REST API

REST API in the polski/v1/ namespace. Manage settings, legal checkboxes, legal pages and product search.

Authentication

The API requires authentication for data-modifying endpoints (POST, PUT, DELETE). The search endpoint (/search) is publicly accessible.

Supported authentication methods:

Application Passwords (WordPress 5.6+) - recommended
Cookie + nonce - for requests from the admin panel
Basic Auth (with the Basic Auth plugin) - for development only

Required permission: manage_woocommerce (default Administrator and Shop Manager roles).

Endpoints

GET /polski/v1/settings

Retrieves all plugin setting groups.

Permissions: manage_woocommerce

Example request:

curl -u admin:XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX \
  "https://yourstore.com/wp-json/polski/v1/settings"

Example response:

{
  "groups": [
    {
      "id": "general",
      "label": "General settings",
      "description": "Basic plugin configuration"
    },
    {
      "id": "compliance",
      "label": "Legal requirements",
      "description": "EU and Polish law requirements settings"
    },
    {
      "id": "storefront",
      "label": "Storefront modules",
      "description": "Store extension modules"
    },
    {
      "id": "checkout",
      "label": "Checkout and orders",
      "description": "Checkout and order process settings"
    }
  ]
}

GET /polski/v1/settings/{group}

Retrieves settings from a selected group.

URL parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`group`	string	Setting group ID

Permissions: manage_woocommerce

Example request:

curl -u admin:XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX \
  "https://yourstore.com/wp-json/polski/v1/settings/compliance"

Example response:

{
  "group": "compliance",
  "settings": {
    "omnibus_enabled": true,
    "omnibus_days": 30,
    "gpsr_enabled": true,
    "withdrawal_enabled": true,
    "withdrawal_days": 14,
    "dsa_enabled": true,
    "ksef_enabled": false,
    "greenwashing_enabled": true
  }
}

POST /polski/v1/settings/{group}

Updates settings in a selected group.

Permissions: manage_woocommerce

Example request:

curl -X POST \
  -u admin:XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"omnibus_days": 30, "withdrawal_days": 14}' \
  "https://yourstore.com/wp-json/polski/v1/settings/compliance"

Example response:

{
  "updated": true,
  "group": "compliance",
  "changes": {
    "omnibus_days": 30,
    "withdrawal_days": 14
  }
}

GET /polski/v1/checkboxes

Retrieves a list of all legal checkboxes (checkout, registration, contact).

Permissions: manage_woocommerce

Example response:

{
  "checkboxes": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "label": "I accept the store terms and conditions",
      "required": true,
      "location": "checkout",
      "enabled": true,
      "position": 10,
      "legal_page_id": 45
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "label": "I have read the privacy policy",
      "required": true,
      "location": "checkout",
      "enabled": true,
      "position": 20,
      "legal_page_id": 47
    }
  ],
  "total": 2
}

GET /polski/v1/checkboxes/stats

Retrieves checkbox acceptance statistics.

Permissions: manage_woocommerce

Example response:

{
  "stats": [
    {
      "checkbox_id": 1,
      "label": "I accept the store terms and conditions",
      "total_shown": 1250,
      "total_accepted": 1180,
      "acceptance_rate": 94.4
    }
  ]
}

GET /polski/v1/checkboxes/{id}

Retrieves details of a single checkbox.

URL parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	int	Checkbox ID

Permissions: manage_woocommerce

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "label": "I accept the store terms and conditions",
  "required": true,
  "location": "checkout",
  "enabled": true,
  "position": 10,
  "legal_page_id": 45,
  "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:00",
  "updated_at": "2025-06-01T14:22:00",
  "stats": {
    "total_shown": 1250,
    "total_accepted": 1180,
    "acceptance_rate": 94.4
  }
}

PUT /polski/v1/checkboxes/{id}

Updates a checkbox.

Permissions: manage_woocommerce

Example request:

curl -X PUT \
  -u admin:XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"label": "I accept the terms", "required": true}' \
  "https://yourstore.com/wp-json/polski/v1/checkboxes/1"

GET /polski/v1/legal-pages

Retrieves a list of legal pages (terms, privacy policy, etc.).

Permissions: manage_woocommerce

Example response:

{
  "pages": [
    {
      "id": 45,
      "type": "terms",
      "title": "Store terms and conditions",
      "status": "publish",
      "url": "https://yourstore.com/terms/",
      "last_modified": "2025-06-01T14:00:00",
      "word_count": 3200
    },
    {
      "id": 47,
      "type": "privacy",
      "title": "Privacy policy",
      "status": "publish",
      "url": "https://yourstore.com/privacy-policy/",
      "last_modified": "2025-05-15T09:30:00",
      "word_count": 2800
    }
  ],
  "total": 2
}

POST /polski/v1/legal-pages/generate

Generates a legal page based on a template.

Permissions: manage_woocommerce

Body parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`type`	string	Yes	Page type: terms, privacy, withdrawal, dsa_report
`company_name`	string	Yes	Company name
`company_address`	string	Yes	Company address
`email`	string	Yes	Contact email address
`phone`	string	No	Phone number
`nip`	string	No	Company NIP

Example request:

curl -X POST \
  -u admin:XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"type": "terms", "company_name": "My Store Sp. z o.o.", "company_address": "ul. Przykladowa 1, 00-001 Warsaw", "email": "[email protected]"}' \
  "https://yourstore.com/wp-json/polski/v1/legal-pages/generate"

Example response:

{
  "page_id": 120,
  "type": "terms",
  "title": "Store terms and conditions",
  "url": "https://yourstore.com/terms/",
  "status": "draft"
}

GET /polski/v1/search

Product search (public endpoint).

Query parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`q`	string	Yes	Search phrase
`limit`	int	No	Results limit (default 8)
`cat`	int	No	Category ID

Permissions: public (no authentication required)

Example request:

curl "https://yourstore.com/wp-json/polski/v1/search?q=shoes&limit=5"

Example response:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": 456,
      "title": "Nike Sports Shoes",
      "url": "https://yourstore.com/product/nike-sports-shoes/",
      "image": "https://yourstore.com/wp-content/uploads/nike-shoes.jpg",
      "price_html": "<span class=\"amount\">299.00&nbsp;PLN</span>",
      "category": "Footwear",
      "in_stock": true,
      "rating": 4.8
    }
  ],
  "total": 1,
  "query": "shoes"
}

POST /polski/v1/wizard/complete

Marks the configuration wizard as completed.

Permissions: manage_woocommerce

Body parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`steps_completed`	array	Yes	List of completed steps

Example request:

curl -X POST \
  -u admin:XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"steps_completed": ["company_info", "legal_pages", "checkboxes", "compliance"]}' \
  "https://yourstore.com/wp-json/polski/v1/wizard/complete"

Example response:

{
  "completed": true,
  "completed_at": "2025-06-15T12:00:00",
  "steps": {
    "company_info": true,
    "legal_pages": true,
    "checkboxes": true,
    "compliance": true
  }
}

HTTP response codes

Code	Description
200	Success
201	Resource created (POST)
400	Bad request (missing parameters)
401	Not authenticated
403	Insufficient permissions
404	Resource not found
500	Server error

Response filtering

Each endpoint supports a WordPress filter allowing response modification:

add_filter('polski/rest/settings_response', function (array $response, WP_REST_Request $request): array {
    // Modify the response
    return $response;
}, 10, 2);

Rate limiting

The API does not implement its own rate limiting. Using a plugin or server configuration (e.g. Cloudflare, Nginx rate limiting) is recommended for public endpoints.

Report issues: github.com/wppoland/polski/issues

This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Consult a lawyer before implementation. Polski for WooCommerce is open source software (GPLv2) provided without warranty.