Taxonomies Edit

Schema Schema

The schema defines all the fields that exist for a taxonomy object.

capabilities

object
All capabilities used by the taxonomy.

Read only

Context: edit

description

string
A human-readable description of the taxonomy.

Read only

Context: view, edit

hierarchical

boolean
Whether or not the taxonomy should have children.

Read only

Context: view, edit

labels

object
Human-readable labels for the taxonomy for various contexts.

Read only

Context: edit

name

string
The title for the taxonomy.

Read only

Context: view, edit, embed

slug

string
An alphanumeric identifier for the taxonomy.

Read only

Context: view, edit, embed

show_cloud

boolean
Whether or not the term cloud should be displayed.

Read only

Context: edit

types

array
Types associated with the taxonomy.

Read only

Context: view, edit

rest_base

string
REST base route for the taxonomy.

Read only

Context: view, edit, embed

Example Request Example Request

$ curl -X OPTIONS -i http://demo.wp-api.org/wp-json/wp/v2/taxonomies

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List Taxonomies List Taxonomies

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Arguments Arguments

context Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.

Default: view

One of: view, embed, edit

type Limit results to taxonomies associated with a specific post type.

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Definition Definition

GET /wp/v2/taxonomies

Example Request Example Request

$ curl http://demo.wp-api.org/wp-json/wp/v2/taxonomies

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Retrieve a Taxonomy Retrieve a Taxonomy

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Arguments Arguments

taxonomy An alphanumeric identifier for the taxonomy.
context Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.

Default: view

One of: view, embed, edit

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Definition Definition

GET /wp/v2/taxonomies/<taxonomy>

Example Request Example Request

$ curl http://demo.wp-api.org/wp-json/wp/v2/taxonomies/<taxonomy>