rest_delete_<post_type>

Fires immediately after a single post is deleted or trashed via the REST API.

Description

do_action( 'rest_delete_<post_type>', (object) $post, (WP_REST_Response) $response, (WP_REST_Request) $request ); 

They dynamic portion(s) of the hook name refer to the post type slug.

Parameters (3)

0. $post (object)

The deleted or trashed post.

1. $response (WP_REST_Response)

The response data.

2. $request (WP_REST_Request)

The request sent to the API.

Usage

To run the hook, copy the example below.

// run the action 
do_action( 'rest_delete_{$post_type}', $post, $response, $request ); 

The following example is for adding a hook callback.

// define the rest_delete_<post_type> callback 
function action_rest_delete_post_type( $post, $response, $request ) { 
    // make action magic happen here... 
}; 
         
// add the action 
add_action( "rest_delete_{$post_type}", 'action_rest_delete_post_type', 10, 3 ); 

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

// remove the action 
remove_action( "rest_delete_{$post_type}", 'action_rest_delete_post_type', 10, 3 );