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WP Engine

WP Engine Install API

The Install API from WP Engine — 3 operation(s) for install.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

WP Engine Install API is one of 17 APIs that WP Engine publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Install. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 6 operations across 3 paths, and defines 13 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.17.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.wpengineapi.com/v1.

6 operations 3 paths 13 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH2 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.17.0
Base URL
https://api.wpengineapi.com/v1
Authentication
HTTP Basic
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

WP Engine Install API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth).

  • basicAuth — API username and password from Portal's API Access page: https://my.wpengine.com/apiaccess

Paths & Operations 6

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Install 6
GET
/installs
List your WordPress installations
listInstalls 4 params → 200400401429503
POST
/installs
Create a new WordPress installation
createInstall 1 param body → 201400401403429503
GET
/installs/{install_id}
Get an install by ID
getInstall 2 params → 200401404429503
DELETE
/installs/{install_id}
Delete an install by ID
deleteInstall 2 params → 204401403404429503
PATCH
/installs/{install_id}
Update a WordPress installation
updateInstall 2 params body → 200400401403429503
POST
/install_copy
Copy the full file system and database from one WordPress installation to…
copyInstall 1 param body → 202400401403404429500502

Schemas 13

The contract defines 13 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Installation (14 properties), ResourceError (5 properties), BadRequestErrorResponse (3 properties), NotFoundErrorResponse (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

TooManyRequestsOperation
Too many requests
ForbiddenErrorResponse
object
2 properties 1 required
PreviousPage
stringnull
Path to the previous page of results
BadGatewayOperation
An invalid response was received from an upstream server
Installation
object
14 properties 4 required
ResultsCount
integer
The total number of results
BadRequestErrorResponse
object
3 properties 1 required
ServiceUnavailableOperation
Service unavailable
NextPage
stringnull
Path to the next page of results
InternalServerErrorResponse
object
1 property 1 required
NotFoundErrorResponse
object
2 properties 1 required
ResourceError
object
5 properties 5 required
AuthenticationErrorResponse
object
2 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

wpengine-install-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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WP Engine Archive API
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WP Engine Backup API
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WP Engine Cache API
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WP Engine Certificates API
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WP Engine Domain API
AE Profile APIs.io
WP Engine Offload Settings API
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WP Engine Site API
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WP Engine Site Reports API
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WP Engine Site Transfer API
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WP Engine SSH Key API
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API Details
ID
wpengine:wpengine-install-api
Base URL
https://api.wpengineapi.com/v1
Docs
https://developers.wpengine.com/docs/managed-hosting-platform/api
Provider
WP Engine
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