WordPress JSON Schemas

This package provides well-documented JSON schemas that describe the shape of:

• WordPress core PHP objects such as WP_Post, WP_Term, and WP_User
• WordPress REST API responses such as those from /wp/v2/posts, /wp/v2/categories, and /wp/v2/users
• Various property types and values of both

The schemas in this library are used to generate the WordPress TypeScript definitions provided by the wp-types package.

What's included?

PHP Object Schemas

• WP_Post
• WP_Term
• WP_User
• WP_Comment
• WP_Error
• WP_Block
• WP_Block_Type
• WP_Site
• WP_Taxonomy
• WP_Post_Type
• WP_Role
• WP_Network

REST API Response Schemas

Schema	Applies to
WP_REST_API_Posts	/wp/v2/posts /wp/v2/pages
WP_REST_API_Post	/wp/v2/posts/{id} /wp/v2/pages/{id}
WP_REST_API_Tags	/wp/v2/tags
WP_REST_API_Tag	/wp/v2/tags/{id}
WP_REST_API_Categories	/wp/v2/categories
WP_REST_API_Category	/wp/v2/categories/{id}
WP_REST_API_Terms	/wp/v2/{taxonomy}
WP_REST_API_Term	/wp/v2/{taxonomy}/{id}
WP_REST_API_Users	/wp/v2/users
WP_REST_API_User	/wp/v2/users/{id}
WP_REST_API_Comments	/wp/v2/comments
WP_REST_API_Comment	/wp/v2/comments/{id}
WP_REST_API_Attachments	/wp/v2/media
WP_REST_API_Attachment	/wp/v2/media/{id}
WP_REST_API_Search_Results	/wp/v2/search
WP_REST_API_Search_Result	/wp/v2/search
WP_REST_API_Taxonomies	/wp/v2/taxonomies
WP_REST_API_Taxonomy	/wp/v2/taxonomies/{taxonomy}
WP_REST_API_Types	/wp/v2/types
WP_REST_API_Type	/wp/v2/types/{type}
WP_REST_API_Error	Any REST API error

The REST API schemas use JSON Hyper-Schema.

Property Schemas

Schemas are provided for various properties:

• WP_Error_Data
• WP_Error_Messages
• WP_Post_Type_Caps
• WP_Post_Type_Labels
• WP_Post_Type_Rewrite
• WP_Taxonomy_Caps
• WP_Taxonomy_Labels
• WP_Taxonomy_Rewrite
• WP_User_Cap_Name
• WP_User_Caps
• WP_User_Data

Enums

Enums are provided for various values:

• WP_Comment_Status_Name
• WP_Comment_Type_Name
• WP_Post_Comment_Status_Name
• WP_Post_Format_Name
• WP_Post_Status_Name
• WP_Post_Type_Name
• WP_Taxonomy_Name
• WP_User_Role_Name
• WP_Http_Status_Code

Installation

npm install wp-json-schemas

Usage

Usage depends on what you're doing with the schemas. You could use them for validation or just for understanding the shape of an object.

If you're using TypeScript, check out the TypeScript definitions provided by the wp-types package.

FAQs

When do these schemas apply?

The PHP object schemas apply whenever a supported PHP object is represented as JSON. For example:

printf(
	'let wpPost = %s;',
	wp_json_encode( get_post() )
);

The REST API object schemas apply to the response to a REST API request. For example:

const api = wp.apiFetch( {
	path: '/wp/v2/categories/'
} );

The schemas also apply outside of an HTTP request, for example if you're saving data as a JSON file and reading it in a Node application.

Why are there different schemas for PHP objects and REST API responses?

An object in a REST API response is not the same as its corresponding object in PHP, in fact they are substantially different.

Schemas are available via an OPTIONS request to the REST API endpoints, but the schemas do not adhere strictly to the JSON Schema standard. Here's an article by Timothy B. Jacobs with more info.

Are these schemas automatically generated from WordPress core?

No. I started down that path (using wp-parser-lib) but realised it's quicker to generate them manually and then copy most of the documentation from core, especially as I'm adding extra documentation and schemas for properties when I can.

How do I know the schemas are accurate?

They're all tested against actual output from WordPress core.

Why aren't the descriptions very good?

The descriptions are mostly copied from WordPress core. I'll update the descriptions in this schema as they're improved in core.

Tests

To run the tests:

• npm install
• composer install
• composer test

License

MIT