Title: Breaks any REST API request using array items (again)
Last modified: February 26, 2021

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# Breaks any REST API request using array items (again)

 *  Resolved [Stiofan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stiofansisland/)
 * (@stiofansisland)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-any-rest-api-request-using-array-items-again/)
 * Same as this but different [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-any-rest-api-request-using-array-items/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-any-rest-api-request-using-array-items/)
 * Your last addition is using a validation function that does not support arrays,
   therefor any API request with a array “&terms[]=123” will break.
 * [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2471019%40ninja-forms%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2FMergeTags%2FOther.php&old=2253166%40ninja-forms%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2FMergeTags%2FOther.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2471019%40ninja-forms%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2FMergeTags%2FOther.php&old=2253166%40ninja-forms%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2FMergeTags%2FOther.php)
 * Stiofan
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fbreaks-any-rest-api-request-using-array-items-again%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [jaxtheking](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaxtheking/)
 * (@jaxtheking)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-any-rest-api-request-using-array-items-again/#post-14118977)
 * Actually, I’m experiencing the same on any of my site’s pages. If I visit mysite.
   com?jobs[]=1, I’ll get a PHP Notice:
    Array to string conversion in wp-includes\
   formatting.php on line 1098.
 * Just like for the OP, a backtrace points to:
    wp-content\plugins\ninja-forms\
   includes\MergeTags\Other.php(59): esc_attr(Array)
 * Luca
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by [jaxtheking](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaxtheking/).
 *  Plugin Author [krmoorhouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krmoorhouse/)
 * (@krmoorhouse)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-any-rest-api-request-using-array-items-again/#post-14229993)
 * This issue should be resolved as of version 3.5.2.
 * -KR

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