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WordPress Plugins & Themes API - Installs, Ratings, Versions

Search the WordPress.org plugin and theme directory by keyword, tag, author or browse list, or look up slugs. Returns active installs, downloads, ratings, versions, WordPress and PHP requirements, support resolution and update dates.

$0.24 per 1,000 items

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What it returns

The WordPress.org plugin and theme directory through its official public API: about 60,000 plugins and 13,000 themes.

Slug, name, version, author, rating and number of ratings, active installs, total downloads, support threads and how many were resolved, required WordPress and PHP versions, tested-up-to version, last updated and added dates, short description, tags, homepage, download link and directory URL.

Common uses

Plugin market research, competitor tracking, agency site audits, vulnerability and compatibility monitoring, lead lists of plugin vendors.

Request

POST https://api.pushbuild.com/wordpress-plugins/run with a JSON body. Send your key in the X-API-Key header.

FieldTypeDescription
typestring: plugin, themeplugin or theme. Default: "plugin".
searchQuerieslist of stringse.g. backup, seo, forms.
slugslist of stringsExact plugin or theme slugs, e.g. woocommerce, astra.
tagstringDirectory tag, e.g. ecommerce.
authorstringWordPress.org username of the author.
browsestring: popular, new, updated, top-ratedpopular, new, updated or top-rated.
maxItemsintegerMaximum items to return (1-500). Default: 100.

Example

curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/wordpress-plugins/run \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchQueries": ["backup"], "maxItems": 20}'

Response

{"count": 20, "truncated": false, "seconds": 1.4, "items": [ { ... } ]}

Each call returns up to 500 items. Records that fail validation or are not found are flagged in the items and not charged.

Pricing

Pay only for results returned: $0.24 per 1,000 items. No charge for errors or empty searches.

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