Best rest-API plugins for WordPress

Invizo Headless Mode

Down in the last 7 days:90#24,449

by Invizo4 months ago

Turn WordPress into a headless CMS backend with frontend redirects, CORS controls, draft previews, login branding, and security hardening.

CFDB Form Notifier

Down in the last 7 days:903#24,520

by Abhishek Kumar3 days ago

Store, manage, and retrieve Contact Form 7 submissions with lead status management, CSV export, role-based access, and a secure REST API.

BotCreds Agent Access

#24,630

by Joe Boydston2 days ago

Scoped, per-agent application passwords for AI agents, MCP clients, and automation tools.

Hungry REST API Monitor

Down in the last 7 days:769#24,651

by Prakhar Bhatia5 months ago

Monitor WordPress REST API requests with detailed analytics, performance metrics, and beautiful visualizations. Full WooCommerce support included.

WP REST API Helper

Up in the last 7 days:532#25,098

by MD. Rabiul Islam Robi5 years ago

A plugin to help out WP REST API.

Unstoppable Activity Tracker

Up in the last 7 days:1,241#25,318

by Unstoppable Solutions3 days ago

Standalone activity log with Insights charts, downtime forensics, CSV/JSON export, email digests, optional WooCommerce tracking, and REST API.

HuxxConnect

Up in the last 7 days:6,552#25,439

by huxxco11 days ago

Connect WordPress to any REST API. Configure endpoints, manage credentials securely, and display data using shortcodes or template functions.

WP API Customizer

Up in the last 7 days:389#25,635

by Kite11 years ago

Make post meta data (custom field values) available for JSON REST API (WP API) when unauthenticated.

MCP Tracker

Up in the last 7 days:40#25,757

by WPVibes6 months ago

Records and displays MCP-related REST API requests made to your WordPress site.

Synapse

Down in the last 7 days:32#26,529

by DVYZR1 year ago

The data bridge for WordPress. A powerful REST API to monitor sites and automate workflows with n8n, Zapier, Make, and your own scripts.

MaxtDesign REST API Control

#26,896

by MaxtDesign1 month ago

Full control over your WordPress REST API. Block, restrict, or whitelist endpoints per user role. Lightweight, fast, zero frontend footprint.

PKL WPz REST API Authentication

Up in the last 7 days:55#26,915

by Palmiiz Kittinan1 month ago

Control WordPress REST API access by requiring user authentication with API key system.

Aomark Writer

#27,058

by alex270323 days ago

Securely publish or schedule Aomark-generated content on your WordPress site.

FetchWire

Up in the last 7 days:358#27,293

by Kasirye Arthur3 months ago

Pull posts from any WordPress site into 5 beautiful layouts. Works in Elementor and Gutenberg. No plugin needed on the source site.

REST API Search

#27,345

by KCPT10 years ago

This adds the missing functionality of Search into the WordPress REST API.

SproutOS

Up in the last 7 days:1,134#28,458

by POSIMYTH2 months ago

WordPress REST control API for authenticated tools. Inspect the site, upload media, and manage post meta over REST, admin-only.

Kill JSON REST API

Down in the last 7 days:263#28,627

by arminmeth9 years ago

Completely disables JSON REST API for both registered and anonymous users in WordPress 4.7.* and removes API links and tags.

ELADIVINE Core

#28,686

by Elad Yanai1 day ago

Security hardening that works on any theme, and steps aside wherever another plugin already does the same job.

Media Library Extension

Up in the last 7 days:105#28,706

by Martin von Berg2 months ago

Extend the REST-API to work with Wordpress Media-Library. Organize images in Folders. Add and Update images including Metadata and Posts using the ima …

Content API

Down in the last 7 days:380#28,707

by Poly Plugins5 months ago

Manage posts, products, SEO, and more via custom WordPress endpoints.

CoCart

Down in the last 7 days:89#29,033

by CoCart Headless2 years ago

Enables the rate limiting feature for CoCart.

WP REST API

#29,137

by Andrew MAGIK10 years ago

This plugin show all relations between existing post types and attached to them terms (taxonomies) in separate WordPress REST API (v2) endpoint.

Balada Fix

Up in the last 7 days:636#29,265

by vladanrs4 months ago

Blocks unauthenticated access to vulnerable REST paths. Add paths in Settings → Balada Fix. Only admins can use them.

Todogift Shipping API

Down in the last 7 days:697#30,083

by Todogift8 months ago

Expose a REST endpoint that returns WooCommerce-calculated shipping rates for a given address and products list.

Linkjet

#30,121

by hafenstudios28 days ago

Link redirection & affiliate link management with click stats, QR codes, a 404 monitor, CSV/JSON backup and a full REST API.

MksDdn Collection for Postman

Down in the last 7 days:307#30,215

by Max6 months ago

Generate Postman Collection (v2.1.0) or OpenAPI 3.0 documentation for the WordPress REST API from the admin UI.

Marukin HG Site Reporter

#30,259

by marukin-ad3 days ago

Read-only, API-key protected access to WordPress, PHP, database and plugin versions, update status and public content timestamps.

WP REST API Filter Fields

Up in the last 7 days:95#30,518

by Formcrafts11 years ago

Extends the functionality of [WP REST API]. Allows you to request only certain fields.

WP Site Monitor

Up in the last 7 days:476#30,575

by bwibrew8 years ago

Extends official WP REST API to provide extra endpoints to help manage sites remotely.

HLB Ability Registry for MCP

Up in the last 7 days:576#30,699

by Jordan Hlebarov1 month ago

An admin-curated ability registry for the WordPress Abilities API, with a per-ability on/off switch and optional multisite network control.

My Agent Crew Connector

Up in the last 7 days:438#30,719

by bilalhameed0011 month ago

Connect your WordPress site to a My Agent Crew agent. Phase 2 adds a universal MCP gateway over enabled plugin namespaces.

WP REST API Key Authentication

Up in the last 7 days:67#31,102

by Kamal Hosen1 year ago

A simple plugin to add API key-based authentication to the WordPress REST API. Manage multiple API keys and secure your REST API endpoints.

Open24 Security

Down in the last 7 days:1,663#31,158

by open246 days ago

Security hardening for WordPress and WooCommerce: lock down the REST API and login, limit admin accounts, get alerts and detect modified files.

REST WP

Down in the last 7 days:270#31,394

by Rajin Sharwar3 years ago

Say goodbye to juggling multiple tools - REST WP allows you to test and utilize APIs with ease, all from within your WordPress dashboard! Effortlessly …

REST API Extender

Down in the last 7 days:60#31,508

by SEO Neo2 years ago

The REST API Extender is a WordPress plugin that extends the functionality of the WordPress REST API.

RESTless

Down in the last 7 days:246#31,758

by BjornW8 years ago

RESTless disables REST calls for non-authenticated requests.

WordsPost Content Publisher

Up in the last 7 days:29,307#31,934

by WordsPost2 days ago

REST API for publishing and managing posts and media from external systems, authenticated with an API key.

Traficonnect

#32,300

by traficode2 years ago

Traficonnect adds custom SEO meta fields to the default WordPress REST API response

WP REST API Force SSL

Down in the last 7 days:619#32,402

by Frankie Jarrett10 years ago

Force WP REST API endpoints to only be served over HTTPS.

BahriCanli Publisher

#32,466

by Bahri CANLI5 days ago

Connects your WordPress site to content-manager.tr — publish, update and delete posts via a secure token-based API.

Rest API Cache

Down in the last 7 days:221#33,115

by Vsourz Digital7 years ago

Boost your application speed by caching the WordPress REST API.

Upload Multiple Media by API

Down in the last 7 days:159#33,127

by sandeepjainlive2 months ago

Upload multiple media files through the WordPress REST API with authentication, duplicate detection, image optimization, ALT text support, and upload …

WP Mail REST-API

Down in the last 7 days:195#33,205

by marketingauftrag6 years ago

There are many SMTP plugins for Wordpress, but there are still many troubleshoots when sending email messages via Wordpress.

MINIMALIST Uploads for WPVibe

#33,266

by mariancapota9 days ago

Upload documents to the Media Library through authenticated REST requests, with resumable chunks and the WordPress upload limit.

API REST Posts

#33,306

by Miguel Fuentes4 months ago

Adds REST API endpoints for latest posts and latest posts by category, with configurable date format and excerpt length.

GoldT WebMCP Bridge

#33,363

by chagold2 months ago

Bridge for 8 AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, more) — powered by the Servio Protocol (aka WebMCP) with OAuth 2.0

Restrictly

#33,651

by bobbyalcorn10 months ago

Performance-focused access control for WordPress, enforcing rule-based visibility across content, menus, and blocks with a clean core.

Simple Post Publish & Rewrite using API

#33,769

by Tech Avenue Labs1 month ago

Publish posts from any app or script through a secure REST API, with optional AI titles and article rewriting using OpenAI's latest GPT models.

Odiseo SEO Bridge

#33,802

by odiseohelp27 days ago

Registers your SEO plugin's fields in the REST API so title and meta description can be written via API.

GhostGate

Down in the last 7 days:6,011#33,822

by codegee09589 months ago

Invisible, intelligent protection for WordPress. GhostGate hides your login page, blocks bots, and turns your site into a ghost fortress.