Title: WP_REST_Terms_Controller::check_is_taxonomy_allowed
Published: December 6, 2016
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# WP_REST_Terms_Controller::check_is_taxonomy_allowed( string $taxonomy ): bool

## In this article

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

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Checks that the taxonomy is valid.

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

 `$taxonomy`stringrequired

Taxonomy to check.

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

 bool Whether the taxonomy is allowed for REST management.

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

    ```php
    protected function check_is_taxonomy_allowed( $taxonomy ) {
    	$taxonomy_obj = get_taxonomy( $taxonomy );
    	if ( $taxonomy_obj && ! empty( $taxonomy_obj->show_in_rest ) ) {
    		return true;
    	}
    	return false;
    }
    ```

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

| Uses | Description | 
| [get_taxonomy()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_taxonomy/)`wp-includes/taxonomy.php` |

Retrieves the taxonomy object of $taxonomy.

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

Get the term, if the ID is valid.

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

Checks if a request has access to create a term.

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

Checks if a request has access to read terms in the specified taxonomy.

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

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

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