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

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# WP_REST_Terms_Controller::prepare_item_for_response( WP_Term $item, WP_REST_Request $request ): 󠀁[WP_REST_Response](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_response/)󠁿

## In this article

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

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Prepares a single term output for response.

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

 `$item`[WP_Term](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_term/)required

Term object.

`$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_terms_controller/prepare_item_for_response/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 [WP_REST_Response](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_response/)
Response object.

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

    ```php
    public function prepare_item_for_response( $item, $request ) {

    	// Don't prepare the response body for HEAD requests.
    	if ( $request->is_method( 'HEAD' ) ) {
    		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php */
    		return apply_filters( "rest_prepare_{$this->taxonomy}", new WP_REST_Response( array() ), $item, $request );
    	}

    	$fields = $this->get_fields_for_response( $request );
    	$data   = array();

    	if ( in_array( 'id', $fields, true ) ) {
    		$data['id'] = (int) $item->term_id;
    	}

    	if ( in_array( 'count', $fields, true ) ) {
    		$data['count'] = (int) $item->count;
    	}

    	if ( in_array( 'description', $fields, true ) ) {
    		$data['description'] = $item->description;
    	}

    	if ( in_array( 'link', $fields, true ) ) {
    		$data['link'] = get_term_link( $item );
    	}

    	if ( in_array( 'name', $fields, true ) ) {
    		$data['name'] = $item->name;
    	}

    	if ( in_array( 'slug', $fields, true ) ) {
    		$data['slug'] = $item->slug;
    	}

    	if ( in_array( 'taxonomy', $fields, true ) ) {
    		$data['taxonomy'] = $item->taxonomy;
    	}

    	if ( in_array( 'parent', $fields, true ) ) {
    		$data['parent'] = (int) $item->parent;
    	}

    	if ( in_array( 'meta', $fields, true ) ) {
    		$data['meta'] = $this->meta->get_value( $item->term_id, $request );
    	}

    	$context = ! empty( $request['context'] ) ? $request['context'] : 'view';
    	$data    = $this->add_additional_fields_to_object( $data, $request );
    	$data    = $this->filter_response_by_context( $data, $context );

    	$response = rest_ensure_response( $data );

    	if ( rest_is_field_included( '_links', $fields ) || rest_is_field_included( '_embedded', $fields ) ) {
    		$response->add_links( $this->prepare_links( $item ) );
    	}

    	/**
    	 * Filters the term data for a REST API response.
    	 *
    	 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$this->taxonomy`, refers to the taxonomy slug.
    	 *
    	 * Possible hook names include:
    	 *
    	 *  - `rest_prepare_category`
    	 *  - `rest_prepare_post_tag`
    	 *
    	 * Allows modification of the term data right before it is returned.
    	 *
    	 * @since 4.7.0
    	 *
    	 * @param WP_REST_Response  $response  The response object.
    	 * @param WP_Term           $item      The original term object.
    	 * @param WP_REST_Request   $request   Request used to generate the response.
    	 */
    	return apply_filters( "rest_prepare_{$this->taxonomy}", $response, $item, $request );
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.0/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php#L901)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php#L901-L977)

## 󠀁[Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_terms_controller/prepare_item_for_response/?output_format=md#hooks)󠁿

 [apply_filters( “rest_prepare_{$this->taxonomy}”, WP_REST_Response $response, WP_Term $item, WP_REST_Request $request )](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/rest_prepare_this-taxonomy/)

Filters the term data for a REST API response.

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

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

Given an array of fields to include in a response, some of which may be `nested.fields`, determine whether the provided field should be included in the response body.

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

Prepares links for the request.

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

Generates a permalink for a taxonomy term archive.

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| [rest_ensure_response()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/rest_ensure_response/)`wp-includes/rest-api.php` |

Ensures a REST response is a response object (for consistency).

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

Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.

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

Prepares a single term output for response.

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

Deletes a single term from a taxonomy.

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

Gets a single term from a taxonomy.

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

Creates a single term in a taxonomy.

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

Updates a single term from a taxonomy.

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

Retrieves terms associated with a taxonomy.

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

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

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