Legacy Woo REST API moved to a plugin

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Over the past few months I’ve received some inquiries about alerts related to the Legacy WooCommerce REST API moving to a plugin in Woo core 9.0.

These alerts come because this legacy support was left enabled. Realistically, it’s highly unlikely that in 2024 a feature that was deprecated back in June 2016 would still be in use. So the alert can in most cases be ignored. There is a separate alert that comes-up when activity has been detected on the legacy API endpoints.

If you’d like to test your own environment to be extra safe, here’s what to be on the lookout for. Check your server access logs for the following URIs. If you see no access to these, then you’re good to remove the legacy REST API plugin.

  • /wc-api/v1
  • /wc-api/v2
  • /wc-api/v3

Sean D. Conklin

I have been a full-stack CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP website developer since 2002. My current specialties have been in WordPress powered sites since 2010, WooCommerce powered online stores since 2017, adding Shopify in 2023. I support dozens of store owners and managers, customizing and growing their businesses quickly, efficiently, in support of open-source citizenship and standards.

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