# WordPress.org API: Get WordPress plugin details

> Finds the best-matching WordPress.org plugin by name or plugin page link and returns its details, including the changelog for the latest version when one is available.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/wordpress.org/get-plugin
- Method: `wordpress.org/get_plugin`, version 1
- Website: wordpress.org
- Returns: name, author, version, rating, installs, requirements, description, latest changelog, links
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `plugin` | string | yes | `"Yoast SEO"` | Plugin name or WordPress.org plugin page link, for example Yoast SEO or https://wordpress.org/plugins/akismet/. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input:

```json
{
  "plugin": "Yoast SEO"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "name": "Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI",
  "author": "Yoast",
  "rating": 4.8,
  "version": "28.7",
  "download_link": "https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wordpress-seo.28.7.zip",
  "plugin_page_link": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/",
  "last_updated_date": "2026-10-13",
  "number_of_ratings": 27821,
  "short_description": "Real-time SEO guidance, schema, and AI built in. Help search engines and AI systems understand your content. All AI tools included, no hidden fees.",
  "active_installations": 10000000,
  "requires_php_version": "7.4",
  "tested_up_to_version": "7.1.3",
  "latest_version_changelog": "28.7\nRelease date: 2026-10-13\nYoast SEO 28.7 brings more enhancements and bugfixes. Find more information about our software releases and updates here .\nEnhancements\n• Allows agents to update titles and descriptions via the respective Yoast Ability.",
  "requires_wordpress_version": "6.9"
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"wordpress.org/get_plugin","input":{"plugin":"Yoast SEO"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- What is the latest version and changelog of the Yoast SEO plugin?
- Show me the rating, install count, and requirements for Akismet.
- Get details for https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/ including author and description.
- Which WordPress plugin handles caching, and how many active installs does it have?
- I need the minimum WordPress and PHP versions required by WooCommerce, plus its latest release notes.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "plugin"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "plugin": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Plugin name or WordPress.org plugin page link, for example Yoast SEO or https://wordpress.org/plugins/akismet/."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "name",
    "plugin_page_link"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "author": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "rating": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "version": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "download_link": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "plugin_page_link": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "last_updated_date": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "number_of_ratings": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "short_description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "active_installations": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "requires_php_version": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "tested_up_to_version": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "latest_version_changelog": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "requires_wordpress_version": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## See more

- [WordPress.org API: Search plugins](https://fous.com/methods/wordpress.org/search-plugins.md): Searches the WordPress.org plugin directory by description and returns matches in directory search order, with ratings, installations, compatibility and plugin page links.
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- [NuGet API: Get package](https://fous.com/methods/nuget.org/get-package.md): Looks up a NuGet package by name or nuget.org link. Inexact names match the top search result. Returns the latest stable release's details and the 10 most recent versions, including prereleases.
- [PyPI API: Get package](https://fous.com/methods/pypi.org/get-package.md): Gets a PyPI package's current version, release date, metadata, project links and its 10 most recently published versions from a package name or PyPI link.
- [Sephora API: Get product details](https://fous.com/methods/sephora.com/get-product.md): Gets a Sephora US product's full details from its name (optionally narrowed by brand) or its Sephora product link: price, sizes and shades with stock, highlights, description, ingredients, usage, ratings and images.
- [Visual Studio Marketplace API: Get VS Code extension](https://fous.com/methods/marketplace.visualstudio.com/get-extension.md): Finds a VS Code Marketplace extension by name or marketplace link and returns its publisher, installs, rating, version, categories and update date. For a name search it picks the most-installed close match.
- [npm API: Get package](https://fous.com/methods/npmjs.com/get-package.md): Looks up a public npm package by name or npm link. Returns its latest version, weekly downloads, maintainers, links, dates and version count.
- [Goodreads API: Get book](https://fous.com/methods/goodreads.com/get-book.md): Gets one Goodreads book's details, reader ratings and edition information. The book can be a title, an ISBN or a book link; a title uses the best search match.
- [All WordPress.org methods](https://fous.com/methods/wordpress.org.md)