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WooCommerce Legacy REST API

by Automattic · 400,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WooCommerce Legacy REST API is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WooCommerce Legacy REST API
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master13 Jan 2024 to 13 Jan 2024, 1 commits
konamiman16 Jan 2024 to 4 Feb 2025, 10 commits
wesleyjrosa23 Jan 2025 to 14 Oct 2026, 3 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
20 days ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
not stated vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WooCommerce Legacy REST API
Q1 20241
Q2 20243
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 14 Oct 2026.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for WooCommerce Legacy REST API
Q2 20241.4
Q4 20241.0
Q1 20251.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20252.0
Q1 20261.0
Q2 20261.0

Average rating fell from 1.4 to 1.0 between Q2 2024 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star0
3 star2
2 star2
1 star23
Latest low reviews

Momentum

400,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WooCommerce Legacy REST API
4 May 20263,129
11 May 20267,366
18 May 20265,653
25 May 20265,862
1 Jun 20264,371
8 Jun 20264,151
15 Jun 20264,033
22 Jun 20262,925
29 Jun 20262,272
6 Jul 20261,978
13 Jul 20262,224
20 Jul 20262,176
27 Jul 20262,421
3 Aug 20263,212
10 Aug 20262,441
17 Aug 20262,325
24 Aug 20262,346
31 Aug 20262,645
7 Sep 20262,126
14 Sep 20262,353
21 Sep 20262,464
28 Sep 20262,239
5 Oct 20262,395
12 Oct 2026104,775
19 Oct 202643,010
26 Oct 202698,259
2 Nov 20263,184

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 422% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.0.6
AuthorAutomattic
Added16 Jan 2024
Last updated14 Oct 2026
Active installs400,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up tonot stated
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagswoo, rest-api, woocommerce

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Questions

Is WooCommerce Legacy REST API still maintained?

WooCommerce Legacy REST API was last updated on 14 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WooCommerce Legacy REST API safe?

WooCommerce Legacy REST API has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns WooCommerce Legacy REST API?

The wordpress.org author is Automattic. Recent committers: wesleyjrosa, konamiman, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WooCommerce Legacy REST API?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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