Version check REST API endpoint for WordPress.
| Author: | Roland Bende (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 5.2 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.9.4 |
| Plugin version: | 1.1.0 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 07-06-2025 |
| Last updated: | 24-03-2026 |
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| Total downloads: | 394 |
| Active installs: | 10+ |
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This plugin adds a custom REST API endpoint that returns information about the current versions of the WordPress core, active themes, and active plugins.
Useful for remote WordPress site version monitoring & logging, CI/CD checks, and automated update workflows.
Both endpoints require authentication via a Bearer token.
Endpoint 1: Status — outdated items only
- HTTP method:
GET - API endpoint:
/wp-json/vercheck-api/v1/status
Returns only items that have available updates:
– WordPress core update status.
– A list of plugins with available updates.
– A list of themes with available updates.
Endpoint 2: Audit — full inventory
- HTTP method:
GET - API endpoint:
/wp-json/vercheck-api/v1/audit
Returns a complete inventory of everything installed:
– WordPress core version info.
– All installed themes (active and inactive) with version and update info.
– All installed plugins (active and inactive) with version and update info.
Example response — /v1/status:
{
"core": {
"current_version": "6.4.3",
"new_version": "6.5",
"is_outdated": true
},
"outdated_themes": [],
"outdated_plugins": [
{
"name": "Example Plugin",
"current_version": "1.2.0",
"new_version": "1.3.0"
}
]
}
Example response — /v1/audit:
{
"core": {
"current_version": "6.4.3",
"new_version": "6.5",
"is_outdated": true
},
"themes": [
{
"name": "Twenty Twenty-Four",
"slug": "twentytwentyfour",
"current_version": "1.3",
"new_version": null,
"is_outdated": false,
"is_active": true
}
],
"plugins": [
{
"name": "Example Plugin",
"slug": "example-plugin/example-plugin.php",
"current_version": "1.2.0",
"new_version": "1.3.0",
"is_outdated": true,
"is_active": true
}
]
}
Additional info:
The unique request ID for each API call is returned in the response header:
X-Request-ID: {{unique-request-id}}
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