Free Edition — Core Capabilities

• Provider capacity3 API providers + 2 RSS providers simultaneously active
• Manual fetchTrigger a fetch on demand from the admin dashboard; Free has a 2-hour manual-fetch cooldown and no cron schedule
• Response formatsJSON, XML, RSS/Atom, CSV, HTML, and plain text parsed natively, including Google Sheets CSV URLs
• AuthenticationNo auth, API Key (query or header), Bearer token, HTTP Basic
• HTTP methodsGET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE
• Transient cachingConfigurable TTL to avoid redundant API calls
• Post publishingCreates WordPress posts from fetched items in Publish, Draft, or Pending mode
• Duplicate detectionSkips items already published (by title and/or URL)
• Featured image sideloadingDownloads and attaches images from the feed to the WordPress media library
• Source attribution blockAppends a customisable attribution footer to each imported post
• Taxonomy mappingAssigns categories and tags to imported posts via configurable slugs
• Post meta taggingStamps each post with source URL, fetch type, provider name, fetch timestamp, and source date
• Planned/last call previewView the planned request (URL, headers, params) and the last actual call details without running a live fetch
• Setup WizardGuided step-by-step provider configuration flow for first-time setup
• JSON Path Selector (basic)Point-and-click selector to map API response fields to post fields
• Basic retryAutomatic single retry on transient network failures
• Activity LogTimestamped log of all fetch and publish events with status and detail messages
• Log clearingClear the activity log from the admin panel
• RSS supportIngest RSS/Atom feeds via WordPress SimplePie integration
• Plugin Info tabSystem information, PHP/WP version, active providers summary

Lite Edition — Automation & Scheduling

Includes everything in Free, plus the following additions:

• Provider capacity10 API providers + 10 RSS providers
• Scheduled fetchingAutomatic cron-based fetching at 1-hour, 2-hour, 4-hour, 6-hour, or 24-hour intervals on Lite; Pro adds 12-hour and custom hour-based intervals
• Provider rotationCycles through active providers in sequence per cron run so no single provider dominates
• Provider toggleEnable or disable individual providers without deleting them
• Custom post type per providerEach provider can publish to a different registered post type
• Provider health monitoringDashboard table showing each provider’s last fetch status, latency, success/failure counts
• Live preview testRuns a real live fetch in-browser and displays the raw response and parsed items immediately
• Provider presetsOne-click templates for common source types: YouTube API, Generic API-Key, Generic Bearer (API presets); Google News RSS, YouTube Video RSS, Podcast RSS (RSS presets)
• Page-based paginationAutomatically iterates through paginated API responses (page=1, page=2, …) per fetch run
• OAuth2 Client CredentialsFull OAuth2 client_credentials grant flow with automatic token management and expiry refresh
• RSS full-text extractionFetches the full article text from the source URL to supplement truncated RSS excerpts; configurable max characters (500–120,000); append or replace-excerpt mode; if fallback full-text extraction is used for an item, that item is forced to draft for manual review
• RSS auto-discoveryProvide a website URL and Ingestics automatically discovers the RSS/Atom feed endpoint
• Rate-limit (HTTP 429) handlingDetects 429 responses and pauses or retries gracefully
• Shortcodes[auto_api_feed] and [aapi_feed] for embedding feeds in any post, page, or widget area
• Template tagsaapi_get_feed() and aapi_render_feed() for theme-level integration (Lite+)
• Gutenberg blockingestics/feed block with full attribute panel in the block editor
• Grid layoutCard-based responsive grid display for front-end feeds
• Classic WidgetWordPress widget for use in traditional sidebar widget areas

Pro Edition — Advanced Intelligence

Includes everything in Lite, plus the following additions:

• Provider capacity25 API providers + 25 RSS providers
• Extended schedule frequenciesAdds 12-hour scheduling and fully custom cron frequency in hours (minimum 0.25 h = 15 minutes, maximum 168 h = 1 week)
• Visual Query BuilderGUI for building complex query parameters: filter by country, category, language, domain without editing URLs manually
• Cursor / next-token paginationHandles cursor-based and next_token-style pagination used by Reddit-style, government, and modern REST services
• OAuth2 Auth Code + refreshAuthorization Code grant flow with automatic token refresh, including PKCE (S256) support for compatible providers — for APIs that require user-delegated access
• Exponential backoff retrySmart retry strategy that increases wait time between attempts to respect server throttle limits
• Advanced JSON Path SelectorDeep nested path selection, array traversal, and expression filtering for complex API responses
• Content filter engine (6 rules)Automatic content quality checks — each rule configurable to reject, draft, or publish: no_title, no_content, no_source_url, invalid_url, duplicate_title, duplicate_url
• Event triggers / inbound webhookREST endpoint POST /wp-json/ingestics/v1/trigger authenticated with a shared secret header; POST is the default and recommended method, while legacy GET and query-secret compatibility are optional toggles disabled by default; trigger any fetch or publish operation from an external service
• WordPress action hooksTrigger operations internally with aapi_trigger_fetch, aapi_trigger_fetch_api, aapi_trigger_fetch_rss, and aapi_trigger_publish (Pro+)
• Provider campaignsGroup providers into named campaigns and trigger an entire campaign via a single webhook call
• Affiliate URL rewritingAutomatically appends affiliate parameters or replaces domains in outbound links within fetched content
• Fallback imagesConfigure a fallback image URL or media library item to use when a fetched item has no image
• WebP conversionAutomatically converts sideloaded images to WebP format during import for improved page performance
• Failure digestsScheduled email and/or Slack notification summarising provider failures, skipped items, and error patterns
• Benchmark panelDashboard panel displaying per-provider fetch timing, item count, and performance trends over time
• Elementor widgetNative Elementor widget (AAPI_Elementor_Feed_Widget) with full design controls inside the Elementor editor
• Bricks elementNative Bricks Builder element (AAPI_Bricks_Feed_Element) with full visual controls
• Carousel layoutAuto-advancing carousel display for front-end feeds with configurable autoplay interval

Business Edition — Enterprise Scale

Includes everything in Pro, plus the following additions:

• Provider capacityUnlimited API providers + unlimited RSS providers
• Separate API & RSS schedulesIndependent cron hooks (aapi_api_cron_fetch / aapi_rss_cron_fetch) so API and RSS pipelines run on completely different intervals
• Separate rotation queuesAPI rotation and RSS rotation maintain independent sequence state
• Business output modesUse per-provider publish mode controls and output modes such as full_content, excerpt, title_only, or raw_payload where available
• Auto format detectionAdvanced response mode that auto-detects JSON/XML/RSS/CSV/HTML/Text without explicit configuration
• Full filter engine (14 rules)Adds 8 more rules to the 6 Pro rules: short_title, short_content, long_content, no_image, broken_image, blocked_keywords, no_date, no_description — each with configurable thresholds and action
• Blocked keywords filterDefine a list of keywords; any item containing them in title or content is automatically rejected or drafted
• Twig template engineUse Twig templating syntax in front-end display templates for full control over HTML output
• AI rewritePre-publish pipeline rewrites fetched content using: OpenAI GPT models, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, or a Custom HTTP endpoint. Configurable max chars for title (40–1000), excerpt (80–8000), and content (1000–120,000). Strict mode skips or force-drafts items that fail rewrite guardrails
• TranslationPre-publish translation via: OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepL, Google Translate, LibreTranslate, or a Custom endpoint. Runs after AI rewrite in the pipeline
• Stock image auto-attach (Pexels)When a fetched item has no image and no fallback matches, automatically queries Pexels for a relevant stock photo, downloads it, and attaches it as the featured image
• Rate-limit budget queueHTTP 429 responses enqueue items into a persistent DB queue; a separate cron (aapi_rate_limit_budget_queue) drains the queue within the API’s rate-limit budget window
• Ticker layoutHorizontally scrolling news ticker display for front-end feeds with configurable speed, direction, and pause-on-hover
• AWS SigV4 authenticationNative AWS Signature Version 4 signing for AWS-hosted APIs (API Gateway, Bedrock, etc.) without any external SDK
• Enterprise connector controlsFine-grained connector-level enable/disable, audit-oriented operational controls, quota/budget controls, and automatic deferral to the next allowed budget window where configured
• Audit log exportExport the full activity log to JSON, CSV, or NDJSON for compliance, reporting, or archiving
• Activity-log reconciliationRun summaries include fetched, created, published, draft, pending, filtered, duplicates, errors, and unaccounted counts for transparent accounting
• External webhook bridgeFires outbound webhook events for fetch-run completion and post-publish activity to a configured Zapier, Make (Integromat), or any custom URL — only when explicitly enabled and configured by an administrator
• Per-item content operation overridesUse the _aapi_content_ops field in provider configuration to override AI/translation settings on a per-item basis via item-level field values

Authentication Methods — Full Reference

• NoneOpen/public APIs — Free+
• API Key (header)Sends key as a custom request header — Free+
• API Key (query param)Appends key to the URL query string — Free+
• Bearer TokenStandard Authorization: Bearer <token> header — Free+
• HTTP BasicBase64-encoded username:password — Free+
• OAuth2 Client CredentialsMachine-to-machine token grant; auto-refreshes on expiry — Lite+
• OAuth2 Auth Code + RefreshUser-delegated access with refresh token management, including PKCE (S256) support for compatible providers — Pro+
• AWS SigV4AWS Signature V4 signing for AWS API Gateway and AWS services — Business

Supported Response Formats

• JSONFull support including nested objects and arrays — Free+
• XMLParsed to associative array; XPath-style field mapping — Free+
• RSS / AtomVia WordPress SimplePie — Free+
• CSVRows mapped to post fields via column index or header name, including Google Sheets URLs auto-normalized to CSV export endpoints — Free+
• HTMLStructured extraction via selector mapping (items/title/content/url/image/date/source), with single-item fallback mode when selectors are not configured — Free+
• Plain TextRaw text body stored as post content — Free+
• Auto-detectInspects Content-Type header and response body to determine format automatically — Business

Security & Secret Management

• AES encryption at restAll secrets stored with aapi_sec_v1: prefix using AES cipher + HMAC MAC
• Random IV per secretrandom_bytes(16) generates a unique IV for each encryption operation
• Auto-migrationPlaintext legacy values are silently migrated to encrypted form on first read
• Request snapshot maskingAuth headers, API keys, and secrets are replaced with **** in all stored snapshots
• Remote URL hardeningRemote endpoints are normalized and validated; private/reserved IP ranges and link-local targets are blocked by default
• Admin AJAX protectionsNonce verification and capability checks are enforced on admin-side AJAX operations
• Encrypted secretsLicense key, webhook secret, bridge secret, transform auth, stock image key, OpenAI key, Anthropic key, Gemini key, DeepL key, Google Translate key, LibreTranslate key
• HTTPS enforcementLicense verification endpoint must use HTTPS; relaxable only via code-level filter
• Advanced compatibility togglesOptional controls for HEAD/OPTIONS methods, legacy API-key fallback, and OAuth token request compatibility fallback (enable only when needed)
• Multisite-aware lifecycleSupports network activation/deactivation and initializes plugin defaults for newly created sites when network-activated
• Webhook secure defaultsInbound trigger accepts POST by default; legacy GET method and query-string secret fallback are available only as explicit compatibility toggles
• Webhook rate limitingIP-based rate limiting on the inbound webhook trigger endpoint