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How can I fill YOAST SEO Meta data when creating a post in WordPress using API?

I’m trying to insert meta description for my WordPress post, but the meta-description is always empty.

This is my code:

post_data = {
        'title': title,
        'content':  markdown.markdown(content),
        'slug': slug,
        'status': 'publish',
        'yoast_meta' : {
            'yoast_wpseo_metadesc' : meta_description
         },
        'author': author_id,
        'categories': [category_id],  # Assign the category ID to the post
        'meta': {
            'meta_description': meta_description,
        },
    }

I’m not sure if the field name is the right one or if Yoast even supports feeding the meta description from API.

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  1. 0

    You need to use the _yoast_wpseo_metadesc key instead of yoast_wpseo_metadesc, as this is the actual key used by Yoast SEO to store the meta description.

    post_data = {
    'title': title,
    'content': markdown.markdown(content),
    'slug': slug,
    'status': 'publish',
    'meta': {
        '_yoast_wpseo_metadesc': meta_description
    },
    'author': author_id,
    'categories': [category_id],
}
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  2. 0

    Had the same issue. If you install the following plugin: https://github.com/ChazUK/wp-api-yoast-meta

    You can do the following:

    try {
  const response = await wp.posts().create({
    title: "Your Post Title",
    content: "Your post content",
    status: "publish",
    yoast_meta: {
      yoast_wpseo_title: "Your SEO title",
      yoast_wpseo_metadesc: "Your SEO description",
    },
  });
  console.log(response.id);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
};
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