wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php:1064Checks if a given request has access to editing media.
$requestWP_REST_Requesttrue|WP_Error public function edit_media_item_permissions_check( $request ) { if ( ! current_user_can( 'upload_files' ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_edit_image', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to upload media on this site.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) ); } return $this->update_item_permissions_check( $request ); }Introduced in 5.5.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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