Getting Started with

@coderkevin

https://github.com/coderkevin

Kevin Killingsworth

Introduction to the API
Define related terms and technology
Step through example code
Provide resources to get started!

Follow along: http://bit.do/wp-api-slides

Connect to your WordPress data

directly!

REST API v2

REST API v1

XML-RPC

More info:

http://v2.wp-api.org/changes-beta-1.html

A little history...

What is REST?

REpresentational

State

Transfer

The URL represents what you want to do

GET /wp/v2/posts

POST /wp/v2/comments/<id>

JSON

JavaScript Object Notation

Escher?

Everyone's doing it!

{
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "isAlive": true,
  "age": 25,
  "address": {
    "streetAddress": "21 2nd Street",
    "city": "New York",
    "state": "NY",
    "postalCode": "10021-3100"
  },
  "phoneNumbers": [
    {
      "type": "home",
      "number": "212 555-1234"
    },
    {
      "type": "office",
      "number": "646 555-4567"
    },
    {
      "type": "mobile",
      "number": "123 456-7890"
    }
  ],
  "children": [],
  "spouse": null
}