Post Revisions Edit

Schema Schema

The schema defines all the fields that exist within a post revision record. Any response from these endpoints can be expected to contain the fields below unless the `_filter` query parameter is used or the schema field only appears in a specific context.

author

integer
The ID for the author of the object.

Context: view, edit, embed

date

string,
datetime ([details](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41032))
The date the object was published, in the site's timezone.

Context: view, edit, embed

date_gmt

string,
datetime ([details](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41032))
The date the object was published, as GMT.

Context: view, edit

guid

object
The globally unique identifier for the object.

Read only

Context: view, edit

id

integer
Unique identifier for the object.

Context: view, edit, embed

modified

string,
datetime ([details](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41032))
The date the object was last modified, in the site's timezone.

Context: view, edit

modified_gmt

string,
datetime ([details](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41032))
The date the object was last modified, as GMT.

Context: view, edit

parent

integer
The ID for the parent of the object.

Context: view, edit, embed

slug

string
An alphanumeric identifier for the object unique to its type.

Context: view, edit, embed

title

object
The title for the object.

Context: view, edit, embed

content

object
The content for the object.

Context: view, edit

excerpt

object
The excerpt for the object.

Context: view, edit, embed

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List Post Revisions List Post Revisions

Query this endpoint to retrieve a collection of post revisions. The response you receive can be controlled and filtered using the URL query parameters below.

Definition Definition

GET /wp/v2/posts/<parent>/revisions

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Example Request Example Request

$ curl https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/<parent>/revisions

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Arguments Arguments

parent The ID for the parent of the object.
context Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.

Default: view

One of: view, embed, edit

page Current page of the collection.

Default: 1

per_page Maximum number of items to be returned in result set.
search Limit results to those matching a string.
exclude Ensure result set excludes specific IDs.
include Limit result set to specific IDs.
offset Offset the result set by a specific number of items.
order Order sort attribute ascending or descending.

Default: desc

One of: asc, desc

orderby Sort collection by object attribute.

Default: date

One of: date, id, include, relevance, slug, include_slugs, title

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Retrieve a Post Revision Retrieve a Post Revision

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Definition & Example Request Definition & Example Request

GET /wp/v2/posts/<parent>/revisions/<id>

Query this endpoint to retrieve a specific post revision record.

$ curl https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/<parent>/revisions/<id>

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Arguments Arguments

parent The ID for the parent of the object.
id Unique identifier for the object.
context Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.

Default: view

One of: view, embed, edit

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Delete a Post Revision Delete a Post Revision

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Arguments Arguments

parent The ID for the parent of the object.
id Unique identifier for the object.
force Required to be true, as revisions do not support trashing.

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Definition Definition

DELETE /wp/v2/posts/<parent>/revisions/<id>

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Example Request Example Request

$ curl -X DELETE https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/<parent>/revisions/<id>

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Retrieve a Post Revision Retrieve a Post Revision

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Definition & Example Request Definition & Example Request

GET /wp/v2/posts/<id>/autosaves

Query this endpoint to retrieve a specific post revision record.

$ curl https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/<id>/autosaves

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Arguments Arguments

parent The ID for the parent of the object.
context Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.

Default: view

One of: view, embed, edit

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Create a Post Revision Create a Post Revision

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Arguments Arguments

parent The ID for the parent of the object.
date The date the object was published, in the site's timezone.
date_gmt The date the object was published, as GMT.
slug An alphanumeric identifier for the object unique to its type.
status A named status for the object.
One of: publish, future, draft, pending, private
password A password to protect access to the content and excerpt.
title The title for the object.
content The content for the object.
author The ID for the author of the object.
excerpt The excerpt for the object.
featured_media The ID of the featured media for the object.
comment_status Whether or not comments are open on the object.
One of: open, closed
ping_status Whether or not the object can be pinged.
One of: open, closed
format The format for the object.
One of: standard, aside, chat, gallery, link, image, quote, status, video, audio
meta Meta fields.
sticky Whether or not the object should be treated as sticky.
template The theme file to use to display the object.
categories The terms assigned to the object in the category taxonomy.
tags The terms assigned to the object in the post_tag taxonomy.

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Definition Definition

POST /wp/v2/posts/<id>/autosaves

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Retrieve a Post Revision Retrieve a Post Revision

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Definition & Example Request Definition & Example Request

GET /wp/v2/posts/<parent>/autosaves/<id>

Query this endpoint to retrieve a specific post revision record.

$ curl https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/<parent>/autosaves/<id>

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Arguments Arguments

parent The ID for the parent of the object.
id The ID for the object.
context Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.

Default: view

One of: view, embed, edit