WordPress plugin comparison
Media API for WooCommerce vs WP REST API
At a glance
- Media API for WooCommerce has more active installs: 400+, against 20+ for WP REST API.
- On a typical day, Media API for WooCommerce is downloaded about 8 times, WP REST API about 5.
- Media API for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Dec 7, 2025, against Nov 9, 2017 for WP REST API.
- Media API for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.8.34 for WP REST API.
- WP REST API has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Media API for WooCommerce.
Line by line
Media API for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Media API for WooCommerce |  WP REST API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,156 | #27,945 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 172 | 120 |
| Rating | No ratings | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 4.8.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.22 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | – |
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