Automatically adding custom fields to REST API

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Problem:

Once I set up the Custom Post Type to be exposed via the REST API I expect the associated Post Field Group fields to be exposed as well

Solution:

The client have been found a workaround with another plugin "WP REST API Controller":

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rest-api-controller/

Relevant Documentation:

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Tagged: Types plugin

This topic contains 5 replies, has 3 voices.

Last updated by chrisH-10 6 years, 4 months ago.

Assisted by: Luo Yang.

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July 12, 2018 at 1:45 am #923817

chrisH-10

Tell us what you are trying to do?
Once I set up the Custom Post Type to be exposed via the REST API I expect the associated Post Field Group fields to be exposed as well, but they are not.
I have been creating a custom plugin to expose fields as I add them, but this tedious.
(a) are you working on a solution for this?
(b) I'm happy to write a more generic plugin, but I didn't have any luck finding a function in the Codex for getting all the fields of a Custom Post Type. Clearly you know how to do this. Could you enlighten me or provide a snippet?

Is there any documentation that you are following?
No, could not find any.

July 12, 2018 at 8:28 am #923943

Luo Yang

Hello,

You are right, there isn't such a built-in feature within Types plugin, and it has been reported lots of time, for example:
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/rest-api-update-custom-fields/
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/exposing-custom-fields-through-rest-api/
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/how-to-get-custom-fields-into-the-rest-api-output/

We hope to include support for these in a future release, but I don't have an ETA for you right now. if you agree, we can mark this thread as a feature request, and let our team know it's important for you!

July 12, 2018 at 8:31 am #923947

Luo Yang

And there is a similar thread which provide a workaround:
https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/257628/wp-rest-api-rest-no-route-when-trying-to-update-meta/262088#262088
For your reference

July 12, 2018 at 10:57 am #924054

chrisH-10

Thanks Luo, stellar support as always!

That stackexchange article has a link to https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rest-api-controller/ which appears to be the plugin I was looking to create, how awesome!

The other support links you provided were old, closed and contain many a "hidden link", so I figured I'd ask again. There seem to have been a lot of requests for this. For my needs the REST API Controller plugin does what I need. You may want to evaluate that and perhaps endorse/contribute to it.

If you do build this into Types I would expect to see a checkbox on the field create/edit UI where I can check a box to add it to REST. I would also hope for a PHP filter so I can transform the output for the field.

Thanks!

December 19, 2018 at 11:07 am #1169566

Direito

what's on the hidden link?
how to update custom fields using rest api?

December 19, 2018 at 3:34 pm #1169800

chrisH-10

I think it was a link to a Stack Exchange article. What you want is the plugin I referenced. It's actively maintained and allows you to add your custom fields to the REST API with a UI.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rest-api-controller/