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GET/read/feed/

Get the ID and subscribe URL of one or more matching feeds by domain or URL.

Resource Information

   
Method GET
URL https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/read/feed/
Requires authentication? No

Query Parameters

Parameter Type Description
context (string)
display:
(default) Formats the output as HTML for display. Shortcodes are parsed, paragraph tags are added, etc..
edit:
Formats the output for editing. Shortcodes are left unparsed, significant whitespace is kept, etc..
http_envelope (bool)
false:
(default)
true:
Some environments (like in-browser JavaScript or Flash) block or divert responses with a non-200 HTTP status code. Setting this parameter will force the HTTP status code to always be 200. The JSON response is wrapped in an "envelope" containing the "real" HTTP status code and headers.
pretty (bool)
false:
(default)
true:
Output pretty JSON
meta (string) Optional. Loads data from the endpoints found in the 'meta' part of the response. Comma-separated list. Example: meta=site,likes
fields (string) Optional. Returns specified fields only. Comma-separated list. Example: fields=ID,title
callback (string) An optional JSONP callback function.
url (string) The domain or URL of the site you would like to retrieve the feed(s) ID for. It MUST be URL-encoded.
q (string) Query text
offset (int) offset to page results to
number (int) number of results to return
exclude_followed (boolean) Exclude already followed sites in search results Default: true.
sort (string) relevance or last_updated
page_handle (string) A handle for getting the next page of results when sorting by last_updated
algorithm (string) Specify a particular algorithm to use to choose posts (optional)

Response Parameters

Parameter Type Description
feeds (array) Found feeds, represented by their subscribe URL and feed ID.

Resource Errors

This endpoint does not return any errors.

Example

curl 'https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1/read/feed/?url=staff.tumblr.com'
<?php
$options  = array (
  'http' => 
  array (
    'ignore_errors' => true,
  ),
);

$context  = stream_context_create( $options );
$response = file_get_contents(
	'https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1/read/feed/?url=staff.tumblr.com',
	false,
	$context
);
$response = json_decode( $response );
?>