Using Gravity Forms ‘gform_rest_api_capability_put_entries’ PHP filter

The gform_rest_api_capability_put_entries filter allows you to change the capability required to update entries via the Gravity Forms REST API v2.

Usage

add_filter('gform_rest_api_capability_put_entries', 'your_function_name', 10, 2);

Parameters

• $capability (string): The capability required, defaults to ‘gravityforms_edit_entries’.
• $request (WP_REST_Request): Full data about the request.

More information

See Gravity Forms Docs: gform_rest_api_capability_put_entries

Examples

Custom capability for updating entries

Change the required capability for updating entries to ‘my_custom_capability’.

add_filter('gform_rest_api_capability_put_entries', 'get_put_entries_capability', 10, 2);

function get_put_entries_capability($capability, $request) {
    return 'my_custom_capability';
}

Allow users with ‘edit_posts’ capability to update entries

Allow users with the ‘edit_posts’ capability to update entries via the REST API v2.

add_filter('gform_rest_api_capability_put_entries', 'allow_edit_posts_capability', 10, 2);

function allow_edit_posts_capability($capability, $request) {
    return 'edit_posts';
}

Allow specific user role to update entries

Allow only users with the ‘editor’ role to update entries via the REST API v2.

add_filter('gform_rest_api_capability_put_entries', 'allow_editor_role', 10, 2);

function allow_editor_role($capability, $request) {
    $user = wp_get_current_user();
    if (in_array('editor', (array) $user->roles)) {
        return 'gravityforms_edit_entries';
    }
    return 'do_not_allow';
}

Allow specific user ID to update entries

Allow only a user with a specific user ID to update entries via the REST API v2.

add_filter('gform_rest_api_capability_put_entries', 'allow_specific_user', 10, 2);

function allow_specific_user($capability, $request) {
    $allowed_user_id = 5; // Change this to the allowed user ID
    $current_user_id = get_current_user_id();
    if ($current_user_id === $allowed_user_id) {
        return 'gravityforms_edit_entries';
    }
    return 'do_not_allow';
}

Allow entry updates only if a certain condition is met

Allow entry updates via the REST API v2 only if a custom condition is met (e.g., form ID is greater than 10).

add_filter('gform_rest_api_capability_put_entries', 'allow_conditionally', 10, 2);

function allow_conditionally($capability, $request) {
    $form_id = $request->get_param('form_id');
    if ($form_id > 10) {
        return 'gravityforms_edit_entries';
    }
    return 'do_not_allow';
}