rest_application_password_check_errors( WP_Error|null|true $result )

Checks for errors when using application password-based authentication.

Parameters

$result

(WP_Error|null|true) (Required) Error from another authentication handler, null if we should handle it, or another value if not.

Return

(WP_Error|null|true) WP_Error if the application password is invalid, the $result, otherwise true.

Source

File: wp-includes/rest-api.php 

function rest_application_password_check_errors( $result ) {
	global $wp_rest_application_password_status;

	if ( ! empty( $result ) ) {
		return $result;
	}

	if ( is_wp_error( $wp_rest_application_password_status ) ) {
		$data = $wp_rest_application_password_status->get_error_data();

		if ( ! isset( $data['status'] ) ) {
			$data['status'] = 401;
		}

		$wp_rest_application_password_status->add_data( $data );

		return $wp_rest_application_password_status;
	}

	if ( $wp_rest_application_password_status instanceof WP_User ) {
		return true;
	}

	return $result;
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/load.php: is_wp_error()

Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error.

Changelog

Version Description
5.6.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/rest_application_password_check_errors