WordPress / API Reference

`wp_set_transient`

WordPress tool. Set a WordPress transient with optional expiry

This is a write tool: it sets transient in your WordPress account. Claude asks you to confirm before it runs.

Ask Claude

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

Set transient in my WordPress account for [transient key], [value].

It takes 2 required and 1 optional parameter.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`transient_key`	string	Yes	Transient Key
`value`	string	Yes	Value
`expiration`	integer	No	Expiration

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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.

Start free — 30 tool calls a month

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