WordPress / API Reference

`wp_get_terms`

WordPress tool. Get terms for any custom taxonomy

This is a read-only tool: it retrieves terms from your WordPress account. It changes nothing.

Ask Claude

You do not call this tool yourself. Ask for the outcome and the client picks the tool:

Get terms in my WordPress account for [taxonomy].

It takes 1 required and 3 optional parameters.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`taxonomy`	string	Yes	Taxonomy
`per_page`	integer	No	Per Page
`search`	string	No	Search
`hide_empty`	boolean	No	Hide Empty

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Before you can call it

This tool needs a connected WordPress account. The WordPress connect guide covers how to authorize it and what it unlocks, and the quickstart gets a client talking to the server in about five minutes.

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