WP_REST_URL_Details_Controller::permissions_check() WordPress Method

The WP_REST_URL_Details_Controller::permissions_check() method is used to check if the current user has the required permissions to access a REST API URL. This is typically called before any other methods in the class are invoked. If the user does not have the required permissions, a WP_Error instance is returned.

WP_REST_URL_Details_Controller::permissions_check() #

Checks whether a given request has permission to read remote URLs.


Return

(WP_Error|bool) True if the request has permission, else WP_Error.


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Source

File: wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-url-details-controller.php

	public function permissions_check() {
		if ( current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
			return true;
		}

		foreach ( get_post_types( array( 'show_in_rest' => true ), 'objects' ) as $post_type ) {
			if ( current_user_can( $post_type->cap->edit_posts ) ) {
				return true;
			}
		}

		return new WP_Error(
			'rest_cannot_view_url_details',
			__( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to process remote URLs.' ),
			array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() )
		);
	}


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Changelog

Changelog
VersionDescription
5.9.0Introduced.

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