Dmytro Verzhykovskyi

<p><strong>SEO Fields API Support</strong> is a lightweight plugin that enhances the WordPress REST API by making Yoast SEO fields – such as SEO titles and meta descriptions -available for programmatic updates. This plugin is perfect for developers and site owners who need to automate or manage SEO metadata efficiently via the REST API.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Yoast SEO Integration</strong>: Exposes <code>_yoast_wpseo_title</code> and <code>_yoast_wpseo_metadesc</code> fields in the REST API.</li>
<li><strong>Wide Compatibility</strong>: Supports all public post types, including posts, pages, and custom post types.</li>
<li><strong>Secure</strong>: Includes authentication checks and data sanitization to ensure safe updates.</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong>: Only activates its features when Yoast SEO is installed, minimizing overhead.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>Requires WordPress 6.2 or higher.</li>
<li>Requires Yoast SEO to be installed and activated.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>After activation, you can update SEO fields using the WordPress REST API. Below is an example:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Updating a Post</strong>: Send a <code>PUT</code> request to <code>/wp/v2/posts/<post-id></code> with this JSON body:<br />
  `json<br />
{<br />
“meta”: {<br />
  “_yoast_wpseo_title”: “Custom SEO Title”,<br />
  “_yoast_wpseo_metadesc”: “Custom meta description for SEO.”<br />
}<br />
}</li>
</ul>


SEO Fields API Support

Exposes SEO fields managed by Yoast SEO to the WordPress REST API for programmatic updates.

Acato

Richard Korthuis

<p><em>This plugin is no longer updated, but is open for adoption</em><br />
As of Yoast SEO version 16.7 the functionality provided by this plugin is now <a href="https://developer.yoast.com/customization/apis/rest-api/" rel="nofollow ugc">part of the Yoast SEO plugin</a> itself. This plugin will no longer be updated, but is open for adoption. If you are interested in adopting this plugin, please contact the authors.</p>
<p>Are you using WordPress for a headless set-up, using the WP REST API? And would you like to use the Yoast SEO plugin just like you would for any other project? This plugin adds the meta tags generated by the Yoast SEO plugin to the WP REST API output, allowing your headless set-up to implement them. Also when you are using Yoast SEO Premium you have the option to retrieve redirects throught the API: this plugin adds a custom endpoint (<code>/wp-rest-yoast-meta/v1/redirects</code>) to provide those redirects in a JSON format. Since Yoast 11.0 JSON LD Schema.org data is also supported and is now also available through the WP REST API when using this plugin.</p>
<h3>Installation from within WordPress</h3>
<ol>
<li>Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’ (or ‘My Sites > Network Admin > Plugins > Add New’ if you are on a multisite installation).</li>
<li>Search for ‘WP REST Yoast Meta’.</li>
<li>Activate the WP REST Yoast Meta plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Installation manually</h3>
<ol>
<li>Upload the <code>wp-rest-yoast-meta</code> folder to the <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory.</li>
<li>Activate the WP REST Yoast Meta plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.</li>
</ol>


WP REST Yoast Meta

Adds meta tags as generated by Yoast SEO to the WP REST API. And adds a custom endpoint to retrieve all redirects as they are set in Yoast SEO Premium …

SEO Fields API Support vs WP REST Yoast Meta