Title: WP_Site_Health::get_test_loopback_requests
Published: May 7, 2019
Last modified: August 20, 2026

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# WP_Site_Health::get_test_loopback_requests(): array

## In this article

 * [Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_loopback_requests/?output_format=md#description)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_loopback_requests/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_loopback_requests/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_loopback_requests/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_loopback_requests/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Tests if loopbacks work as expected.

## 󠀁[Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_loopback_requests/?output_format=md#description)󠁿

A loopback is when WordPress queries itself, for example to start a new WP_Cron 
instance, or when editing a plugin or theme. This has shown itself to be a recurring
issue, as code can very easily break this interaction.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_loopback_requests/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 array The test results.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_loopback_requests/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function get_test_loopback_requests() {
    	$result = array(
    		'label'       => __( 'Your site can perform loopback requests' ),
    		'status'      => 'good',
    		'badge'       => array(
    			'label' => __( 'Performance' ),
    			'color' => 'blue',
    		),
    		'description' => sprintf(
    			'<p>%s</p>',
    			__( 'Loopback requests are used to run scheduled events, and are also used by the built-in editors for themes and plugins to verify code stability.' )
    		),
    		'actions'     => '',
    		'test'        => 'loopback_requests',
    	);

    	$check_loopback = $this->can_perform_loopback();

    	$result['status'] = $check_loopback->status;

    	if ( 'good' !== $result['status'] ) {
    		$result['label'] = __( 'Your site could not complete a loopback request' );

    		$result['description'] .= sprintf(
    			'<p>%s</p>',
    			$check_loopback->message
    		);
    	}

    	return $result;
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_loopback_requests/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_Site_Health::can_perform_loopback()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/can_perform_loopback/)`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php` |

Runs a loopback test on the site.

  | 
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text.

  |

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health/get_test_loopback_requests/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [5.2.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.2.0/) | Introduced. |

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