wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php:1062Checks if a given request has access to delete a post.
$requestWP_REST_Requesttrue|WP_Error public function delete_item_permissions_check( $request ) { $post = $this->get_post( $request['id'] ); if ( is_wp_error( $post ) ) { return $post; } if ( $post && ! $this->check_delete_permission( $post ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_delete', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to delete this post.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) ); } return true; }Introduced in 4.7.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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