generated: '2026-08-02'
method: derived
source: >-
  openapi/colossal-biosciences-content-openapi.yml plus a live GET
  /wp-json/wp/v2/posts?per_page=1 payload observed 2026-08-02
api: colossal-biosciences:content
note: >-
  Entity graph of the colossal.com WordPress content API. Relationships are derived from the
  id-reference fields and _links relations present on real payloads — nothing inferred beyond
  what the API returns.
entities:
- name: post
  collection: /wp/v2/posts
  description: Colossal newsroom article (238 published at time of harvest).
  id: {field: id, type: integer}
  key_fields: [id, date, date_gmt, modified, slug, status, type, link, title, content, excerpt,
    author, featured_media, comment_status, sticky, format, meta, categories, tags, class_list, acf]
  operations: [getPosts, getPostsId, createPosts, createPostsId, updatePostsId, replacePostsId, deletePostsId]
- name: page
  collection: /wp/v2/pages
  description: Marketing / species / glossary page (species, direwolf, mammoth, dodo, thylacine, moa, careers, company...).
  id: {field: id, type: integer}
  key_fields: [id, slug, title, content, parent, menu_order, template, acf]
  operations: [getPages, getPagesId]
- name: media
  collection: /wp/v2/media
  description: Media library attachment (images, video posters, documents).
  id: {field: id, type: integer}
  key_fields: [id, source_url, media_type, mime_type, media_details, alt_text, post]
  operations: [getMedia, getMediaId]
- name: category
  collection: /wp/v2/categories
  description: Post category term.
  id: {field: id, type: integer}
  key_fields: [id, name, slug, parent, count, taxonomy]
  operations: [getCategories, getCategoriesId]
- name: tag
  collection: /wp/v2/tags
  description: Post tag term.
  id: {field: id, type: integer}
  key_fields: [id, name, slug, count, taxonomy]
  operations: [getTags, getTagsId]
- name: comment
  collection: /wp/v2/comments
  description: Comment on a post.
  id: {field: id, type: integer}
  key_fields: [id, post, parent, author, author_name, date, content, status]
  operations: [getComments, getCommentsId]
- name: user
  collection: /wp/v2/users
  description: Post author.
  id: {field: id, type: integer}
  key_fields: [id, name, slug, description, link, avatar_urls]
  operations: [getUsers, getUsersId, getUsersMe]
- name: search_result
  collection: /wp/v2/search
  description: Cross-type site search result pointing back at a post or page.
  key_fields: [id, title, url, type, subtype]
  operations: [getSearch]
relationships:
- {from: post, to: user, kind: belongs_to, via: author, link_rel: author}
- {from: post, to: media, kind: has_one, via: featured_media, link_rel: 'wp:featuredmedia'}
- {from: post, to: category, kind: has_many, via: categories, link_rel: 'wp:term'}
- {from: post, to: tag, kind: has_many, via: tags, link_rel: 'wp:term'}
- {from: post, to: comment, kind: has_many, via: null, link_rel: replies}
- {from: post, to: media, kind: has_many, via: null, link_rel: 'wp:attachment'}
- {from: page, to: page, kind: belongs_to, via: parent}
- {from: page, to: user, kind: belongs_to, via: author}
- {from: page, to: media, kind: has_one, via: featured_media}
- {from: media, to: post, kind: belongs_to, via: post}
- {from: comment, to: post, kind: belongs_to, via: post}
- {from: comment, to: comment, kind: belongs_to, via: parent}
- {from: comment, to: user, kind: belongs_to, via: author}
- {from: category, to: category, kind: belongs_to, via: parent}
- {from: search_result, to: post, kind: belongs_to, via: id, note: resolved by type/subtype}
traversal:
  embed_param: _embed
  note: >-
    Adding _embed to any collection or item request inlines author, wp:featuredmedia, wp:term
    and replies into an _embedded object, so the whole graph above is walkable in one request.