`/wp/v2/search`

Last updated: February 13, 2026

Namespace: wp/v2
Route: /wp/v2/search

Routes

Collection methods: 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.
`type`	string	false	post	Limit results to items of an object type.
`subtype`	array	false	any	Limit results to items of one or more object subtypes.
`exclude`	array	false	[]	Ensure result set excludes specific IDs.
`include`	array	false	[]	Limit result set to specific IDs.

Field	Type	Description
`id`	integer, string	Unique identifier for the object. (read-only)
`title`	string	The title for the object. (read-only)
`url`	string	URL to the object. (read-only)
`type`	string	Object type. (read-only)
`subtype`	string	Object subtype. (read-only)

bash

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

json

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