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Updates API Inspector

by Paul Biron · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.1.1 Tested up to WP 5.5.0

Updates API Inspector has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,097 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 6, 2020, tested up to WordPress 5.5.0.

Updates API Inspector at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
2,097
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Updates API Inspector well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.5.0, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • how the API is queried by core
  • what the API returns in respose to a query
  • what’s in the site transients core uses when offering updates to admin users (whether manual or auto-updates)

Updates API Inspector reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Great tool for debugging self-hosted updates

    I'd put together my own self-hosted update module based on various code samples I found, but it stopped working properly in WordPress 5.5. This tool, together with the link in the description helped me to see what was going on and get it running again.

    skirridsystems

Details

Inspect various aspects of the WordPress Updates API

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • updates-api

More from Paul Biron

Version
0.1.1
Last updated
Aug 6, 2020
First published
Aug 6, 2020
Requires WordPress
4.6
Tested up to
5.5.0
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Updates API Inspector FAQ

What does Updates API Inspector do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Updates API Inspector offers how the API is queried by core, what the API returns in respose to a query and what’s in the site transients core uses when offering updates to admin users (whether manual or auto-updates).

How many active installs does Updates API Inspector have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for Updates API Inspector as of September 7, 2026.

Is Updates API Inspector still maintained?

The last release was on August 6, 2020, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Updates API Inspector free?

Updates API Inspector is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.