Title: WP_REST_Comments_Controller::check_read_post_permission
Published: December 6, 2016
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# WP_REST_Comments_Controller::check_read_post_permission( WP_Post $post, WP_REST_Request $request ): bool

## In this article

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

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Checks if the post can be read.

## 󠀁[Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_comments_controller/check_read_post_permission/?output_format=md#description)󠁿

Correctly handles posts with the inherit status.

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

 `$post`[WP_Post](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_post/)required

Post object.

`$request`[WP_REST_Request](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_request/)
required

Request data to check.

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

 bool Whether post can be read.

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

    ```php
    protected function check_read_post_permission( $post, $request ) {
    	$post_type = get_post_type_object( $post->post_type );

    	// Return false if custom post type doesn't exist
    	if ( ! $post_type ) {
    		return false;
    	}

    	$posts_controller = $post_type->get_rest_controller();

    	/*
    	 * Ensure the posts controller is specifically a WP_REST_Posts_Controller instance
    	 * before using methods specific to that controller.
    	 */
    	if ( ! $posts_controller instanceof WP_REST_Posts_Controller ) {
    		$posts_controller = new WP_REST_Posts_Controller( $post->post_type );
    	}

    	$has_password_filter = false;

    	// Only check password if a specific post was queried for or a single comment
    	$requested_post    = ! empty( $request['post'] ) && ( ! is_array( $request['post'] ) || 1 === count( $request['post'] ) );
    	$requested_comment = ! empty( $request['id'] );
    	if ( ( $requested_post || $requested_comment ) && $posts_controller->can_access_password_content( $post, $request ) ) {
    		add_filter( 'post_password_required', '__return_false' );

    		$has_password_filter = true;
    	}

    	if ( post_password_required( $post ) ) {
    		$result = current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post->ID );
    	} else {
    		$result = $posts_controller->check_read_permission( $post );
    	}

    	if ( $has_password_filter ) {
    		remove_filter( 'post_password_required', '__return_false' );
    	}

    	return $result;
    }
    ```

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

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_REST_Posts_Controller::__construct()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_posts_controller/__construct/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php` |

Constructor.

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| [post_password_required()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/post_password_required/)`wp-includes/post-template.php` |

Determines whether the post requires password and whether a correct password has been provided.

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| [current_user_can()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/current_user_can/)`wp-includes/capabilities.php` |

Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.

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| [add_filter()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_filter/)`wp-includes/plugin.php` |

Adds a callback function to a filter hook.

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| [remove_filter()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/remove_filter/)`wp-includes/plugin.php` |

Removes a callback function from a filter hook.

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| [get_post_type_object()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_type_object/)`wp-includes/post.php` |

Retrieves a post type object by name.

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| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_REST_Comments_Controller::check_read_permission()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_comments_controller/check_read_permission/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php` |

Checks if the comment can be read.

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| [WP_REST_Comments_Controller::get_item_permissions_check()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_comments_controller/get_item_permissions_check/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php` |

Checks if a given request has access to read the comment.

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| [WP_REST_Comments_Controller::create_item_permissions_check()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_comments_controller/create_item_permissions_check/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php` |

Checks if a given request has access to create a comment.

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| [WP_REST_Comments_Controller::get_items_permissions_check()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_comments_controller/get_items_permissions_check/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php` |

Checks if a given request has access to read comments.

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

| Version | Description | 
| [4.7.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/4.7.0/) | Introduced. |

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