Post Types API - How to Edit Post Types Data with API Calls
Using the API there are 5 Post Type actions that can be achieved:
- GET - /api/v2/data_categories/get/{data_id}
- POST - /api/v2/data_categories/create
- POST - /api/v2/data_categories/custom_fields
- PUT - /api/v2/data_categories/update
- DELETE - /api/v2/data_categories/delete
We will break down these actions and explain how to achieve an end results with each one. The examples shown in this article are completed using https://www.postman.com/
For all actions, add the API Key to the Headers:
1. GET - /api/v2/data_categories/get/{data_id}
Read the data of a single Post Type based on the Data ID.
- Choose GET as the method
- Replace the {{api_url}} for the website url
- Replace the {id} with the actual post type ID
Using this action is simple, add the url above but replace {id} with the actual post type ID. This will fetch the post types information from the website.
2. POST - /api/v2/data_categories/create
Add a Post Type to the database.
- Choose POST as the method
- In the Body select x-www-form-urlencoded
- Enter data
3. POST - /api/v2/data_categories/custom_fields
Get all fields available for the Post Type.
- Choose POST as the method.
- In the Body select x-www-form-urlencoded
- Then add the data_id of the Post Type
4. PUT - /api/v2/data_categories/update
Update a Post Type record and their related data from the database.
- Choose PUT as the method
- In the Body select x-www-form-urlencoded
- Then add the new data for the Post Type
5. DELETE - /api/v2/data_categories/delete
Use this action URL to delete a Post Type, replace {id} with the Post Type ID that will be removed from the website.
- Choose DELETE as the method
- Replace the {id} with the data_id that will be deleted
- In the Params add the data_id to delete
