`/wp/v2/pages`

Last updated: February 13, 2026

Namespace: wp/v2
Route: /wp/v2/pages

Routes

Collection: /wp/v2/pages
Single: /wp/v2/pages/{id}

HTTP Methods

Collection methods: GET, POST

Single methods: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE

Request Parameters

Collection GET

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`context`	string	false	view	Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.
`page`	integer	false	1	Current page of the collection.
`per_page`	integer	false	10	Maximum number of items to be returned in result set.
`search`	string	false		Limit results to those matching a string.
`after`	string	false		Limit response to posts published after a given ISO8601 compliant date.
`modified_after`	string	false		Limit response to posts modified after a given ISO8601 compliant date.
`author`	array	false	[]	Limit result set to posts assigned to specific authors.
`author_exclude`	array	false	[]	Ensure result set excludes posts assigned to specific authors.
`before`	string	false		Limit response to posts published before a given ISO8601 compliant date.
`modified_before`	string	false		Limit response to posts modified before a given ISO8601 compliant date.
`exclude`	array	false	[]	Ensure result set excludes specific IDs.
`include`	array	false	[]	Limit result set to specific IDs.
`menu_order`	integer	false		Limit result set to posts with a specific menu_order value.
`search_semantics`	string	false		How to interpret the search input.
`offset`	integer	false		Offset the result set by a specific number of items.
`order`	string	false	desc	Order sort attribute ascending or descending.
`orderby`	string	false	date	Sort collection by post attribute.
`parent`	array	false	[]	Limit result set to items with particular parent IDs.
`parent_exclude`	array	false	[]	Limit result set to all items except those of a particular parent ID.
`search_columns`	array	false	[]	Array of column names to be searched.
`slug`	array	false		Limit result set to posts with one or more specific slugs.
`status`	array	false	publish	Limit result set to posts assigned one or more statuses.
`orderby_hierarchy`	boolean	false	False	Sort pages by hierarchy.

Collection POST

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`date`	string, null	false	The date the post was published, in the site’s timezone.
`date_gmt`	string, null	false	The date the post was published, as GMT.
`slug`	string	false	An alphanumeric identifier for the post unique to its type.
`status`	string	false	A named status for the post.
`password`	string	false	A password to protect access to the content and excerpt.
`parent`	integer	false	The ID for the parent of the post.
`title`	object	false	The title for the post.
`content`	object	false	The content for the post.
`author`	integer	false	The ID for the author of the post.
`excerpt`	object	false	The excerpt for the post.
`featured_media`	integer	false	The ID of the featured media for the post.
`comment_status`	string	false	Whether or not comments are open on the post.
`ping_status`	string	false	Whether or not the post can be pinged.
`menu_order`	integer	false	The order of the post in relation to other posts.
`meta`	object	false	Meta fields.
`template`	string	false	The theme file to use to display the post.
`jetpack_sharing_enabled`	boolean	false	Are sharing buttons enabled?

Single GET

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`id`	integer	false		Unique identifier for the post.
`context`	string	false	view	Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.
`excerpt_length`	integer	false		Override the default excerpt length.
`password`	string	false		The password for the post if it is password protected.

Single POST, PUT, PATCH

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	false	Unique identifier for the post.
`date`	string, null	false	The date the post was published, in the site’s timezone.
`date_gmt`	string, null	false	The date the post was published, as GMT.
`slug`	string	false	An alphanumeric identifier for the post unique to its type.
`status`	string	false	A named status for the post.
`password`	string	false	A password to protect access to the content and excerpt.
`parent`	integer	false	The ID for the parent of the post.
`title`	object	false	The title for the post.
`content`	object	false	The content for the post.
`author`	integer	false	The ID for the author of the post.
`excerpt`	object	false	The excerpt for the post.
`featured_media`	integer	false	The ID of the featured media for the post.
`comment_status`	string	false	Whether or not comments are open on the post.
`ping_status`	string	false	Whether or not the post can be pinged.
`menu_order`	integer	false	The order of the post in relation to other posts.
`meta`	object	false	Meta fields.
`template`	string	false	The theme file to use to display the post.
`jetpack_sharing_enabled`	boolean	false	Are sharing buttons enabled?

Single DELETE

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`id`	integer	false		Unique identifier for the post.
`force`	boolean	false	False	Whether to bypass Trash and force deletion.

Response Schema (Item)

Field	Type	Description
`date`	string, null	The date the post was published, in the site’s timezone.
`date_gmt`	string, null	The date the post was published, as GMT.
`guid`	object	The globally unique identifier for the post. (read-only)
`id`	integer	Unique identifier for the post. (read-only)
`link`	string	URL to the post. (read-only)
`modified`	string	The date the post was last modified, in the site’s timezone. (read-only)
`modified_gmt`	string	The date the post was last modified, as GMT. (read-only)
`slug`	string	An alphanumeric identifier for the post unique to its type.
`status`	string	A named status for the post.
`type`	string	Type of post. (read-only)
`password`	string	A password to protect access to the content and excerpt.
`permalink_template`	string	Permalink template for the post. (read-only)
`generated_slug`	string	Slug automatically generated from the post title. (read-only)
`class_list`	array	An array of the class names for the post container element. (read-only)
`parent`	integer	The ID for the parent of the post.
`title`	object	The title for the post.
`content`	object	The content for the post.
`author`	integer	The ID for the author of the post.
`excerpt`	object	The excerpt for the post.
`featured_media`	integer	The ID of the featured media for the post.
`comment_status`	string	Whether or not comments are open on the post.
`ping_status`	string	Whether or not the post can be pinged.
`menu_order`	integer	The order of the post in relation to other posts.
`meta`	object	Meta fields.
`template`	string	The theme file to use to display the post.
`jetpack_sharing_enabled`	boolean	Are sharing buttons enabled?

Authentication

Read: public for published pages; edit_pages required to view protected/private pages.
Write: edit_pages (create/update), publish_pages (publish), delete_pages (delete).

Example Requests

bash

curl -X GET "https://wordpress.org/news/wp-json/wp/v2/pages"

bash

curl -X POST "https://wordpress.org/news/wp-json/wp/v2/pages" 
  -H 'Authorization: Basic <app-password>' 
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' 
  -d '{"title":"Example"}'

bash

curl -X GET "https://wordpress.org/news/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/1"

Example Response (trimmed)

json

{
  "id": 1,
  "_links": {
    "self": [{ "href": "/wp/v2/pages/1" }]
  }
}

View on GitHub

`/wp/v2/pages`

Routes

HTTP Methods

Request Parameters

Collection GET

Collection POST

Single GET

Single POST, PUT, PATCH

Single DELETE

Response Schema (Item)

Authentication

Example Requests

Example Response (trimmed)

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