rest_do_request( WP_REST_Request|string $request )

Do a REST request.

Description

Used primarily to route internal requests through WP_REST_Server.

Parameters

$request

(WP_REST_Request|string) (Required) Request.

Return

(WP_REST_Response) REST response.

Source

File: wp-includes/rest-api.php 

function rest_do_request( $request ) {
	$request = rest_ensure_request( $request );
	return rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/rest-api.php: rest_get_server()

Retrieves the current REST server instance.
wp-includes/rest-api.php: rest_ensure_request()

Ensures request arguments are a request object (for consistency).

Used By

Used By Description
wp-includes/block-patterns.php: _load_remote_block_patterns()

Register Core’s official patterns from wordpress.org/patterns.
wp-includes/rest-api.php: rest_preload_api_request()

Append result of internal request to REST API for purpose of preloading data to be attached to a page.

Changelog

Version Description
4.4.0 Introduced.

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