{"id":1664,"date":"2018-11-03T12:54:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T03:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/n8finch2024.local\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2022-03-11T06:44:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T21:44:29","slug":"more-secure-api-requests-with-wordpress-helper-functions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/n8finch2024.local\/more-secure-api-requests-with-wordpress-helper-functions\/","title":{"rendered":"More Secure API Requests with WordPress Helper Functions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Making API requests with JavaScript is something web developers do everyday. API services often require you to keep API keys out of the browser or route your requests through a server to secure the request. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>These requirements are meant to keep the API secure and not overloaded with hijacked requests. We will look at a workflow in WordPress that will route a request through the server and return the information to the browser without a page refresh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This workflow is particularly useful if you want or need to keep your API keys secret or out of the browser client, and make requests from a server and not the browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1BVPAnjtt2t9BmP30-Upb2E05zCM2tfRD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Presentation PDF (opens in a new tab)\">Presentation PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/8_NI1WTqCGY?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">marcos mayer<\/a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/search\/photos\/lock?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making API requests with JavaScript is something web developers do everyday. 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