Title: JSON API Auth Author: Ali Qureshi Published: December 17, 2013 Last modified: July 29, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/json-api-auth/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1965712) ![](https://ps.w.org/json-api-auth/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1965697) # JSON API Auth By [Ali Qureshi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/parorrey/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/json-api-auth.3.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/json-api-auth/#description) * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/json-api-auth/#reviews) * [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/json-api-auth/#installation) * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/json-api-auth/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/json-api-auth/) ## Description JSON API Auth extends the JSON API Plugin to allow RESTful user authentication. JSON API Plugin, that is required, was closed on August 7, 2019 from WordPress repository. You can download [JSON API Plugin](https://github.com/PI-Media/json-api) from https:// github.com/PI-Media/json-api until it is republished and available on WordPress. Features include: * Generate Auth Cookie for user authentication * Validate Auth Cookie * Get Current User Info For documentation: See ‘Other Notes’ tab above for usage examples. Credits: http://www.parorrey.com/solutions/json-api-auth/ ## Screenshots * [[ * Call to generate_auth_cookie endpoint using Postman * [[ * Call to get_currentuserinfo endpoint using Postman * [[ * Call to validate_auth_cookie endpoint using Postman ## Installation First you have to install the JSON API for WordPress Plugin (https://wordpress.org/ extend/plugins/json-api/installation/). or You can download [JSON API Plugin](https://github.com/PI-Media/json-api) from https://github.com/PI-Media/json-api To install JSON API Auth just follow these steps: * upload the folder “json-api-auth” to your WordPress plugin folder (/wp-content/ plugins) * activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress or by using the link provided by the plugin installer * activate the controller through the JSON API menu found in the WordPress admin center (Settings -> JSON API) ## FAQ Thanks to ‘mattberg’ who wrote the auth controller (https://github.com/mattberg/ wp-json-api-auth) initially. I have added few methods and authored it as a WordPress plugin so that it could easily be searched and installed vis WordPress. * There are following methods available: validate_auth_cookie, generate_auth_cookie, clear_auth_cookie, get_currentuserinfo * nonce can be created by calling http://localhost/api/get_nonce/?controller=auth& method=generate_auth_cookie * You can then use ‘nonce’ value to generate cookie. http://localhost/api/auth/ generate_auth_cookie/?nonce=f4320f4a67&username=Catherine&password=password-here * Use cookie like this with your other controller calls: http://localhost/api/contoller- name/method-name/?cookie=Catherine|1392018917|3ad7b9f1c5c2cccb569c8a82119ca4fd For instance, you have a new controller ‘events’ and want to allow users to post new ‘event’ using ‘add_event’ method. This is how you will call the end point with cookie and post the event with user info: http://localhost/api/events/add_event/?cookie=Catherine|1392018917|3ad7b9f1c5c2cccb569c8a82119ca4fd If you want sample code how it can be done, check ‘JSON API User’ plugin https:// wordpress.org/plugins/json-api-user/. This Auth plugin is part of JSON API User plugin. ### Method: validate_auth_cookie It needs ‘cookie’ var. http://localhost/api/auth/validate_auth_cookie/?cookie=Catherine|1392018917|3ad7b9f1c5c2cccb569c8a82119ca4fd ### Method: generate_auth_cookie It needs `username`, `password` vars. `seconds` is optional. Then generate cookie: http://localhost/api/auth/generate_auth_cookie/?username=john& password=PASSWORD-HERE Optional ‘seconds’ var. It provided, generated cookie will be valid for that many seconds, otherwise default is for 14 days. generate cookie for 1 minute: http://localhost/api/auth/generate_auth_cookie/?username =john&password=PASSWORD-HERE&seconds=60 60 means 1 minute. ### Method: get_currentuserinfo It needs ‘cookie’ var. http://localhost/api/auth/get_currentuserinfo/?cookie=Catherine|1392018917|3ad7b9f1c5c2cccb569c8a82119ca4fd ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1e0616296c4d26d92cb64457f967d9ac34aae2b2b1980e1fcf56af41183c5739? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Work well.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/work-well-33/)󠁿 [Sarankumar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sarankumar/) May 27, 2017 Working perfectly ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c7be41168a828b3275c2a320c1b629708f7a7af499541029a40e662b9320a3e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great piece of Cake](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-piece-of-cake/)󠁿 [metaeditor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/metaeditor/) December 13, 2016 Great piece of Cake, but incompatible to the Jsone APi Plugin Authentication only for “new” own Controller ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/47299eccdedeedd18270c54e217d1a9a8dfc3f99a448f3f9e358691957ca2ce1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[user feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-feedback-1/)󠁿 [mainsufian](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mainsufian/) September 3, 2016 1 reply Hi, I am using the awesome JSON API plugin. it was a nice experience. really thankyou ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0e5cbdf525c886c49ff1bdb7f689cb83dad2882ef483f42ebb50198662ecf77f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Access to CPT post data](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-to-cpt-post-data/)󠁿 [thinkerman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thinkerman/) September 3, 2016 6 replies Hi, I am using the awesome JSON API plugin. I read I can’t have access to the posts postmeta unless I’m authenticated and I thought maybe your plugin is the solution to that. I have installed your plugin but not entirely sure how to use it in my application. [ Read all 11 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/json-api-auth/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “JSON API Auth” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Ali Qureshi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/parorrey/) [Translate “JSON API Auth” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/json-api-auth) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/json-api-auth/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/json-api-auth/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/json-api-auth/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/json-api-auth/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 3.0.0 * Updated for WordPress version 6.8 #### 2.9.1 * Fixed a bug for generate_auth_cookie, get_currentuserinfo endpoints for avatar * Updated for WordPress version 6.4.1 #### 2.9.0 * Updated for WordPress version 6.1.1 #### 2.8.0 * Updated for WordPress version 6.0.1 #### 2.7.1 * Updated for WordPress version 5.9 #### 2.7.0 * Updated for wordpress version 5.8 #### 2.6.0 * Updated for wordpress version 5.7 #### 2.5.0 * Updated for wordpress version 5.5.3 #### 2.4.0 * Fixed bug in the generate_auth_cookie endpoint. #### 2.3.0 * Updated for JSON API Plugin diretory check error and updated action links. #### 2.2.0 * Updated for GitHub and settings action links. #### 2.1.0 * Updated for WordPress version & added JSON API plugin GitHub link due its closing down on WordPress repository. #### 2.0.0 * Updated for wordpress version ## Meta * Version **3.0.0** * Last updated **8 months ago** * Active installations **800+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * PHP version ** 5.3 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/json-api-auth/) * Tags * [api](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/api/)[json api](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/json-api/) * [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/json-api-auth/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 9 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/json-api-auth/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/json-api-auth/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/json-api-auth/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/json-api-auth/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/json-api-auth/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/json-api-auth/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/json-api-auth/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Ali Qureshi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/parorrey/) ## Support Got something to say? 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