Extend REST API search endpoint with "after" and "before" which the posts endpoint already supports

[archon810]

Hi,

I'd like to use the search API but provide the after parameter. I was surprised to see there's no parity to posts and it's not supported.

​https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/reference/posts/

​https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/reference/search-results/

Is there a reason most, if not all, params supported by posts aren't present in search? Can they be?

Thanks.

[TimothyBlynJacobs]

Hi @archon810,

The purpose of the Search endpoint is to provide a unified, minimal interface for performing basic searches across a variety of different WordPress entities; it has been recently extended to support terms and post formats.

Searching by date isn't something that can be universally implemented.

I would instead recommend using the existing posts endpoint for performing those searches, or implementing a custom endpoint.