Best rest-API plugins for WordPress
397 plugins tagged “rest-api” on WordPress.org, in its popular order and updated daily. Research this niche or see all plugins.

WPSSO REST API
Down in the last 7 days:105#15,153by JS Morisset11 days ago
Extends the WordPress REST API post, term, and user query results with an array of meta tags and Schema JSON-LD markup.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

REST API Manager For ACF
Down in the last 7 days:11#15,470by Md Bayzid Mostafiz2 months ago
Custom REST API endpoint plugin to return ACF fields, post meta (selected keys), or a mixed object. Fully configurable from the admin settings page.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Batch REST Guard
Down in the last 7 days:63#15,942by vladanrs3 months ago
Block wp2shell REST batch attacks (CVE-2026-63030). Detect fake admins and backdoor plugins. Extra security for hacked sites.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Sunny
Down in the last 7 days:76#16,671by Tang Rufus8 years ago
Automatically purge Cloudflare cache, including cache everything rules.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.2(23)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Talking Monkey Insights
#16,860by talkingmonkeymedia1 month ago
Site health snapshot and REST monitoring API. Auto-detects WordFence/Defender, UpdraftPlus/Snapshot. Built for agencies running multiple sites.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Syndication
Up in the last 7 days:179#17,199by Automattic1 month ago
Syndicate content to and from your WordPress sites. Push posts to multiple destinations or pull content from external feeds with a single click.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 4.3(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Copypress Rest API
Down in the last 7 days:68#17,405by copypressdev2 months ago
Extend the WordPress REST API with custom endpoints for managing posts, categories, tags, post types, and taxonomies.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP REST API Sidebars
Down in the last 7 days:212#17,522by Martin Pettersson10 years ago
An extension for the WP REST API that exposes endpoints for sidebars and widgets.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Products and Orders Last Modified for WC REST API
Down in the last 7 days:153#17,676by m0h4mm4d4 years ago
Retrieve Last Modified Products and Orders via WooCommerce REST API
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Airano MCP SEO Meta Bridge
Up in the last 7 days:172#17,856by airano5 months ago
Exposes Rank Math SEO and Yoast SEO meta fields via WordPress REST API for use with MCP servers and AI agents.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

API Stats
Down in the last 7 days:66#18,068by Salar Gholizadeh29 days ago
View and filter API calls to your website with details about Method, Path, Response time, and Count.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
42flows SEO Meta
Up in the last 7 days:955#18,138by 42flows6 months ago
Registers SEO meta fields for WordPress REST API write access. Required for 42flows content delivery.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

WPRaiz Content API Tool
Down in the last 7 days:94#18,271by José Ícaro - WPRaiz7 months ago
REST API + MCP Server for WordPress. Create, update, and manage posts programmatically. AI content generation with your own API keys (BYOK).
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Airano MCP Bridge
#18,315by airano5 months ago
Companion plugin for MCP Hub. REST API routes for SEO meta and raw-binary media uploads that bypass upload_max_filesize.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Sorank
Up in the last 7 days:965#18,328by sorank12 days ago
Connect WordPress to Sorank and publish SEO-optimized AI articles with images, metadata, categories, drafts, and scheduled workflows.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
AICOM
Up in the last 7 days:783#18,473by dudaster4 days ago
Use your AI subscription to manage WordPress: create Elementor pages, update content, automate tasks, and stay fully in control.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 44/day

Init View Count
Down in the last 7 days:757#18,573by Init HTML23 days ago
Count post views accurately via REST API with customizable display. Lightweight, fast, and extensible. Includes shortcode with multiple layouts.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 22/day
REST API Console
Up in the last 7 days:101#18,672by Ryan McCue10 years ago
A console for your site's REST API that lives in your WordPress admin.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

SEO Fields API Support
Up in the last 7 days:48#18,816by Dmytro Verzhykovskyi7 months ago
Exposes SEO fields managed by Yoast SEO to the WordPress REST API for programmatic updates.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Bigship REST API
Up in the last 7 days:229#18,882by BigShip Technologies Pvt. Ltd.3 months ago
A WooCommerce extension to integrate Bigship REST API for authentication, order management, shipment creation, and tracking.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ETBS Account Guard
Up in the last 7 days:287#19,015by ETBS (DAI)1 day ago
Protects the accounts that manage your site. Hides the login names of your users from visitors who are not logged in.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Ajax Load More
Down in the last 7 days:63#19,175by Darren Cooney1 year ago
An Ajax Load More extension that adds compatibility for the WP REST API.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ContentGecko Connector
Up in the last 7 days:443#19,515by ristorehemagi4 months ago
ContentGecko Connector syncs ContentGecko posts, products, and translations with WordPress securely.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP REST API Custom Fields
Up in the last 7 days:59#19,823by André Boekhorst11 years ago
Shows Advanced Custom Field output to the WP REST API for posts, pages, taxonomies and users.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Jomres Hotel Booking Engine for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:86#19,839by jomres3 years ago
Build your own Online Travel Agency like Booking.com or AirBNB
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.1(25)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simple REST API Authenticaton with WooCommerce Credentials
Down in the last 7 days:278#19,866by oneteamsoftware1 month ago
Simple REST API Authentication plugin for WordPress - a powerful solution for integrating your website with external applications.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Core Feature Control
Down in the last 7 days:276#19,943by Galaxy Weblinks1 year ago
Take control of your site. Disable unnecessary WordPress core functions to boost security, improve performance, and clean up your admin dashboard.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Disable REST API and Require JWT / OAuth Authentication
Down in the last 7 days:118#20,002by Benjamin Intal9 years ago
Disables all REST API endpoints and requires JWT or OAuth Authentication.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP-API JSON Feed
Up in the last 7 days:90#20,135by Felix Arntz2 months ago
Implements JSON feeds following the official JSON feed specification by using the WordPress REST API.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Headless REST API Security
Up in the last 7 days:502#20,266by Md. Rakib Ullah8 months ago
Manage access to the WordPress REST API by restricting public endpoints, enabling specific route allow-listing, and handling API key authentication.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Custom REST API Generator
Down in the last 7 days:158#20,301by centangle4 years ago
WP Custom REST API Generator plugin enables the user to show/hide varied meta information of Posts in WordPress REST API.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Rankpilot
Up in the last 7 days:248#20,532by rankpilotdev4 months ago
Connect your WordPress site to Rankpilot and automatically publish generated, SEO-optimized articles on autopilot.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
CCZGR AI
Up in the last 7 days:189#20,656by CCZGR3 months ago
Read and write SEO meta_title, meta_description and focus_keyword via the WordPress REST API for posts, pages and custom post types.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
REST API Multiple Post Types
Down in the last 7 days:49#20,880by Josh Pollock9 years ago
Query multiple post types using /wp/v2/posts
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day

StrifeBridge MCP
Up in the last 7 days:1,031#21,057by strifero2 months ago
Connect your WordPress site to Claude and other AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol. Manage posts, media, menus, and more in plain Englis …
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Init Embed Posts
Down in the last 7 days:230#21,183by Init HTML3 months ago
Embed WordPress posts or products anywhere – like a Twitter Card. No iframe. No oEmbed. Just pure JS, full control, and beautiful design.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WUXT Headless WordPress API Extensions
Down in the last 7 days:114#21,932by danielauener7 years ago
Extensions for the Rest API to provide endpoints that support a more convenient use of headless WordPress as back-end CMS.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

REST API Route Tester
Down in the last 7 days:380#22,455by Nowshad Jawad1 month ago
A WordPress admin tool to quickly test REST API routes, path params, headers, body payloads, and copy requests as cURL.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day
Document Generator for OpenAPI
Down in the last 7 days:516#23,015by Schneider & Schütz GmbH3 years ago
OpenAPI (fka. Swagger) Document Generator for WordPress REST API
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP REST API
Up in the last 7 days:176#23,185by Andrew MAGIK10 years ago
This plugin include all existing terms into separate WordPress REST API (v2) endpoint.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Advanced Custom Routes
Up in the last 7 days:9#23,424by Logan Carlile7 years ago
The easiest way to create custom WP REST API Routes without writing a line of code.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Picot MCP
Up in the last 7 days:564#23,564by tsubu1 month ago
Expose WordPress as an MCP server with API key auth and scoped permissions.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP REST API
Down in the last 7 days:155#23,574by Ruhul Amin2 months ago
Enhance WordPress REST API by including configurable user meta fields in post responses without additional API requests.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Disables unnecessary functionality
Down in the last 7 days:37#23,708by DreamerKlim9 years ago
Just disables unnecessary functionality of WordPress, thus improving and speeding up your site ^_^
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
JSON REST API (WP API) Categories and Tags
Up in the last 7 days:88#23,780by WizADSL12 years ago
Allows tags and categories to be set when creating/editing posts with the JSON REST API (WP API)
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Overedge Connector
#23,914by timothyolu3 months ago
Connect your WordPress site to any React or Lovable-built frontend as a headless CMS — in minutes.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
datanephew SEO Bridge
Up in the last 7 days:2,323#24,168by datanephew3 months ago
Makes Yoast SEO and Rank Math title, meta description and focus keyword fields writable through the core WordPress REST API.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Publicator Helper
Up in the last 7 days:22#24,207by Mickael9 months ago
Connecteur indispensable pour Publicator.fr - Générateur de contenus optimisés SEO avec IA.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
EnumGuard
Up in the last 7 days:697#24,281by Alex Hedström1 month ago
Stops WordPress user enumeration through author URLs, REST, login errors, XML-RPC, sitemaps, and oEmbed.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

GrowthSEO
Up in the last 7 days:7,418#24,346by meetcpatel9071 month ago
Secure REST endpoint to publish posts from GrowthSEO backend via API key.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day