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rest_api_loaded()

Loads the REST API.

Source

File: wp-includes/rest-api.php 

function rest_api_loaded() {
	if ( empty( $GLOBALS['wp']->query_vars['rest_route'] ) ) {
		return;
	}

	/**
	 * Whether this is a REST Request.
	 *
	 * @since 4.4.0
	 * @var bool
	 */
	define( 'REST_REQUEST', true );

	// Initialize the server.
	$server = rest_get_server();

	// Fire off the request.
	$route = untrailingslashit( $GLOBALS['wp']->query_vars['rest_route'] );
	if ( empty( $route ) ) {
		$route = '/';
	}
	$server->serve_request( $route );

	// We're done.
	die();
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/rest-api.php: rest_get_server()

Retrieves the current REST server instance.
wp-includes/formatting.php: untrailingslashit()

Removes trailing forward slashes and backslashes if they exist.

Changelog

Version Description
4.4.0 Introduced.

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Licensed under the GNU GPLv2+ License.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/rest_api_loaded