Title: WP_REST_Menus_Controller::prepare_item_for_database
Published: February 3, 2022
Last modified: August 20, 2026

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# WP_REST_Menus_Controller::prepare_item_for_database( WP_REST_Request $request ): object

## In this article

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

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Prepares a single term for create or update.

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

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

Request object.

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

 object Prepared term data.

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

    ```php
    public function prepare_item_for_database( $request ) {
    	$prepared_term = parent::prepare_item_for_database( $request );

    	$schema = $this->get_item_schema();

    	if ( isset( $request['name'] ) && ! empty( $schema['properties']['name'] ) ) {
    		$prepared_term->{'menu-name'} = $request['name'];
    	}

    	return $prepared_term;
    }
    ```

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

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_REST_Menus_Controller::get_item_schema()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_menus_controller/get_item_schema/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-menus-controller.php` |

Retrieves the term’s schema, conforming to JSON Schema.

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| [WP_REST_Terms_Controller::prepare_item_for_database()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_terms_controller/prepare_item_for_database/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php` |

Prepares a single term for create or update.

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| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_REST_Menus_Controller::create_item()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_menus_controller/create_item/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-menus-controller.php` |

Creates a single term in a taxonomy.

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| [WP_REST_Menus_Controller::update_item()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_menus_controller/update_item/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-menus-controller.php` |

Updates a single term from a taxonomy.

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

| Version | Description | 
| [5.9.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.9.0/) | Introduced. |

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