Title: Documentation for REST API? Last modified: July 3, 2022 --- # Documentation for REST API? * Resolved [Optimizr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/william-greatman/) * (@william-greatman) * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-for-rest-api/) * Hi, * Thanks for the great plugin. I am trying to create mobile apps for my website and I need to show the slideshow on my app. In previous app, I am using `/wp- json/wp/v2/mtslides?_embed` and it is running fine. * But on new site, the route seems to be changed and I am getting following error * `{"code":"rest_no_route","message":"No route was found matching the URL and request method.","data":{"status":404}}` * According to other support threads, I think the routes are listed here `/wp-json/ metaslider/v1/`. Correct me if I am wrong. * What I want for now is just to display single slideshow on my mobile apps. But every sub routes I entered required authentication because I got following message when I entered (for example) `/wp-json/metaslider/v1/slideshow/all` * `{"code":"rest_forbidden","message":"Sorry, you are not allowed to do that."," data":{"status":401}}` * I just want to show a slideshow that is publicly available on the web. Why do I need authorization to do so? Or am I in wrong direction or doing something wrong? Please guide me or at least let me have the detailed documentation if you have one. * Thanks in advance. Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [Arreane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yanex/) * (@yanex) * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-for-rest-api/#post-15795024) * Hi, * May I know what versions of WordPress and MetaSlider you have on your old site compared to what version you are currently using now. * Thread Starter [Optimizr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/william-greatman/) * (@william-greatman) * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-for-rest-api/#post-15800575) * Thank you for your reply. Surprisingly, both sites have the same latest versions. * WP » Version 6.0 Meta Slider » Version 3.27.6 * [Arreane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yanex/) * (@yanex) * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-for-rest-api/#post-15801978) * Hi, * I have informed by our team that there were no changes made in regards to our API. * It’s most-likely that there are other factors that might’ve cause the issue since you mentioned that the same version of WordPress and MetaSlider has been running fine on your other server. * Thread Starter [Optimizr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/william-greatman/) * (@william-greatman) * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-for-rest-api/#post-15802167) * Even the server is the same for both sites. Just this endpoint `/wp-json/wp/ v2/mtslides?_embed` isn’t working on new site. Could you please confirm if it is the right endpoint? If this should work, I would try with default theme and/ or deactivating other plugins. * [Arreane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yanex/) * (@yanex) * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-for-rest-api/#post-15805476) * There are only two registered post types in MetaSlider (ml-slider and ml-slide) * So, you’d have to use the following routes. /wp-json/wp/v2/ml-slide /wp-json/ wp/v2/ml-slider * But, before you can access the following routes, you’d have to modify the show_in_rest value to true. You can do this by adding the following code below to your functions. php. * ``` add_filter( 'register_post_type_args', 'customize_metaslider_post_type', 10, 2 ); function customize_metaslider_post_type( $args, $post_type ) { if ( in_array($post_type, ['ml-slide', 'ml-slider'] ) ) { $args['show_in_rest'] = true; } return $args; } ``` * Thread Starter [Optimizr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/william-greatman/) * (@william-greatman) * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-for-rest-api/#post-15810776) * Thank you! This pointed me in the right direction. In my old working site, I have this in my functions.php * ``` /** * Add REST API support to an already registered post type. */ add_filter('register_post_type_args', 'metaslider_args', 10, 2); function metaslider_args($args, $post_type) { if ('ml-slide' === $post_type) { $args['show_in_rest'] = true; // Optionally customize the rest_base or rest_controller_class $args['rest_base'] = 'mtslides'; $args['rest_controller_class'] = 'WP_REST_Posts_Controller'; } return $args; } ``` * And now, I can use the same endpoint as my old working site. * [Arreane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yanex/) * (@yanex) * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-for-rest-api/#post-15815126) * That’s good news! Glad we are able to help. * I will mark this as resolved. Feel free to open a new issue in case you need anything else. - This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by [Arreane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yanex/). 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