Product attribute terms

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

Product attribute term properties

Attribute	Type	Description
id	integer	Unique identifier for the resource. READ-ONLY
name	string	Term name. MANDATORY
slug	string	An alphanumeric identifier for the resource unique to its type.
description	string	HTML description of the resource.
menu_order	integer	Menu order, used to custom sort the resource.
count	integer	Number of published products for the resource. READ-ONLY

Create an attribute term

This API helps you to create a new product attribute term.

POST /wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/<attribute_id>/terms

cURL

curl -X POST https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms \
    -u consumer_key:consumer_secret \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
  "name": "XXS"
}'

JavaScript

const data = {
  name: "XXS"
};

WooCommerce.post("products/attributes/2/terms", data)
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

PHP

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

print_r($woocommerce->post('products/attributes/2/terms', $data));
?>

Python

data = {
    "name": "XXS"
}

print(wcapi.post("products/attributes/2/terms", data).json())

Ruby

data = {
  name: "XXS"
}

woocommerce.post("products/attributes/2/terms", data).parsed_response

JSON Response

{
  "id": 23,
  "name": "XXS",
  "slug": "xxs",
  "description": "",
  "menu_order": 1,
  "count": 1,
  "_links": {
    "self": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/23"
      }
    ],
    "collection": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Retrieve an attribute term

This API lets you retrieve a product attribute term by ID.

GET /wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/<attribute_id>/terms/<id>

cURL

curl https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/23 \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret

JavaScript

WooCommerce.get("products/attributes/2/terms/23")
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

PHP

<?php print_r($woocommerce->get('products/attributes/2/terms/23')); ?>

Python

print(wcapi.get("products/attributes/2/terms/23").json())

Ruby

woocommerce.get("products/attributes/2/terms/23").parsed_response

JSON Response

{
  "id": 23,
  "name": "XXS",
  "slug": "xxs",
  "description": "",
  "menu_order": 1,
  "count": 1,
  "_links": {
    "self": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/23"
      }
    ],
    "collection": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
      }
    ]
  }
}

List all attribute terms

This API lets you retrieve all terms from a product attribute.

GET /wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/<attribute_id>/terms

cURL

curl https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret

JavaScript

WooCommerce.get("products/attributes/2/terms")
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

PHP

<?php print_r($woocommerce->get('products/attributes/2/terms')); ?>

Python

print(wcapi.get("products/attributes/2/terms").json())

Ruby

woocommerce.get("products/attributes/2/terms").parsed_response

JSON Response

[
  {
    "id": 23,
    "name": "XXS",
    "slug": "xxs",
    "description": "",
    "menu_order": 1,
    "count": 1,
    "_links": {
      "self": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/23"
        }
      ],
      "collection": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 22,
    "name": "XS",
    "slug": "xs",
    "description": "",
    "menu_order": 2,
    "count": 1,
    "_links": {
      "self": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/22"
        }
      ],
      "collection": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 17,
    "name": "S",
    "slug": "s",
    "description": "",
    "menu_order": 3,
    "count": 1,
    "_links": {
      "self": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/17"
        }
      ],
      "collection": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 18,
    "name": "M",
    "slug": "m",
    "description": "",
    "menu_order": 4,
    "count": 1,
    "_links": {
      "self": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/18"
        }
      ],
      "collection": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 19,
    "name": "L",
    "slug": "l",
    "description": "",
    "menu_order": 5,
    "count": 1,
    "_links": {
      "self": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/19"
        }
      ],
      "collection": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 20,
    "name": "XL",
    "slug": "xl",
    "description": "",
    "menu_order": 6,
    "count": 1,
    "_links": {
      "self": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/20"
        }
      ],
      "collection": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 21,
    "name": "XXL",
    "slug": "xxl",
    "description": "",
    "menu_order": 7,
    "count": 1,
    "_links": {
      "self": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/21"
        }
      ],
      "collection": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]

Available parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
context	string	Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response. Options: view and edit. Default is view.
page	integer	Current page of the collection. Default is 1.
per_page	integer	Maximum number of items to be returned in result set. Default is 10.
search	string	Limit results to those matching a string.
exclude	array	Ensure result set excludes specific ids.
include	array	Limit result set to specific ids.
order	string	Order sort attribute ascending or descending. Options: asc and desc. Default is asc.
orderby	string	Sort collection by resource attribute. Options: id, include, name, slug, term_group, description and count. Default is name.
hide_empty	boolean	Whether to hide resources not assigned to any products. Default is false.
parent	integer	Limit result set to resources assigned to a specific parent.
product	integer	Limit result set to resources assigned to a specific product.
slug	string	Limit result set to resources with a specific slug.

Update an attribute term

This API lets you make changes to a product attribute term.

PUT /wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/<attribute_id>/terms/<id>

cURL

curl -X PUT https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/23 \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-d '{
  "name": "XXS"
}'

JavaScript

const data = {
  name: "XXS"
};

WooCommerce.put("products/attributes/2/terms/23", data)
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

PHP

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

print_r($woocommerce->put('products/attributes/2/terms/23', $data));
?>

Python

data = {
    "name": "XXS"
}

print(wcapi.put("products/attributes/2/terms/23", data).json())

Ruby

data = {
  name: "XXS"
}

woocommerce.put("products/attributes/2/terms/23", data).parsed_response

JSON Response

{
  "id": 23,
  "name": "XXS",
  "slug": "xxs",
  "description": "",
  "menu_order": 1,
  "count": 1,
  "_links": {
    "self": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/23"
      }
    ],
    "collection": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Delete an attribute term

This API helps you delete a product attribute term.

DELETE /wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/<attribute_id>/terms/<id>

cURL

curl -X DELETE https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/23?force=true \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret

JavaScript

WooCommerce.delete("products/attributes/2/terms/23", {
  force: true
})
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

PHP

<?php print_r($woocommerce->delete('products/attributes/2/terms/23', ['force' => true])); ?>

Python

print(wcapi.delete("products/attributes/2/terms/23", params={"force": True}).json())

Ruby

woocommerce.delete("products/attributes/2/terms/23", force: true).parsed_response

JSON Response

{
  "id": 23,
  "name": "XXS",
  "slug": "xxs",
  "description": "",
  "menu_order": 1,
  "count": 1,
  "_links": {
    "self": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/23"
      }
    ],
    "collection": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Available parameters

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

Batch update attribute terms

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

note

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

POST /wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/<attribute_id>/terms/batch

cURL

curl -X POST https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/<attribute_id>/terms/batch \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-d '{
  "create": [
    {
      "name": "XXS"
    },
    {
      "name": "S"
    }
  ],
  "update": [
    {
      "id": 19,
      "menu_order": 6
    }
  ],
  "delete": [
    21,
    20
  ]
}'

JavaScript

const data = {
  create: [
    {
      name: "XXS"
    },
    {
      name: "S"
    }
  ],
  update: [
    {
      id: 19,
      menu_order: 6
    }
  ],
  delete: [
    21,
    20
  ]
};

WooCommerce.post("products/attributes/2/terms/batch", data)
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

PHP

<?php
$data = [
    'create' => [
        [
            'name' => 'XXS'
        ],
        [
            'name' => 'S'
        ]
    ],
    'update' => [
        [
            'id' => 19,
            'menu_order' => 6
        ]
    ],
    'delete' => [
        21,
        20
    ]
];

print_r($woocommerce->post('products/attributes/2/terms/batch', $data));
?>

Python

data = {
    "create": [
        {
            "name": "XXS"
        },
        {
            "name": "S"
        }
    ],
    "update": [
        {
            "id": 19,
            "menu_order": 6
        }
    ],
    "delete": [
        21,
        20
    ]
}

print(wcapi.post("products/attributes/2/terms/batch", data).json())

Ruby

data = {
  create: [
    {
      name: "XXS"
    },
    {
      name: "S"
    }
  ],
  update: [
    {
      id: 19,
      menu_order: 6
    }
  ],
  delete: [
    21,
    20
  ]
}

woocommerce.post("products/attributes/2/terms/batch", data).parsed_response

JSON Response

{
  "create": [
    {
      "id": 23,
      "name": "XXS",
      "slug": "xxs",
      "description": "",
      "menu_order": 1,
      "count": 0,
      "_links": {
        "self": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/23"
          }
        ],
        "collection": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 17,
      "name": "S",
      "slug": "s",
      "description": "",
      "menu_order": 3,
      "count": 0,
      "_links": {
        "self": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/17"
          }
        ],
        "collection": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "update": [
    {
      "id": 19,
      "name": "L",
      "slug": "l",
      "description": "",
      "menu_order": 6,
      "count": 1,
      "_links": {
        "self": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/19"
          }
        ],
        "collection": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "delete": [
    {
      "id": 21,
      "name": "XXL",
      "slug": "xxl",
      "description": "",
      "menu_order": 7,
      "count": 1,
      "_links": {
        "self": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/21"
          }
        ],
        "collection": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 20,
      "name": "XL",
      "slug": "xl",
      "description": "",
      "menu_order": 6,
      "count": 1,
      "_links": {
        "self": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms/20"
          }
        ],
        "collection": [
          {
            "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/attributes/2/terms"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}