WP REST API (v1, deprecated) vs WPGetAPI
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| Feature | WP REST API (v1, deprecated) v1.2.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details | WPGetAPI v2.25.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | — | August 13, 2026 |
| Editions | WP REST API | WPGetAPI · WPGetAPI PRO ($) · API to Posts ($) |
| 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 | Define API endpoints in wp-admin without code; Shortcode and block to show API data on pages; Encrypts some stored parameter values in the database |
| 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 | XML support needs the PRO plugin; API to Posts and WooCommerce sync are separate paid extensions; Responses are fetched from the remote API on demand, so slow APIs slow pages |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| 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 | Endpoint builder with query, header and body settings, GET and POST requests to the configured API, wpgetapi_endpoint shortcode, Block editor block to select an endpoint, Encrypted storage of endpoint parameter values, Premium extensions with license keys ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 4.4 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |