Jeff Starr

<p><strong>Does one thing:</strong> Completely disables the WordPress REST API for visitors who are not logged into WordPress. No configuration required.</p>
<p><strong>Important:</strong> 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.</p>
<p>👉 The fast, simple way to prevent abuse of your site’s REST/JSON API<br />
👉 Protects your site’s REST data from all non-logged users and bots<br />
👉 Uses only 4KB of code, so super lightweight, fast, and effective</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Disable REST/JSON for visitors (not logged in)</li>
<li>Disables REST header in HTTP response for all users</li>
<li>Disables REST links in HTML head for all users</li>
<li>100% plug-and-play, set-it-and-forget solution</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>How does it work?</strong></p>
<p>This plugin completely disables the WP REST API <em>unless</em> the user is logged into WordPress.</p>
<ul>
<li>For logged-in users, WP REST API works normally</li>
<li>For logged-out users, WP REST API is disabled</li>
</ul>
<p>What happens if logged-out visitor makes a JSON/REST request? They will get only a simple message:</p>
<pre><code>rest_login_required: REST API restricted to authenticated users.
</code></pre>
<p>This message may customized via the filter hook, <code>disable_wp_rest_api_error</code>. Check out <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-entirely-for-non-techies/#post-12014965" rel="ugc">this post</a> for an example of how to do it.</p>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>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 <em>improves</em> user privacy, as it protects potentially sensitive information from being displayed/accessed via REST API.</p>
<p>Disable WP REST API is developed and maintained by <a href="https://x.com/perishable" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeff Starr</a>, 15-year <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress developer</a> and <a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">book author</a>.</p>
<h3>Support development of this plugin</h3>
<p>I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can <a href="https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html" rel="nofollow ugc">make a donation</a> or purchase one of my books:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">The Tao of WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://digwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Digging into WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://htaccessbook.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">.htaccess made easy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/wordpress-themes-book/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Themes In Depth</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress</a></li>
</ul>
<p>And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/bbq-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">BBQ Pro</a> – Blazing fast WordPress firewall</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blackhole Pro</a> – Automatically block bad bots</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/banhammer-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Banhammer Pro</a> – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">GA Google Analytics Pro</a> – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Head Meta Pro</a> – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/simple-ajax-chat-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple Ajax Chat Pro</a> – Unlimited chat rooms</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/usp-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">USP Pro</a> – Unlimited front-end forms</li>
</ul>
<p>Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂</p>


Disable WP REST API

while the plugin si deadsimple and very low resource impact, keep in mind that there are plugins that need the rest to work with no auth (ex. contact form 7).

dead simple and efficient, but be aware

Disables the WP REST API for visitors not logged into WordPress.

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WPGetAPI

<p>Connect WordPress to external APIs, without code.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X50qINEs1yo?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p>
<p>WPGet API supports virtually all authentication methods including API keys, bearer tokens, basic auth, username/password and <a href="https://wpgetapi.com/downloads/oauth-2-0-authentication/?utm_campaign=OAuth&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">OAuth 2.0 authorization</a>.</p>
<h3>Live Examples</h3>
<p>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.</p>
<p><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/demo-connecting-wordpress-to-external-api/?utm_campaign=Demo&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">LIVE EXAMPLES – Connecting WordPress to external APIs</a></p>
<h3>Major Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Connect your WordPress website to any REST API</li>
<li>Unlimited APIs & endpoints</li>
<li>No coding required</li>
<li>Display API data using a template tag or shortcode</li>
<li>GET, POST, PUT, PATCH & DELETE methods</li>
<li>Add query string, header & body parameters</li>
</ul>
<h3>Documentation</h3>
<p>We have tons of articles and help available.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/docs/quick-start-guide/?utm_campaign=Docs&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Quick Start Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/docs/step-by-step-example/?utm_campaign=Docs&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Step by Step Example</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/docs/frequently-asked-questions/?utm_campaign=Docs&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Frequently Asked Questions</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/docs/will-this-work-with-my-api/?utm_campaign=OAuth&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Will this work with my API?</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Extending WPGet API</h3>
<h4>PRO Plugin</h4>
<p>The <strong><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/downloads/pro-plugin/?utm_campaign=Pro&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO Plugin</a></strong> provides many extra features that allow you to do some more advanced things with your APIs. Features of the PRO Plugin include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Actions – automate your API when an action happens on your site</li>
<li>Tokens – grab dynamic data without code and send to your API</li>
<li>Dynamic variables – a PHP solution for grabbing dynamic values</li>
<li>Chain API calls</li>
<li>Cache API calls</li>
<li>Format API data into HTML</li>
<li>Retrieve nested data</li>
<li>Base64 encoded auth</li>
<li>XML format</li>
</ul>
<h4>API to Posts Plugin</h4>
<p>The <strong><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/downloads/api-to-posts/?utm_campaign=APItoPosts&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">API to Posts Plugin</a></strong> 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:</p>
<ul>
<li>Import API data</li>
<li>Import from unlimited endpoints</li>
<li>Map API data to WordPress fields</li>
<li>Supports custom fields, ACF, tags, categories, custom taxonomies, images and more</li>
<li>Supports all standard WooCommerce fields</li>
<li>Create WooCommerce products from API data</li>
<li>Sync API to WooCommerce products & posts</li>
<li>Set interval of sync from every minutes up to once a week</li>
</ul>
<h4>OAuth 2.0 Authorization</h4>
<p>The <strong><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/downloads/oauth-2-0-authentication/?utm_campaign=OAuth&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">OAuth 2.0 Authorization</a></strong> plugin allows authorization of your API through the OAuth 2.0 method.</p>
<h3>WPGet API Integrations</h3>
<p>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.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/docs/connect-woocommerce-to-api/?utm_campaign=Integrations&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce to API</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/docs/woocommerce-api-product-sync/?utm_campaign=Integrations&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce API Product Sync</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/docs/send-contact-form-7-data-to-api/?utm_campaign=Integrations&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact Form 7 send data to API</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/docs/send-wpforms-data-to-api/?utm_campaign=Integrations&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">WPForms send data to API</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/docs/send-gravity-forms-data-to-api/?utm_campaign=Integrations&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Gravity Forms send data to API</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wpgetapi.com/docs/using-with-wpdatatables/?utm_campaign=Integrations&utm_medium=wporg&utm_source=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Charts & Tables from API data using wpDataTables</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Translating WPGet API</h3>
<p>You can translate WPGet API into your own language on <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wpgetapi/" rel="nofollow ugc">translate.wordpress.org</a></p>
<p>Here is an article to help <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/translating/first-steps/" rel="nofollow ugc">get started with translations</a></p>


WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API

Connect any REST API to WordPress. WPGet API enables easy API integration, allowing you to display API data without any code.

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