics screen | Post endpoints for list, read, create, update and delete, User endpoints including the current user, Taxonomy and term endpoints, Media item endpoint and thumbnail data on posts, Post meta read on responses and written on insert, Custom post type endpoints, Registers rewrite rules for the API base path |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | miniOrange account service (login.xecurify.com) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0.1 | 3.9 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 4.4 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | login.xecurify.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |