View Custom Post Type Item is a WordPress ability from Advanced Custom Fields — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.
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Read-onlyGet a single item from a specific AI-accessible ACF custom post type by ID.
Requires Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) 6.8.0+ on a WordPress install where the Abilities API is available (native from WordPress 6.9, or via a compatible Abilities/Feature API polyfill). ACF's global 'Allow AI Access' setting (enable_acf_ai) must be turned on, and each individual field group, custom post type, or custom taxonomy must also have its own 'Allow AI Access' toggle enabled and be exposed in the REST API (show_in_rest) before its abilities are registered. Most abilities additionally require the current user to hold ACF's configured management capability (acf_get_setting('capability'), default manage_options) or the matching WordPress post-type/taxonomy capability (create_posts, edit_posts, delete_posts, manage_terms, edit_terms, delete_terms).
What it does
ACF dynamically registers one of these view abilities for every eligible custom post type — the ability ID follows the pattern acf/view-{post-type-slug} (e.g. acf/view-book). It proxies a GET request to that item's WordPress REST API endpoint, returning the item along with any values from AI-accessible ACF field groups attached to the post type.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"Show me the details of the Book with ID 42."
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | integer | Yes | The ID of the item to view. |
Returns
The requested item in the post type's WordPress REST API item schema, including its ACF field values.
Permission
The current user must have the 'read' capability.
More Advanced Custom Fields abilities
ACF Custom Post Types
List all ACF-registered custom post types that AI is allowed to access.
ACF Custom Taxonomies
List all ACF-registered custom taxonomies that AI is allowed to access.
Create Custom Post Type Item
Create a new item in a specific AI-accessible ACF custom post type.
Create Custom Taxonomy Term
Create a new term in a specific AI-accessible ACF custom taxonomy.
Delete Custom Post Type Item
Delete an item from a specific AI-accessible ACF custom post type by ID.
Delete Custom Taxonomy Term
Delete a term from a specific AI-accessible ACF custom taxonomy by ID.