VerCheck API

This plugin adds a custom REST API endpoint that returns information about the current versions of the WordPress core, active themes, and active plugins.

Useful for remote WordPress site version monitoring & logging, CI/CD checks, and automated update workflows.

Both endpoints require authentication via a Bearer token.

Endpoint 1: Status — outdated items only

• HTTP method: GET
• API endpoint: /wp-json/vercheck-api/v1/status

Returns only items that have available updates: – WordPress core update status. – A list of plugins with available updates. – A list of themes with available updates.

Endpoint 2: Audit — full inventory

• HTTP method: GET
• API endpoint: /wp-json/vercheck-api/v1/audit

Returns a complete inventory of everything installed: – WordPress core version info. – All installed themes (active and inactive) with version and update info. – All installed plugins (active and inactive) with version and update info.

Endpoint 3: Environment — server version info

• HTTP method: GET
• API endpoint: /wp-json/vercheck-api/v1/environment

Returns the current runtime environment versions: – PHP version. – MySQL version. – WordPress version. – VerCheck API plugin version.

Example response — /v1/status:

{ "core": { "current_version": "6.4.3", "new_version": "6.5", "is_outdated": true }, "outdated_themes": [], "outdated_plugins": [ { "name": "Example Plugin", "current_version": "1.2.0", "new_version": "1.3.0" } ] }

Example response — /v1/audit:

{ "core": { "current_version": "6.4.3", "new_version": "6.5", "is_outdated": true }, "themes": [ { "name": "Twenty Twenty-Four", "slug": "twentytwentyfour", "current_version": "1.3", "new_version": null, "is_outdated": false, "is_active": true } ], "plugins": [ { "name": "Example Plugin", "slug": "example-plugin/example-plugin.php", "current_version": "1.2.0", "new_version": "1.3.0", "is_outdated": true, "is_active": true } ] }

Additional info: The unique request ID for each API call is returned in the response header:

X-Request-ID: {{unique-request-id}}