Title: REST API inaccessible
Last modified: July 30, 2026

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# REST API inaccessible

 *  [Knut Sparhell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knutsp/)
 * (@knutsp)
 * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-inaccessible/)
 * After the last update (2.8.4) one can no longer access REST API without being
   logged in. If I downgrade this plugin it works again. The option to allow REST
   API is still on.
 * WP 7.0.2, PHP 8.5

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 *  Plugin Support [mubashirbutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mubashirbutt/)
 * (@mubashirbutt)
 * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-inaccessible/#post-18979059)
 * Hello [@knutsp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knutsp/) ,
 * Thank you for reporting this.
 * We’ve shared the issue with our development team for investigation. We’ll review
   the behavior in version **2.8.4** and get back to you as soon as we have an update.
 * We appreciate your patience.
 * Best regards,
   Support Team – WP Experts
 *  [hugopino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hugopino/)
 * (@hugopino)
 * [5 days, 20 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-inaccessible/#post-18981990)
 * Same problem here.
 * I run a crypto payment gateway. We send payment notification webhooks to merchant
   sites, and our requests to a site using this plugin are being rejected, we are
   getting this error
   Only authenticated users can access the REST API.
 *  Plugin Support [Muhammad Usama Azad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usamaazad99/)
 * (@usamaazad99)
 * [5 days, 11 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-inaccessible/#post-18982153)
 * Hi [@knutsp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knutsp/) [@hugopino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hugopino/),
 * Thank you for reporting this issue.
 * We are currently working on a fix. In the meantime, you can roll back to the 
   previous version to keep everything working smoothly.
 * We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

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 * Last reply from: [Muhammad Usama Azad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usamaazad99/)
 * Last activity: [5 days, 11 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-inaccessible/#post-18982153)
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