wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php:452Checks if a request has access to read or edit the specified term.
$requestWP_REST_Requesttrue|WP_Error public function get_item_permissions_check( $request ) { $term = $this->get_term( $request['id'] ); if ( is_wp_error( $term ) ) { return $term; } if ( 'edit' === $request['context'] && ! current_user_can( 'edit_term', $term->term_id ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_forbidden_context', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit this term.' ), 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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