Build A REST Endpoint With Permission First
Build a custom WordPress REST endpoint with schema, validation, permission, and response boundaries.
Create a REST endpoint for a WordPress dashboard widget that returns renewal-risk accounts only to authorized managers. Permission-first REST endpoint design Building the query first and using is_user_logged_in treats authentication as authorization and exposes data to users outside the intended scope. Name the route contract Define /omie/v1/renewal-risk with a clear method, accepted parameters, and the business object it returns. A named contract stops the route from becoming a generic data pipe. It tells reviewers what the endpoint is responsible for. Validate parameters Accept a risk_window parameter only from an allowed set and reject unknown filters before querying. Validation limits the…
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