WP_REST_Request::get_header( string $key ): string|null

Retrieves the given header from the request.


Description

If the header has multiple values, they will be concatenated with a comma as per the HTTP specification. Be aware that some non-compliant headers (notably cookie headers) cannot be joined this way.


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Parameters

$key string Required
Header name, will be canonicalized to lowercase.

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Return

string|null String value if set, null otherwise.


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Source

File: wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-request.php. View all references

public function get_header( $key ) {
	$key = $this->canonicalize_header_name( $key );

	if ( ! isset( $this->headers[ $key ] ) ) {
		return null;
	}

	return implode( ',', $this->headers[ $key ] );
}


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Changelog

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Version Description
4.4.0 Introduced.

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User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by Theme.id

    Simple custom wp rest api with check access

     
    
     protected $api_key ='some_api_key';
    
     public function register_routes(){
            $namespace = $this->my_namespace . $this->my_version;
            $base      = 'users';
            register_rest_route( $namespace, '/' . $base, array(
                array(
                    'methods'  => WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
                    'callback' => array( $this, 'users' ),
                 'permission_callback' => array( $this, 'check_access' )
                )
            ) );
    
        }
    
    public function check_access(WP_REST_Request $request){
            $key  = $request->get_header('_key');
            if($key == $this->api_key){
                return true;
            }
            return false;
        }

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