Product attributes

The product attributes API allows you to create, view, update, and delete individual, or a batch, of product attributes.

Product attribute properties

Attribute	Type	Description
id	integer	Unique identifier for the resource. READ-ONLY
name	string	Attribute name. REQUIRED
slug	string	An alphanumeric identifier for the resource unique to its type.
type	string	Type of attribute. Default is select. Options: select and text (some plugins can include new types)
order_by	string	Default sort order. Default is menu_order. Options: menu_order, name, name_num and id.
has_archives	boolean	Enable/Disable attribute archives. Default is false.

Create a product attribute

This API helps you to create a new product attribute.

POST /wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes

cURL

curl -X POST https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes \
    -u consumer_key:consumer_secret \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
  "name": "Color",
  "slug": "pa_color",
  "type": "select",
  "order_by": "menu_order",
  "has_archives": true
}'

JavaScript

const data = {
  name: "Color",
  slug: "pa_color",
  type: "select",
  order_by: "menu_order",
  has_archives: true
};

WooCommerce.post("products/attributes", data)
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

PHP

<?php
$data = [
    'name' => 'Color',
    'slug' => 'pa_color',
    'type' => 'select',
    'order_by' => 'menu_order',
    'has_archives' => true
];

print_r($woocommerce->post('products/attributes', $data));
?>

Python

data = {
    "name": "Color",
    "slug": "pa_color",
    "type": "select",
    "order_by": "menu_order",
    "has_archives": True
}

print(wcapi.post("products/attributes", data).json())

Ruby

data = {
  name: "Color",
  slug: "pa_color",
  type: "select",
  order_by: "menu_order",
  has_archives: true
}

woocommerce.post("products/attributes", data).parsed_response

JSON Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Color",
  "slug": "pa_color",
  "type": "select",
  "order_by": "menu_order",
  "has_archives": true,
  "_links": {
    "self": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/1"
      }
    ],
    "collection": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Retrieve a product attribute

This API lets you retrieve and view a specific product attribute by ID.

GET /wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/<id>

cURL

curl https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/1 \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret

JavaScript

WooCommerce.get("products/attributes/1")
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

PHP

<?php print_r($woocommerce->get('products/attributes/1')); ?>

Python

print(wcapi.get("products/attributes/1").json())

Ruby

woocommerce.get("products/attributes/1").parsed_response

JSON Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Color",
  "slug": "pa_color",
  "type": "select",
  "order_by": "menu_order",
  "has_archives": true,
  "_links": {
    "self": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/1"
      }
    ],
    "collection": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes"
      }
    ]
  }
}

List all product attributes

This API helps you to view all the product attributes.

GET /wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes

cURL

curl https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret

JavaScript

WooCommerce.get("products/attributes")
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

PHP

<?php print_r($woocommerce->get('products/attributes')); ?>

Python

print(wcapi.get("products/attributes").json())

Ruby

woocommerce.get("products/attributes").parsed_response

JSON Response

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Color",
    "slug": "pa_color",
    "type": "select",
    "order_by": "menu_order",
    "has_archives": true,
    "_links": {
      "self": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/1"
        }
      ],
      "collection": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Size",
    "slug": "pa_size",
    "type": "select",
    "order_by": "menu_order",
    "has_archives": false,
    "_links": {
      "self": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/2"
        }
      ],
      "collection": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]

Update a product attribute

This API lets you make changes to a product attribute.

PUT /wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/<id>

cURL

curl -X PUT https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/1 \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-d '{
  "order_by": "name"
}'

JavaScript

const data = {
  order_by: "name"
};

WooCommerce.put("products/attributes/1", data)
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

PHP

<?php
$data = [
    'order_by' => 'name'
];

print_r($woocommerce->put('products/attributes/1', $data));
?>

Python

data = {
    "order_by": "name"
}

print(wcapi.put("products/attributes/1", data).json())

Ruby

data = {
  order_by: "name"
}

woocommerce.put("products/attributes/1", data).parsed_response

JSON Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Color",
  "slug": "pa_color",
  "type": "select",
  "order_by": "name",
  "has_archives": true,
  "_links": {
    "self": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/1"
      }
    ],
    "collection": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Delete a product attribute

This API helps you delete a product attribute.

DELETE /wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/<id>

warning

This also will delete all terms from the selected attribute.

cURL

curl -X DELETE https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/1?force=true \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret

JavaScript

WooCommerce.delete("products/attributes/1", {
  force: true
})
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

PHP

<?php print_r($woocommerce->delete('products/attributes/1', ['force' => true])); ?>

Python

print(wcapi.delete("products/attributes/1", params={"force": True}).json())

Ruby

woocommerce.delete("products/attributes/1", force: true).parsed_response

JSON Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Color",
  "slug": "pa_color",
  "type": "select",
  "order_by": "menu_order",
  "has_archives": true,
  "_links": {
    "self": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/1"
      }
    ],
    "collection": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Available parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
force	string	Required to be true, as resource does not support trashing.

Batch update product attributes

This API helps you to batch create, update and delete multiple product attributes.

note

Note: By default it's limited to up to 100 objects to be created, updated or deleted.

POST /wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/batch

cURL

curl -X POST https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/batch \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-d '{
  "create": [
    {
      "name": "Brand"
    },
    {
      "name": "Publisher"
    }
  ],
  "update": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "order_by": "name"
    }
  ],
  "delete": [
    1
  ]
}'

JavaScript

const data = {
  create: [
    {
      name: "Brand"
    },
    {
      name: "Publisher"
    }
  ],
  update: [
    {
      id: 2,
      order_by: "name"
    }
  ],
  delete: [
    1
  ]
};

WooCommerce.post("products/attributes/batch", data)
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

PHP

<?php
$data = [
    'create' => [
        [
            'name' => 'Brand'
        ],
        [
            'name' => 'Publisher'
        ]
    ],
    'update' => [
        [
            'id' => 2,
            'order_by' => 'name'
        ]
    ],
    'delete' => [
        1
    ]
];

print_r($woocommerce->post('products/attributes/batch', $data));
?>

Python

data = {
    "create": [
        {
            "name": "Brand"
        },
        {
            "name": "Publisher"
        }
    ],
    "update": [
        {
            "id": 2,
            "order_by": "name"
        }
    ],
    "delete": [
        1
    ]
}

print(wcapi.post("products/attributes/batch", data).json())

Ruby

data = {
  create: [
    {
      name: "Round toe"
    },
    {
      name: "Flat"
    }
  ],
  update: [
    {
      id: 2,
      order_by: "name"
    }
  ],
  delete: [
    1
  ]
}

woocommerce.post("products/attributes/batch", data).parsed_response

JSON Response

{
  "create": [
    {
      "id": 7,
      "name": "Brand",
      "slug": "pa_brand",
      "type": "select",
      "order_by": "menu_order",
      "has_archives": false,
      "_links": {
        "self": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/7"
          }
        ],
        "collection": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 8,
      "name": "Publisher",
      "slug": "pa_publisher",
      "type": "select",
      "order_by": "menu_order",
      "has_archives": false,
      "_links": {
        "self": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/8"
          }
        ],
        "collection": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "update": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Size",
      "slug": "pa_size",
      "type": "select",
      "order_by": "menu_order",
      "has_archives": false,
      "_links": {
        "self": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/2"
          }
        ],
        "collection": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "delete": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Color",
      "slug": "pa_color",
      "type": "select",
      "order_by": "menu_order",
      "has_archives": true,
      "_links": {
        "self": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes/1"
          }
        ],
        "collection": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v1/products/attributes"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}