TutsPlus.com has posted the latest part of their series focusing on the WordPress REST API. In this new part of the series they look at some of the internals of the API code and the customizations you can make on the data returned.

In the previous part of the series, we learned about creating, updating, and deleting content remotely through the WP REST API. It allows us to create platform-independent applications that work seamlessly with a WordPress powered back-end, providing a rich experience to the user.

In the current part of the series, we will take a look at the internals of the WP REST API and how they work together to power the API. After that, we will learn to modify server responses for the default endpoints to include custom fields.

They walk you through a few different topics around the API including the internal classes that power it, how to modify the server and making custom fields editable. There's a bit of code involved when it comes to modifying the custom fields in the response and registering an editable field. The rest is mostly about configuration and what methods are doing what during the request.