Custom API Routes

Custom API Routes let you version-control custom WordPress REST API endpoints as plain PHP files in Git. Each file becomes one REST route on the site, no other plugin required.

This is a Loopress Full feature, not available in Loopress Light.

Write a PHP class with one public method per HTTP verb, push it with lps api push, and the endpoint is live:

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

class HelloWorld
{
    public function get(): array
    {
        return ['message' => 'Hello, world!'];
    }
}

https://example.com/wp-json/loopress-api/v1/hello-world

Routes are closed by default (admin credentials required), and every file can opt into its own access rules, CORS headers, and Composer dependencies. A broken file is skipped and logged, never breaking the rest of the site’s REST API.

Pages

• CLI: the lps api pull/push/list commands and how they treat your local directory
• Writing Route Files: the complete file reference, request handling, responses, authentication, CORS, namespaces, and the security model
• Editor Setup: WordPress autocomplete and static analysis in your project via WordPress stubs
• Admin UI: the API tab that lists every route currently deployed on the site, and the namespace setting