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wp_remote_post( string $url, array $args = array() ): array|WP_Error

Performs an HTTP request using the POST method and returns its response.

Description

See also

Parameters

$url string Required
URL to retrieve.
$args array Optional
Request arguments.

Default: array()

Return

array|WP_Error The response or WP_Error on failure.

Source

File: wp-includes/http.php. View all references

function wp_remote_post( $url, $args = array() ) {
	$http = _wp_http_get_object();
	return $http->post( $url, $args );
}

Used By

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Runs a loopback test on the site.
translations_api() wp-admin/includes/translation-install.php

Retrieve translations from WordPress Translation API.
wp_check_browser_version() wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php

Checks if the user needs a browser update.
update_core() wp-admin/includes/update-core.php

Upgrades the core of WordPress.
spawn_cron() wp-includes/cron.php

Sends a request to run cron through HTTP request that doesn’t halt page loading.
wp_version_check() wp-includes/update.php

Checks WordPress version against the newest version.
wp_update_plugins() wp-includes/update.php

Checks for available updates to plugins based on the latest versions hosted on WordPress.org.
wp_update_themes() wp-includes/update.php

Checks for available updates to themes based on the latest versions hosted on WordPress.org.
WP_HTTP_IXR_Client::query() wp-includes/class-wp-http-ixr-client.php

Changelog

Version Description
2.7.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_remote_post