Taxonomies 
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Schema
The schema defines all the fields that exist within a taxonomy record. Any response from these endpoints can be expected to contain the fields below unless the `_filter` query parameter is used or the schema field only appears in a specific context.
capabilitiesobject |
All capabilities used by the taxonomy.
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descriptionstring |
A human-readable description of the taxonomy.
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hierarchicalboolean |
Whether or not the taxonomy should have children.
Read only Context: |
labelsobject |
Human-readable labels for the taxonomy for various contexts.
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namestring |
The title for the taxonomy.
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slugstring |
An alphanumeric identifier for the taxonomy.
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show_cloudboolean |
Whether or not the term cloud should be displayed.
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typesarray |
Types associated with the taxonomy.
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rest_basestring |
REST base route for the taxonomy.
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visibilityobject |
The visibility settings for the taxonomy.
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Retrieve a Taxonomy
Definition & Example Request
GET /wp/v2/taxonomies
Query this endpoint to retrieve a specific taxonomy record.
$ curl https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/taxonomies
Retrieve a Taxonomy
Definition & Example Request
GET /wp/v2/taxonomies/<taxonomy>
Query this endpoint to retrieve a specific taxonomy record.
$ curl https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/taxonomies/<taxonomy>