WP REST API (v1, deprecated) vs REST API Log
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| Feature | WP REST API (v1, deprecated) v1.2.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details | REST API Log v1.7.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 5,000+ |
| Last updated | — | September 25, 2026 |
| Editions | WP REST API | REST API Log |
| Pros | 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 | Admin viewer for REST requests and responses; JSON endpoint and download for log entries; Route and header filters control what is logged |
| Cons | 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 | Stores full request and response data in the database; Admin viewer loads highlight.js from cdnjs; Built for REST API v2 requests |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | Logs REST API requests and responses, Admin page to view log entries, Settings page under Settings menu, REST endpoint to read log entries, JSON download of log entries, Hourly purge of old records, ElasticPress query logging |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | — | ElasticPress |
| Requires WordPress | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 4.4 | 7.1.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | cdnjs.cloudflare.com |