rest api - Update postpage using API + python

I'm trying to update posts using python and API, the issue that I keep getting code 200 but the post doesn't actually get updated!

here is my code:

import requests
import json
import base64

url ='http://www.***/wp-json/wp/v2'

username="------"
password="------"

creds = username + ':' + password
cred_token = base64.b64encode(creds.encode())

header = {'Authorization': 'Basic ' + cred_token.decode('utf-8')}


postID = "36559"
post = {
 'content' : "Hello, this content updated."
}

blog = requests.post(url + "/posts/" + postID , headers=header, json=post)
print(blog)

I also tried, but kept getting response 404:

blog = requests.post(url + "/" + postID , headers=header, json=post)

Edit - Solution: the issue was that the url had http and not https, it seems i have to use the https version, although its weird I kept getting 200 response. Now it works

I'm trying to update posts using python and API, the issue that I keep getting code 200 but the post doesn't actually get updated!

here is my code:

import requests
import json
import base64

url ='http://www.***.com/wp-json/wp/v2'

username="------"
password="------"

creds = username + ':' + password
cred_token = base64.b64encode(creds.encode())

header = {'Authorization': 'Basic ' + cred_token.decode('utf-8')}


postID = "36559"
post = {
 'content' : "Hello, this content updated."
}

blog = requests.post(url + "/posts/" + postID , headers=header, json=post)
print(blog)

I also tried, but kept getting response 404:

blog = requests.post(url + "/" + postID , headers=header, json=post)

Edit - Solution: the issue was that the url had http and not https, it seems i have to use the https version, although its weird I kept getting 200 response. Now it works

• rest-api
• api
• wp-update-post
• python

Share Improve this question edited Oct 19, 2022 at 13:24 Fadi asked Oct 19, 2022 at 10:39 FadiFadi 7322 silver badges66 bronze badges 2

• I don’t know Python, but it looks like you’re using the POST method. To update posts you need to send a PUT request. – Jacob Peattie Commented Oct 19, 2022 at 11:16
• @JacobPeattie same issue, I get response 200, but the post doesn't change – Fadi Commented Oct 19, 2022 at 13:05

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Edit - Solution: the issue was that the url had http and not https, it seems i have to use the https version, although its weird I kept getting 200 response before.