WP_REST_Users_Controller::get_item_permissions_check( WP_REST_Request $request )

Checks if a given request has access to read a user.

Parameters

$request

(Required) Full details about the request.

Return

(true|WP_Error) True if the request has read access for the item, otherwise WP_Error object.

Source

File: wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-users-controller.php 

	public function get_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
		$user = $this->get_user( $request['id'] );
		if ( is_wp_error( $user ) ) {
			return $user;
		}

		$types = get_post_types( array( 'show_in_rest' => true ), 'names' );

		if ( get_current_user_id() === $user->ID ) {
			return true;
		}

		if ( 'edit' === $request['context'] && ! current_user_can( 'list_users' ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'rest_user_cannot_view', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to list users.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
		} elseif ( ! count_user_posts( $user->ID, $types ) && ! current_user_can( 'edit_user', $user->ID ) && ! current_user_can( 'list_users' ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'rest_user_cannot_view', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to list users.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
		}

		return true;
	}

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Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-users-controller.php: WP_REST_Users_Controller::get_user()

Get the user, if the ID is valid.
wp-includes/l10n.php: __()

Retrieve the translation of $text.
wp-includes/class-wp-error.php: WP_Error::__construct()

Initialize the error.
wp-includes/capabilities.php: current_user_can()

Whether the current user has a specific capability.
wp-includes/user.php: get_current_user_id()

Get the current user’s ID
wp-includes/user.php: count_user_posts()

Number of posts user has written.
wp-includes/rest-api.php: rest_authorization_required_code()

Returns a contextual HTTP error code for authorization failure.
wp-includes/post.php: get_post_types()

Get a list of all registered post type objects.
wp-includes/load.php: is_wp_error()

Check whether variable is a ClassicPress Error.
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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-4.7.0 Introduced.