Title: WP_AI_Client_HTTP_Client::prepare_wp_args
Published: May 20, 2026

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# WP_AI_Client_HTTP_Client::prepare_wp_args( WordPressAiClientDependenciesPsrHttpMessageRequestInterface $request, WordPressAiClientProvidersHttpDTORequestOptions|null $options = null ): array<string,

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/prepare_wp_args/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/prepare_wp_args/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/prepare_wp_args/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/prepare_wp_args/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/prepare_wp_args/?output_format=md#changelog)

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This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use 
by plugin or theme developers, only by core. It is listed here for completeness.

Prepares WordPress HTTP API arguments from a PSR-7 request.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/prepare_wp_args/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$request`WordPressAiClientDependenciesPsrHttpMessageRequestInterfacerequired

The PSR-7 request.

`$options`WordPressAiClientProvidersHttpDTORequestOptions|nulloptional

Optional transport options for the request.

Default:`null`

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/prepare_wp_args/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 array<string, mixed> WordPress HTTP API arguments.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/prepare_wp_args/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    private function prepare_wp_args( RequestInterface $request, ?RequestOptions $options = null ): array {
    	$args = array(
    		'method'      => $request->getMethod(),
    		'headers'     => $this->prepare_headers( $request ),
    		'body'        => $this->prepare_body( $request ),
    		'httpversion' => $request->getProtocolVersion(),
    		'blocking'    => true,
    	);

    	if ( null !== $options ) {
    		if ( null !== $options->getTimeout() ) {
    			$args['timeout'] = $options->getTimeout();
    		}

    		if ( null !== $options->getMaxRedirects() ) {
    			$args['redirection'] = $options->getMaxRedirects();
    		}
    	}

    	return $args;
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/ai-client/adapters/class-wp-ai-client-http-client.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.0/src/wp-includes/ai-client/adapters/class-wp-ai-client-http-client.php#L131)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-includes/ai-client/adapters/class-wp-ai-client-http-client.php#L131-L151)

## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/prepare_wp_args/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_AI_Client_HTTP_Client::prepare_headers()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/prepare_headers/)`wp-includes/ai-client/adapters/class-wp-ai-client-http-client.php` |

Prepares headers for WordPress HTTP API.

  | 
| [WP_AI_Client_HTTP_Client::prepare_body()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/prepare_body/)`wp-includes/ai-client/adapters/class-wp-ai-client-http-client.php` |

Prepares request body for WordPress HTTP API.

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| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_AI_Client_HTTP_Client::sendRequest()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/sendrequest/)`wp-includes/ai-client/adapters/class-wp-ai-client-http-client.php` |

Sends a PSR-7 request and returns a PSR-7 response.

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| [WP_AI_Client_HTTP_Client::sendRequestWithOptions()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/sendrequestwithoptions/)`wp-includes/ai-client/adapters/class-wp-ai-client-http-client.php` |

Sends a PSR-7 request with transport options and returns a PSR-7 response.

  |

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_ai_client_http_client/prepare_wp_args/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [7.0.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/7.0.0/) | Introduced. |

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