404/500 error on /wp-json

Question

I get 500 error on wp-json.

if I try to echo get_rest_url() I get example.com/wp-json, which then gives me error 500. I added RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/wp-json to my .htaccess, which gave me 404 error instead.

I use postname as settings for permalinks. I've tried http://example.com/?rest_route=/wp-json/v2/posts as well, and it gives me error 500.

EDIT: Okay, I turned on wp_debug. Now I get the error: Fatal error: Call to undefined function register_rest_route() in /customers/0/2/1/. So this is my new error. Any clue for this?

Answer 1

Are you trying to use that function without first initiating it in an action? It should be done like so:

add_action( 'rest_api_init', 'add_custom_users_api');

function add_custom_users_api()
{
    register_rest_route( 'route', array(
                                'methods' => 'GET',
                                'callback' => 'function',
                       ));
}

Answer 2

Create a .htaccess file with

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress