POST /sites/$site/wordads/approve

Request streamlined approval to join the WordAds program.

Resource Information

   
Method POST
URL https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/sites/$site/wordads/approve
Requires authentication? No

Method Parameters

Parameter Type Description
$site (int|string) Site ID or domain

Query Parameters

Parameter Type Description
context (string)
display:
(default) Formats the output as HTML for display. Shortcodes are parsed, paragraph tags are added, etc..
edit:
Formats the output for editing. Shortcodes are left unparsed, significant whitespace is kept, etc..
http_envelope (bool)
false:
(default)
true:
Some environments (like in-browser JavaScript or Flash) block or divert responses with a non-200 HTTP status code. Setting this parameter will force the HTTP status code to always be 200. The JSON response is wrapped in an "envelope" containing the "real" HTTP status code and headers.
pretty (bool)
false:
(default)
true:
Output pretty JSON
meta (string) Optional. Loads data from the endpoints found in the 'meta' part of the response. Comma-separated list. Example: meta=site,likes
fields (string) Optional. Returns specified fields only. Comma-separated list. Example: fields=ID,title
callback (string) An optional JSONP callback function.

Response Parameters

Parameter Type Description
approved (bool) Site successfully approved for WordAds
email_sent (string) User ID of sent email or error message

Resource Errors

These are the possible errors returned by this endpoint.

HTTP Code Error Identifier Error Message
403 Forbidden WordAds is available only for sites with an active upgraded plan.
403 Forbidden Your site has been removed from WordAds.
401 Unauthorized You must be logged-in to activate WordAds.
403 Forbidden Only site owners can request WordAds activation.
403 Forbidden Your site is not permitted in WordAds.
403 unauthorized User cannot access this private blog.
403 unauthorized User cannot access this restricted blog

Example

curl 'https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1/sites/adtestsite.me/wordads/approve'
<?php
$options  = array (
  'http' => 
  array (
    'ignore_errors' => true,
    'method' => 'POST',
  ),
);

$context  = stream_context_create( $options );
$response = file_get_contents(
	'https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1/sites/adtestsite.me/wordads/approve',
	false,
	$context
);
$response = json_decode( $response );
?>

Response

{
    "sent": true
}