Best wp-API plugins for WordPress
The most popular wp-API plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. JWT Authentication for WP REST API leads with 60K+ active installs, ahead of REST API Meta Support (6K+) and WP API Menus (2K+). All 32 plugins tagged “wp-api” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 wp-API plugins
- 1.
JWT Authentication for WP REST APIThe most installed wp-API plugin, with 60K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 53 reviews, updated 2 days ago.
- 2.
REST API Meta Support6K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 3.
WP API Menus2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.0.
- 4.
Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API800+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
WP API Yoast SEO400+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 6.
ACF to WP-API400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 7.
WP REST API400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 8.
WP REST API Cache200+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 7 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 9.
SearchWP API200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 10.
Sekura REST Bridge for ACF100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 32 plugins tagged “wp-api”
JWT Authentication for WP REST API
#682by tmeister2 days ago
Extends the WP REST API using JSON Web Tokens Authentication as an authentication method.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.4(53)
- Downloads
- 306/day
REST API Meta Support
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,891by Pericor6 years ago
Stores meta data (i.e plugin settings) from the meta field of a WP REST API posts or pages POST creation call in the created page or post meta data.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 12/day
WP API Menus
Down in the last 7 days:10#4,887by Fulvio Notarstefano6 years ago
Extends WordPress WP REST API with new routes pointing to WordPress menus.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 45/day
Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API
Down in the last 7 days:55#7,455by dominic_ks1 year ago
A simple plugin that adds a password reset facility to the WordPress REST API using a code. The process is a two step process:
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP API Yoast SEO
Down in the last 7 days:23#9,561by ChazUK10 years ago
Returns Yoast post or page metadata in a normal post or page request.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
ACF to WP-API
Down in the last 7 days:9#9,577by Chris Hutchinson9 years ago
Plugs Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) data into the WordPress JSON API (WP-API).
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP REST API
Up in the last 7 days:14#9,847by Andrew MAGIK10 years ago
This plugin include all available taxonomy attributes into the WordPress REST API (v2) without additional API requests.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 7/day
WP REST API Cache
Down in the last 7 days:74#11,468by airesvsg8 years ago
Enable caching for WordPress REST API and increase speed of your application
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.4(7)
- Downloads
- 6/day
SearchWP API
Up in the last 7 days:104#12,720by Josh Pollock10 years ago
Run advanced searches via the WordPress REST API and SearchWP.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Sekura REST Bridge for ACF
Up in the last 7 days:111#14,587by cwdekker7 months ago
Expose Advanced Custom Fields in the WordPress REST API with proper access control.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 7/day
WP-REST-API Menus
Down in the last 7 days:71#19,844by jcdev5188 years ago
Adds menu endpoints to core WP REST API.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Custom REST API Generator
Down in the last 7 days:134#20,262by 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
REST API Multiple Post Types
Up in the last 7 days:19#20,840by Josh Pollock9 years ago
Query multiple post types using /wp/v2/posts
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
WP REST API
Up in the last 7 days:351#23,098by 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
User Data Fields For JWT Authentication
Down in the last 7 days:202#23,324by Ahmed Hnewa4 years ago
Wordpress is a good content mangement system for building websites, but it will be better if you build like mobile apps,
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP API Options
Down in the last 7 days:138#23,818by Oleg Kostin10 years ago
Extends WordPress WP REST API with new routes pointing to WordPress options.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Yoast SEO for WordPress PWA
#25,381by Pablo Postigo7 years ago
Returns Yoast post or page metadata in a normal post or page request.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 4/day
REST Gutenberg
Down in the last 7 days:81#27,649by scottfoster7 years ago
Adds a key and gutenberg block schema within the WordPress REST API
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP REST API
#29,137by 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.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP REST API Force SSL
#32,832by Frankie Jarrett10 years ago
Force WP REST API endpoints to only be served over HTTPS.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP API JSON READER
Up in the last 7 days:4,665#37,142by elsteno11 years ago
Get and show posts from an other WP website which have installed the WP REST API and provide json feeds via the API
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rest API Widgets
#37,733by hide10 years ago
Simple Widgets Using WP REST API.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP API (V2) WooCommerce endpoints
#37,923by Oleg Kostin10 years ago
Extends WordPress WP REST API (V2) with new endpoints pointing to WooCommerce page functions (is_shop, is_cart, is_checkout, is_account_page).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ajax Post Comment
Up in the last 7 days:4,385#38,253by Hinaloe10 years ago
Post comment form on frontend tobe ajax using WP REST API Version.2
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Josie API
Up in the last 7 days:6,787#38,967by Josh Pollock12 years ago
Adds endpoints for menus & tax-queries, as well as a server-side cache and CORS headers for the WordPress REST API.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP API (V2) isFront
Down in the last 7 days:2,483#42,560by Oleg Kostin10 years ago
Extends WordPress WP REST API (V2) with new endpoints pointing to WordPress isFront function.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
JSON REST API Subscriptions
Down in the last 7 days:5,665#44,446by Taylor Lovett10 years ago
Enable subscriptions to posts, pages, and custom post types. Users can securely subscribe via simple API routes to created/updated/deleted content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
API Log Pro
#46,039by Hubbard Labs4 years ago
A simple plugin to log WordPress Rest API Requests.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple JWT Auth
#71,513by Sayan Dey2 months ago
JWT authentication for the WordPress REST API: access and refresh tokens with rotation, revocation, and validation for headless and decoupled apps.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Get by taxonomy/category parent for WP REST API
Down in the last 7 days:3,991#73,952by M Media5 years ago
Add the ability to get posts by the parent category in the WordPress REST API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day