[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63668: Media / REST API: Support specifying multiple media types or mime types when listing media

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#63668: Media / REST API: Support specifying multiple media types or mime types
when listing media
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 Reporter:  talldanwp                            |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  REST API                             |     Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-unit-tests changes-  |     Focuses:  rest-api
  requested                                      |
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Changes (by nikunj8866):

 * keywords:  has-patch needs-unit-tests => has-patch needs-unit-tests
     changes-requested


Comment:

 == Test Report

 Patch tested:
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/63668/63668.patch

 === Steps to Test
 1. Start a local `wordpress-devlop` instance with the patch applied.
 2. Run REST API endpoint [http://localhost:8889/wp-
 json/wp/v2/media?media_type=video,image] in the browser with multiple
 media_type.
 3. Run REST API endpoint [http://localhost:8889/wp-
 json/wp/v2/media?mime_type=image/png,image/jpeg] in browser with multiple
 mime_type.

 === Expected Results
 When running the test(s):
 - ✅ The API returns media items filtered by the `media_type` or
 `mime_type` query with multiple comma-separated values.

 === Environment
 - WordPress: 6.9-alpha-60093-src
 - PHP: 8.2.28
 - Server: nginx/1.29.0
 - Database: mysqli (Server: 8.4.5 / Client: mysqlnd 8.2.28)
 - Browser: Chrome 138.0.0.0
 - OS: Windows 10/11
 - Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five 1.2
 - MU Plugins: None activated
 - Plugins:
   * Amazon S3 Email Testing 1.0.0
   * Hello Dolly 1.7.2
   * Test Reports 1.2.0
   * WP Mail Logging 1.14.0

 === Actual Results
 - ✅ The endpoint successfully returns media items of type image and video
 as expected (https://prnt.sc/A2wJUOaDaLSu).
 - ✅ The endpoint successfully returns media items of mime_type image/png
 and image/jpeg as expected (https://prnt.sc/EjPPtoQW4EHK).

 === Additional Notes
 🐞 **Bug Identified**: When running the endpoint `http://localhost:8889
 /wp-json/wp/v2/media?mime_type=video/mp4,` the API returns all media items
 instead of filtering to just video/mp4
 items(https://prnt.sc/uPL2rMgESFUx).

 This appears to be an existing issue in the REST API's handling of the
 `mime_type` query parameter. It may not be related directly to the current
 patch but could potentially be addressed or handled as part of the same
 ticket for completeness.

 === Conclusion
 ✅ The current patch works well for `media_type` filtering.
 ⚠️ There's an outstanding bug with `mime_type` filtering that could be
 worth addressing in the same context.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/63668#comment:4>
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