Title: REST Endpoints
Last modified: August 20, 2020

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# REST Endpoints

 *  [Rockyuk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rockyuk/)
 * (@rockyuk)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-endpoints/)
 * Hi Everyone,
    I am working on a directory app which uses REST API but it seems
   to be blocked by something, i disabled security plugins and maintenance plugin.
   I am still getting errors of REST API needs authentication would this now be 
   a server level? Modsecurity or something else with WordPress causing the block?
 * I still want to use a security plugin but i need REST API access for the app,
   any suggestions please?
 * Thanks
 * Rockyuk

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 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-endpoints/#post-13289589)
 * By default, the API uses cookie authentication. API requests of privileged data
   need to be made from a browser where the user has been logged into WP. For other
   situations, such as an independent mobile app, you’ll need to use one of the 
   [authentication plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/using-the-rest-api/authentication/#authentication-plugins).
 * Security plugins ought to be compatible with these methods. Ensure you have authentication
   working without security first. Then activate the security. If authenticated 
   API requests then fail, seek assistance from the security plugin’s dedicated 
   support forum where its devs can help you.

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