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The REST API should be planned alongside authentication, custom post types, fields, cache behavior, and the editorial workflow rather than bolted onto a finished frontend.
WordPress REST API rarely fails on features; it fails on unstated assumptions about data, permissions, and day-to-day operation.
WordPress REST API succeeds when scope boundaries and failure paths are agreed before components are chosen or content is migrated.
Acceptance of WordPress REST API should be demonstrated on the genuine path with real content, real accounts, and representative traffic rather than staged examples.
When scoping WordPress REST API with stakeholders, bring the questions above plus the documentation below so decisions trace back to published platform behavior.
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Terminology and platform behavior in this note trace back to published docs, not secondhand summaries.
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