[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50409: REST API about links should be embeddable.

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#50409: REST API about links should be embeddable.
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 Reporter:  herregroen   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  REST API     |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch    |     Focuses:  rest-api
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Comment (by herregroen):

 Replying to [comment:2 TimothyBlynJacobs]:
 > Let's make sure this gets added to the terms `about` link as well so
 we're consistent.
 >
 > My hesitation for this is that it would be identical information for
 each and every post returned in the collection, ie it doesn't vary based
 on the post object's content. If you're retrieving a single post you'd
 always be able to make a request at the same time to the `types` route,
 no?

 Only if you're passing the `_embed` parameter every time, in which case
 you may also receive other information in duplicate. And even then, only
 if you're passing the `true` value to have everything embedded as opposed
 to selecting specific fields you want.

 My current feeling is that passing `?_embed=true` you're essentially
 saying I want to know everything about this post, to which I feel the post
 type information belongs.

 If the intent is to limit duplicate information then the default, not
 passing any `_embed` value or even passing specific `_embed` values covers
 that.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50409#comment:3>
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