Title: WP API vs. Jetpack JSON API
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# WP API vs. Jetpack JSON API

 *  Resolved [jaybna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaybna/)
 * (@jaybna)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-api-vs-jetpack-json-api/)
 * For us newbies, what is the difference between this plugin and using the JSON
   API in Jetpack?
 * Thanks in advance, Jay
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/json-rest-api/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/json-rest-api/)

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 *  [jezza101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jezza101/)
 * (@jezza101)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-api-vs-jetpack-json-api/#post-5222508)
 * I was just pondering this myself hence why I found this post!
 * I would be interested to know why I might choose one over the other, my understanding
   isn’t enough to position the the two implementations in my head.
 * Is anyone able to summarise how these two fit into the WP ecosystem?
 * I guess the WP JSON approach has the advantage that other users of any developed
   app would not be forced to use Jetpack. It can also be extended to provide routes
   for eg BuddyPress etc (but these will have to be installed as separate plugins).
 * The JetPack solution ties into WordPress.com so not sure if that affors additional
   benefit in terms of authentication etc.
 *  Plugin Author [Ryan McCue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rmccue/)
 * (@rmccue)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-api-vs-jetpack-json-api/#post-5222510)
 * We have a [comparison document up on GitHub](https://github.com/WP-API/WP-API.github.io/blob/master/misc/comparison.md)
   that goes into some of the details of this. Hope that helps; happy to elaborate!

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