WordPress Integration

Auto-publish content to WordPress from Apify actors. Create posts, pages, and custom post types via WordPress REST API. Perfect for content automation, blog syndication, and CMS workflows.

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) -- you provide your own API credentials.

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Before You Start

This actor requires your own API credentials to fetch real data.

Where to get your key: WordPress Application Password (not your login password). Generate at Users > Your Profile > Application Passwords

You can test with Demo Mode first (free, no key needed) to see the output format before committing.

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Quick Start

Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

{
  "demoMode": true,
  "siteUrl": "https://example.com",
  "featuredImageUrl": "https://example.com"
}

Run with real data

{
  "demoMode": false,
  "siteUrl": "https://example.com",
  "applicationPassword": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "postType": "post",
  "status": "draft",
  "featuredImageUrl": "https://example.com"
}

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Description
siteUrl	string	-	No	Your WordPress site URL (e.g., https://example.com)
username	string	-	No	WordPress username with publishing permissions
applicationPassword	string	-	Yes*	WordPress Application Password (not your login password). Generate at Users > Your Profile > Application Passwords
postType	string	"post"	No	WordPress post type to create
customPostType	string	-	No	If Post Type is 'custom', specify the post type slug
title	string	-	No	The title of the post/page
content	string	-	No	The content/body of the post (HTML supported)
excerpt	string	-	No	Optional: Post excerpt/summary
status	string	"draft"	No	Publication status
categories	array	-	No	Array of category IDs to assign
tags	array	-	No	Array of tag IDs to assign
featuredMediaId	integer	-	No	Media library ID for featured image
featuredImageUrl	string	-	No	URL to download and set as featured image
author	integer	-	No	WordPress user ID for the author
publishDate	string	-	No	ISO 8601 date for scheduled publishing (e.g., 2024-12-25T10:00:00)
customFields	object	-	No	Key-value pairs for custom fields/meta
bulkPosts	array	-	No	Array of posts to create in bulk (overrides single post fields)
webhookUrl	string	-	No	URL to send results to (Zapier, Make, n8n, etc.) for automation workflows
demoMode	boolean	true	No	Run in demo mode with sample data (no actual WordPress posts created). Set to false when using your own credentials.

*Required when Demo Mode is off.

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Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

Event	Description	Price
Post Published	Each WordPress post published	$0.02

Demo mode is free -- no charges for sample data.

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Troubleshooting

"API key is required"

You have Demo Mode turned off but didn't provide an API key. Either:

• Turn Demo Mode on to test with sample data
• Add your API key in the input

"API error 403" or "Unauthorized"

Your API key is invalid, expired, or doesn't have access to this specific API endpoint. Double-check your key and account permissions.

"API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

• Invalid input format (check the examples above)
• API key without proper permissions
• The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

How do I test without an API key?

Enable Demo Mode in the input. This returns realistic sample data so you can verify the output format works for your workflow.

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