Title: Rest API Error
Last modified: August 18, 2020

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# Rest API Error

 *  Resolved [stevemanderson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevemanderson/)
 * (@stevemanderson)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-error-16/)
 * I have just installed and activated the plug in and tried to regenerate the images
   but I get an error saying “Rest API error. Please try again”
 * Any advice would be appreciated.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Frest-api-error-16%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Mateusz Gbiorczyk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mateuszgbiorczyk/)
 * (@mateuszgbiorczyk)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-error-16/#post-13274059)
 * Hi [@stevemanderson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevemanderson/),
 * Thank you for your message.
 * Please read this thread:
    [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/welcome-to-support-forum-please-read-before-posting-5/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/welcome-to-support-forum-please-read-before-posting-5/)
 *  [Quique](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robobito/)
 * (@robobito)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-error-16/#post-14008594)
 * I had the same Rest API Error and I checked that the permalinks were set to Plain,
   it was solved by changing it to Custom Structure. In case someone can be useful.
   
   Thanks

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 * [Rest API error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/rest-api-error/)

 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Quique](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robobito/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-error-16/#post-14008594)
 * Status: resolved