Is JSON API Auth free?

Yes — JSON API Auth is free to use.

What platforms does JSON API Auth run on?

JSON API Auth runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.

Is JSON API Auth still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 10 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to JSON API Auth?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include JSON API User, Simple JWT Auth, and RESTful JSON API.

Who makes JSON API Auth?

JSON API Auth is developed by Ali Qureshi.

How long has JSON API Auth been around?

JSON API Auth first shipped in 2019.

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JSON API Auth

Name: JSON API Auth
Author: Ali Qureshi

wordpress.orgAuth & identity

JSON API Auth is a WordPress plugin that adds cookie-based user authentication to the original JSON API plugin. It supports legacy integrations such as mobile apps, headless sites, and external services that need authenticated WordPress API requests.

FreeGPL-3.0WebEmbeddableSelf-hosted

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59stars

64forks

1alternative

4features

2019since

Overview

4 features

JSON API Auth sits in PulseGate's Auth & identity category. Authenticating users and protected requests in legacy WordPress JSON API integrations. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and developers maintaining legacy JSON API integrations. JSON API Auth costs nothing to use. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by Ali Qureshi, and it first shipped in 2019. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 59 stars and 10 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 4 catalogued features are cookie authentication, user login, and Authenticated API requests. The interface is available in English and French. It exposes integrations via a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Cookie authentication
User login
Authenticated API requests
WordPress integration

Built with & integrations

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddableSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-3.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHub · ★ 59Active maintenanceMulti-language

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed5 Sept · 00:53 UTC
JSON API Auth verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about JSON API Auth

What does JSON API Auth do?: Authenticating users and protected requests in legacy WordPress JSON API integrations. It is catalogued under Auth & identity on PulseGate.
Who should use JSON API Auth?: JSON API Auth is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and developers maintaining legacy JSON API integrations.
Is JSON API Auth free?: Yes — JSON API Auth is free to use.
What platforms does JSON API Auth run on?: JSON API Auth runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.
Is JSON API Auth still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 10 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to JSON API Auth?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include JSON API User, Simple JWT Auth, and RESTful JSON API.JSON API User Simple JWT Auth RESTful JSON API
Who makes JSON API Auth?: JSON API Auth is developed by Ali Qureshi.
How long has JSON API Auth been around?: JSON API Auth first shipped in 2019.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, French
Open source: Yes · ★ 59
License: GPL-3.0
First seen: 5 Sept 2026
Built for: WordPress site owners and developers maintaining legacy JSON API integrations
Model: B2B
Solves: Authenticating users and protected requests in legacy WordPress JSON API integrations.

Registered as

GitHub: PI-Media/json-api
WordPress.org: json-api-auth

Developer

Ali Qureshi

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 59
Forks: 64
Open issues: 9
Last commit: 19 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 10
Contributors: 4
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: master

Index record

Indexed: 5 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 5 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: json-api-auth-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 5 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 5 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 5 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/json-api-auth

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