Does WP REST API have a built in route for calling menu?

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Upon my research the latest question I was able to reference referred to the WP REST API plugin before it was built into core. The best answer on the question referred to building a custom endpoint (I’m not a fan of using the plugin):

function get_menu() {
    # Change 'menu' to your own navigation slug.
    return wp_get_nav_menu_items('menu');
}

add_action( 'rest_api_init', function () {
        register_rest_route( 'myroutes', '/menu', array(
        'methods' => 'GET',
        'callback' => 'get_menu',
    ) );
} );

I was unable to see anything mentioned in the handbook. When reviewing all the routes in Postman I see everything but menus:

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Is there a way in WP REST API that is built into core to get the menu without building a custom endpoint? Am I missing it somewhere?

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Does WP REST API have a built in route for calling menu?

Nope, the menu route is not currently (4.9.7) built-in, but there’s a ticket for it in #40878.

It’s not mentioned on this REST API roadmap though.

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