Alert: This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.
WC_REST_Authentication::check_permissions( string $method )
Check that the API keys provided have the proper key-specific permissions to either read or write API resources.
Description Description
Parameters Parameters
- $method
-
(Required) Request method.
Return Return
(bool|WP_Error)
Source Source
File: includes/class-wc-rest-authentication.php
private function check_permissions( $method ) {
$permissions = $this->user->permissions;
switch ( $method ) {
case 'HEAD':
case 'GET':
if ( 'read' !== $permissions && 'read_write' !== $permissions ) {
return new WP_Error( 'woocommerce_rest_authentication_error', __( 'The API key provided does not have read permissions.', 'woocommerce' ), array( 'status' => 401 ) );
}
break;
case 'POST':
case 'PUT':
case 'PATCH':
case 'DELETE':
if ( 'write' !== $permissions && 'read_write' !== $permissions ) {
return new WP_Error( 'woocommerce_rest_authentication_error', __( 'The API key provided does not have write permissions.', 'woocommerce' ), array( 'status' => 401 ) );
}
break;
case 'OPTIONS':
return true;
default:
return new WP_Error( 'woocommerce_rest_authentication_error', __( 'Unknown request method.', 'woocommerce' ), array( 'status' => 401 ) );
}
return true;
}