API

Generally speaking, you will send a method parameter expressed as 'package.method' along with method specific arguments to the URL http://api.wpseek.com/.


There's a jQuery plugin using the wpseek API available!


API » wordpress.getInfo

Get information about latest WordPress release
e.g. http://api.wpseek.com/?method=wordpress.getinfo

Parameters

None

Sample Resonse (JSON)

({
  "version": "2.8.4",
  "releaseDate": "12.08.2009",
  "releaseDate_tstamp": 1250028000,
  "infoURI": "http:\/\/wordpress.org\/development\/2009\/08\/[...]\/",
  "downloadURI": "http:\/\/wordpress.org\/wordpress-2.8.4.zip"
});

Formats

JSON



API » wordpress.getFunction

Get function information
e.g. http://api.wpseek.com/?method=wordpress.getfunction&s=get_post

Parameters

s (required) - The requested function or Template Tag

Sample Resonse (JSON)

({
  "status": "ok",
  "name": "get_post",
  "type": "WordPress Function",
  "introducedVer": "1.5.1",
  "droppedVer": "-",
  "description": "Takes a post ID and returns the database [...]",
  "descriptionHtml": "Takes a post ID and returns the database [...]\n",
  "codexURI": "http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Function_Reference\/get_post"
});

Formats

JSON



API » wordpress.getSnippets

Get code snippets
e.g. http://api.wpseek.com/?method=wordpress.getsnippets&s=bloginfo

Parameters

s (required) - The requested function or Template Tag
limit (optional) - How many to return. Defaults and maxes out at 3.

Sample Resonse (JSON)

({
  "status": "ok",
  "name": "bloginfo",
  "generator": "http:\/\/wpseek.com\/",
  "items": [
    {
      "file": "wp-includes\/general-template.php",
      "link": "http:\/\/wpseek.com\/source\/wp\/latest\/wp-includes\/general-template.php.html#bloginfo",
      "snippet": " [...] "
    },
    {
      "file": "wp-admin\/plugin-editor.php",
      "link": "http:\/\/wpseek.com\/source\/wp\/latest\/wp-admin\/plugin-editor.php.html#bloginfo",
      "snippet": " [...] "
    },
    {
      "file": "wp-login.php",
      "link": "http:\/\/wpseek.com\/source\/wp\/latest\/wp-login.php.html#bloginfo",
      "snippet": " [...] "
    }
  ]
});

Formats

JSON



API » wordpress.getSimilar

Get similar functions
e.g. http://api.wpseek.com/?method=wordpress.getsimilar&s=blog&limit=2

Parameters

s (required) - Part of a function name or Template Tag
limit (optional) - How many to return. Defaults and maxes out at 10.

Sample Resonse (JSON)

({
  "status": "ok",
  "term": "blog",
  "generator": "http:\/\/wpseek.com\/",
  "items": [
    {
      "name": "bloginfo_rss",
      "type": "WordPress Function"
    },
    {
      "name": "get_bloginfo_rss",
      "type": "WordPress Function"
    }
  ]
});

Formats

JSON



API » wordpress.getTopics

Get forum topics created on wordpress.org/support/
e.g. http://api.wpseek.com/?method=wordpress.gettopics&s=bloginfo&limit=2

Parameters

s (required) - The requested function or Template Tag
limit (optional) - How many to return. Defaults and maxes out at 10.

Sample Resonse (JSON)

({
  "status": "ok",
  "name": "bloginfo",
  "generator": "http:\/\/wordpress.org\/",
  "items": [
    {
      "title": "esmi on \"function help\"",
      "link": "http:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/302279#post-1180442",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:20:27 +0000",
      "description": "Can I first ask why you want to modify bloginfo? [...]"
    },
    {
      "title": "amit@vss on \"function help\"",
      "link": "http:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/302279#post-1180408",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:44:25 +0000",
      "description": "where is the bloginfo() function defined, can we modify it. [...]"
    }
  ]
});

Formats

JSON