Creating Custom REST API Endpoints for Woo

Creating Custom REST API Endpoints for Woo — a practical guide to WooCommerce custom REST endpoint with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Namespace your routes and require `manage_woocommerce` or customer ownership checks.

Custom route

add_action('rest_api_init', function () {
    register_rest_route('acme-woo/v1', '/ping', [
        'methods' => 'GET',
        'callback' => fn () => ['ok' => true],
        'permission_callback' => fn () => current_user_can('manage_woocommerce'),
    ]);
});