Title: Acf Post Type Functions Global Functions Published: February 21, 2025 --- # Acf Post Type Functions Global Functions ## In this article * [acf_get_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_get_post_type) * [acf_get_raw_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_get_raw_post_type) * [acf_get_post_type_post()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_get_post_type_post) * [acf_is_post_type_key()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_is_post_type_key) * [acf_validate_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_validate_post_type) * [acf_translate_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_translate_post_type) * [acf_get_acf_post_types()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_get_acf_post_types) * [acf_get_raw_post_types()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_get_raw_post_types) * [acf_filter_post_types()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_filter_post_types) * [acf_update_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_update_post_type) * [acf_flush_post_type_cache()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_flush_post_type_cache) * [acf_delete_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_delete_post_type) * [acf_trash_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_trash_post_type) * [acf_untrash_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_untrash_post_type) * [acf_is_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_is_post_type) * [acf_duplicate_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_duplicate_post_type) * [acf_update_post_type_active_status()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_update_post_type_active_status) * [acf_get_post_type_edit_link()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_get_post_type_edit_link) * [acf_prepare_post_type_for_export()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_prepare_post_type_for_export) * [acf_export_post_type_as_php()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_export_post_type_as_php) * [acf_prepare_post_type_for_import()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_prepare_post_type_for_import) * [acf_import_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_import_post_type) * [acf_export_enter_title_here()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_export_enter_title_here) [ Back to top](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) ## 󠀁[acf_get_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_get_post_type)󠁿 Get an ACF CPT as an array * @param integer|string $id The post ID being queried. * @return array|false The post type object. ## 󠀁[acf_get_raw_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_get_raw_post_type)󠁿 Retrieves a raw ACF CPT. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param integer|string $id The post ID. * @return array|false The internal post type array. ## 󠀁[acf_get_post_type_post()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_get_post_type_post)󠁿 Gets a post object for an ACF CPT. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param integer|string $id The post ID, key, or name. * @return object|boolean The post object, or false on failure. ## 󠀁[acf_is_post_type_key()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_is_post_type_key)󠁿 Returns true if the given identifier is an ACF CPT key. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param string $id The identifier. * @return boolean ## 󠀁[acf_validate_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_validate_post_type)󠁿 Validates an ACF CPT. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param array $post_type The ACF post type array. * @return array|boolean ## 󠀁[acf_translate_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_translate_post_type)󠁿 Translates the settings for an ACF internal post type. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param array $post_type The ACF post type array. * @return array ## 󠀁[acf_get_acf_post_types()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_get_acf_post_types)󠁿 Returns and array of ACF post types for the given $filter. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param array $filter An array of args to filter results by. * @return array ## 󠀁[acf_get_raw_post_types()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_get_raw_post_types)󠁿 Returns an array of raw ACF post types. * @since ACF 6.1 * @return array ## 󠀁[acf_filter_post_types()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_filter_post_types)󠁿 Returns a filtered array of ACF post types based on the given $args. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param array $post_types An array of ACF posts. * @param array $args An array of args to filter by. * @return array ## 󠀁[acf_update_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_update_post_type)󠁿 Updates an ACF post type in the database. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param array $post_type The main ACF post type array. * @return array ## 󠀁[acf_flush_post_type_cache()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_flush_post_type_cache)󠁿 Deletes all caches for the provided ACF post type. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param array $post_type The ACF post type array. * @return void ## 󠀁[acf_delete_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_delete_post_type)󠁿 Deletes an ACF post type from the database. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param integer|string $id The ACF post type ID, key or name. * @return boolean True if post type was deleted. ## 󠀁[acf_trash_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_trash_post_type)󠁿 Trashes an ACF post type. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param integer|string $id The post type ID, key, or name. * @return boolean True if post was trashed. ## 󠀁[acf_untrash_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_untrash_post_type)󠁿 Restores an ACF post type from the trash. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param integer|string $id The post type ID, key, or name. * @return boolean True if post was untrashed. ## 󠀁[acf_is_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_is_post_type)󠁿 Returns true if the given params match an ACF post type. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param array $post_type The ACF post type array. * @return boolean ## 󠀁[acf_duplicate_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_duplicate_post_type)󠁿 Duplicates an ACF post type. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param integer|string $id The ACF post type ID, key or name. * @param integer $new_post_id Optional ID to override. * @return array|boolean The new ACF post type, or false on failure. ## 󠀁[acf_update_post_type_active_status()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_update_post_type_active_status)󠁿 Activates or deactivates an ACF post type. * @param integer|string $id The ACF post type ID, key or name. * @param boolean $activate True if the post type should be activated. * @return boolean ## 󠀁[acf_get_post_type_edit_link()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_get_post_type_edit_link)󠁿 Checks if the current user can edit the post type and returns the edit url. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param integer $post_id The ACF post type ID. * @return string ## 󠀁[acf_prepare_post_type_for_export()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_prepare_post_type_for_export)󠁿 Returns a modified ACF post type ready for export. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param array $post_type The ACF post type array. * @return array ## 󠀁[acf_export_post_type_as_php()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_export_post_type_as_php)󠁿 Exports an ACF post type as PHP. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param array $post_type The ACF post type array. * @return string|boolean ## 󠀁[acf_prepare_post_type_for_import()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_prepare_post_type_for_import)󠁿 Prepares an ACF post type for the import process. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param array $post_type The ACF post type array. * @return array ## 󠀁[acf_import_post_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_import_post_type)󠁿 Imports an ACF post type into the database. * @since ACF 6.1 * @param array $post_type The ACF post type array. * @return array The imported post type. ## 󠀁[acf_export_enter_title_here()](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file/?output_format=md#acf_export_enter_title_here)󠁿 Exports the “Enter Title Here” text for the provided ACF post types. * @since ACF 6.2.1 * @param array $post_types The post types being exported. * @return string --- First published February 21, 2025 Last updated February 21, 2025 Edit article [ Improve it on GitHub: Acf Post Type Functions Global Functions ](https://github.com/wordpress/secure-custom-fields/edit/trunk/docs/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file.md) Changelog [ See list of changes: Acf Post Type Functions Global Functions ](https://github.com/wordpress/secure-custom-fields/commits/trunk/docs/code-reference/acf-post-type-functions-file.md) [ Previous: Acf Post Functions Global Functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-post-functions-file/) [ Next: Acf Taxonomy Functions Global Functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/code-reference/acf-taxonomy-functions-file/)