API Requests with wp_remote_post()

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Short description

Use JSON body + content-type headers for modern APIs. Always check for `WP_Error` and status codes.

wp_remote_post JSON

$response = wp_remote_post('https://api.example.com/items', [
    'timeout' => 15,
    'headers' => ['Content-Type' => 'application/json'],
    'body' => wp_json_encode(['title' => 'Hello']),
]);