Title: WP_REST_Posts_Controller::check_is_post_type_allowed
Published: December 6, 2016
Last modified: August 20, 2026

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# WP_REST_Posts_Controller::check_is_post_type_allowed( WP_Post_Type|string $post_type ): bool

## In this article

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

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Checks if a given post type can be viewed or managed.

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

 `$post_type`[WP_Post_Type](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_post_type/)
|stringrequired

Post type name or object.

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

 bool Whether the post type is allowed in REST.

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

    ```php
    protected function check_is_post_type_allowed( $post_type ) {
    	if ( ! is_object( $post_type ) ) {
    		$post_type = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
    	}

    	if ( ! empty( $post_type ) && ! empty( $post_type->show_in_rest ) ) {
    		return true;
    	}

    	return false;
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php/)
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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_posts_controller/check_is_post_type_allowed/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

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

Checks if a post can be read.

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

Checks if a post can be edited.

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

Checks if a post can be created.

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

Checks if a post can be deleted.

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

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

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