diff --git a/admin/apple-actions/class-api-action.php b/admin/apple-actions/class-api-action.php
index 9c90a216..fce96fbe 100644
--- a/admin/apple-actions/class-api-action.php
+++ b/admin/apple-actions/class-api-action.php
@@ -88,4 +88,17 @@ protected function is_api_configuration_valid() {
 
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resets the API postmeta for a given post ID.
+	 *
+	 * @param int $post_id The post ID to reset.
+	 */
+	protected function delete_post_meta( $post_id ): void {
+		delete_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_id' );
+		delete_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_revision' );
+		delete_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_created_at' );
+		delete_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_modified_at' );
+		delete_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_share_url' );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/admin/apple-actions/index/class-delete.php b/admin/apple-actions/index/class-delete.php
index fcb7f44a..688e2419 100644
--- a/admin/apple-actions/index/class-delete.php
+++ b/admin/apple-actions/index/class-delete.php
@@ -79,14 +79,11 @@ private function delete() {
 			 * @param int    $post_id   The post ID from WordPress.
 			 */
 			do_action( 'apple_news_before_delete', $remote_id, $this->id );
+
 			$this->get_api()->delete_article( $remote_id );
 
 			// Delete the API references and mark as deleted.
-			delete_post_meta( $this->id, 'apple_news_api_id' );
-			delete_post_meta( $this->id, 'apple_news_api_revision' );
-			delete_post_meta( $this->id, 'apple_news_api_created_at' );
-			delete_post_meta( $this->id, 'apple_news_api_modified_at' );
-			delete_post_meta( $this->id, 'apple_news_api_share_url' );
+			$this->delete_post_meta( $this->id );
 			update_post_meta( $this->id, 'apple_news_api_deleted', time() );
 
 			// Clear the cache for post status.
diff --git a/admin/apple-actions/index/class-get.php b/admin/apple-actions/index/class-get.php
index ffdc06b2..e1c64895 100644
--- a/admin/apple-actions/index/class-get.php
+++ b/admin/apple-actions/index/class-get.php
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@
 class Get extends API_Action {
 
 	/**
-	 * Current content ID being retrieved.
+	 * Post ID of the content being retrieved.
 	 *
 	 * @var int
-	 * @access private
 	 */
 	private $id;
 
@@ -32,8 +31,7 @@ class Get extends API_Action {
 	 * Constructor.
 	 *
 	 * @param \Apple_Exporter\Settings $settings Settings in use during this run.
-	 * @param int                      $id       Current content ID being retrieved.
-	 * @access public
+	 * @param int                      $id       Post ID of the content being retrieved.
 	 */
 	public function __construct( $settings, $id ) {
 		parent::__construct( $settings );
@@ -43,18 +41,28 @@ public function __construct( $settings, $id ) {
 	/**
 	 * Get the post data from Apple News.
 	 *
-	 * @access public
-	 * @return object
+	 * @return object|null
 	 */
 	public function perform() {
 		// Ensure we have a valid ID.
 		$apple_id = get_post_meta( $this->id, 'apple_news_api_id', true );
+
 		if ( empty( $apple_id ) ) {
 			return null;
 		}
 
 		// Get the article from the API.
-		$article = $this->get_api()->get_article( $apple_id );
+		try {
+			$article = $this->get_api()->get_article( $apple_id );
+		} catch ( \Apple_Push_API\Request\Request_Exception $e ) {
+			$article = $e->getMessage();
+
+			// Reset the API postmeta if the article is deleted in Apple News.
+			if ( is_string( $article ) && str_contains( $article, 'NOT_FOUND (keyPath articleId)' ) ) {
+				$this->delete_post_meta( $this->id );
+			}
+		}
+
 		if ( empty( $article->data ) ) {
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -67,7 +75,6 @@ public function perform() {
 	 *
 	 * @param string $key     The key to look up in the data.
 	 * @param string $default Optional. The default value to fall back to. Defaults to null.
-	 * @access public
 	 * @return mixed
 	 */
 	public function get_data( $key, $default = null ) {
diff --git a/includes/REST/apple-news-get-published-state.php b/includes/REST/apple-news-get-published-state.php
index 7e21725e..35ef147e 100644
--- a/includes/REST/apple-news-get-published-state.php
+++ b/includes/REST/apple-news-get-published-state.php
@@ -7,24 +7,10 @@
 
 namespace Apple_News\REST;
 
-/**
- * Get API response.
- *
- * @param array $data data from query args.
- * @return array updated response.
- */
-function get_published_state_response( $data ) {
-	$response = [];
-
-	// Ensure Apple News is first initialized.
-	\Apple_News::has_uninitialized_error();
-
-	if ( ! empty( get_current_user_id() ) ) {
-		$response['publishState'] = \Admin_Apple_News::get_post_status( $data['id'] );
-	}
-
-	return $response;
-}
+use WP_Error;
+use WP_REST_Request;
+use WP_REST_Response;
+use WP_REST_Server;
 
 /**
  * Initialize this REST Endpoint.
@@ -32,15 +18,49 @@ function get_published_state_response( $data ) {
 add_action(
 	'rest_api_init',
 	function () {
-		// Register route count argument.
 		register_rest_route(
 			'apple-news/v1',
 			'/get-published-state/(?P<id>\d+)',
 			[
-				'methods'             => 'GET',
+				'methods'             => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
 				'callback'            => __NAMESPACE__ . '\get_published_state_response',
 				'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
-			]
+				'schema'              => [
+					'description' => __( 'Get the published state of a post.', 'apple-news' ),
+					'type'        => 'object',
+					'properties'  => [
+						'publishState' => [
+							'type'        => 'string',
+							'description' => __( 'The published state of the post.', 'apple-news' ),
+						],
+					],
+				],
+			],
 		);
 	}
 );
+
+/**
+ * Get the published state of a post.
+ *
+ * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request.
+ * @return WP_REST_Response|WP_Error Response object on success, or WP_Error object on failure.
+ */
+function get_published_state_response( $request ): WP_REST_Response|WP_Error {
+	$id = $request->get_param( 'id' );
+
+	// Ensure Apple News is first initialized.
+	$retval = \Apple_News::has_uninitialized_error();
+
+	if ( is_wp_error( $retval ) ) {
+		return $retval;
+	}
+
+	$response = [];
+
+	if ( ! empty( get_current_user_id() ) ) {
+		$response['publishState'] = \Admin_Apple_News::get_post_status( $id );
+	}
+
+	return rest_ensure_response( $response );
+}
diff --git a/includes/apple-push-api/request/class-request.php b/includes/apple-push-api/request/class-request.php
index b09af893..1c29a018 100644
--- a/includes/apple-push-api/request/class-request.php
+++ b/includes/apple-push-api/request/class-request.php
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ private function parse_response( $response, $json = true, $type = 'post', $meta
 		if ( json_last_error() !== JSON_ERROR_NONE ) {
 			throw new Request_Exception( esc_html( __( 'Unable to decode JSON from the response:', 'apple-news' ) ) );
 		}
+
 		if ( ! empty( $response_decoded->errors ) && is_array( $response_decoded->errors ) ) {
 			$message  = '';
 			$messages = [];
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ private function request( $verb, $url, $data = [] ) {
 		}
 
 		// Parse the response.
-		$response = $this->parse_response(
+		return $this->parse_response(
 			$response,
 			true,
 			strtolower( $verb ),
@@ -417,8 +418,6 @@ private function request( $verb, $url, $data = [] ) {
 			! empty( $data['article'] ) ? $data['article'] : '',
 			'POST' === $verb ? $this->mime_builder->get_debug_content( $args ) : ''
 		);
-
-		return $response;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/includes/class-apple-news.php b/includes/class-apple-news.php
index c19955f5..b99e13a0 100644
--- a/includes/class-apple-news.php
+++ b/includes/class-apple-news.php
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ public static function is_initialized(): bool {
 			self::$is_initialized = $has_api_settings || $has_api_config;
 		}
 
+
 		return self::$is_initialized;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/admin/apple-actions/index/test-class-delete.php b/tests/admin/apple-actions/index/test-class-delete.php
index b86c4198..ae647bc5 100644
--- a/tests/admin/apple-actions/index/test-class-delete.php
+++ b/tests/admin/apple-actions/index/test-class-delete.php
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
  * @subpackage Tests
  */
 
-use Apple_Actions\Index\Delete;
-
 /**
  * A class to test the functionality of the Apple_Actions\Index\Delete class.
  *
diff --git a/tests/admin/apple-actions/index/test-class-get.php b/tests/admin/apple-actions/index/test-class-get.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5164e95f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/admin/apple-actions/index/test-class-get.php
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Publish to Apple News tests: Apple_News_Admin_Action_Index_Get_Test class
+ *
+ * @package Apple_News
+ * @subpackage Tests
+ */
+
+/**
+ * A class to test the functionality of the Apple_Actions\Index\Get class.
+ *
+ * @package Apple_News
+ * @subpackage Tests
+ */
+class Apple_News_Admin_Action_Index_Get_Test extends Apple_News_Testcase {
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests the behavior of the get action without an API ID assigned to the post.
+	 */
+	public function test_get_action_without_api_id(): void {
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create();
+		$action  = new Apple_Actions\Index\Get( $this->settings, $post_id );
+
+		$this->assertNull( $action->perform() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test the behavior of the get action with an API ID assigned to the post.
+	 */
+	public function test_get_action(): void {
+		$api_id  = 'def456';
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post
+			->with_meta( [ 'apple_news_api_id' => $api_id ] )
+			->create();
+
+		$response = $this->fake_article_response( [ 'id' => $api_id ] );
+
+		// Fake the API response for the GET request.
+		$this->add_http_response(
+			verb: 'GET',
+			url: 'https://news-api.apple.com/articles/' . $api_id,
+			body: wp_json_encode( $response ),
+			response: [
+				'code'    => 200,
+				'message' => 'OK',
+			]
+		);
+
+		$action = new Apple_Actions\Index\Get( $this->settings, $post_id );
+		$data   = $action->perform();
+
+		$this->assertNotEmpty( $data );
+		$this->assertSame( $api_id, $data->data->id );
+		$this->assertSame( $response['data']['createdAt'], $data->data->createdAt );
+		$this->assertSame( $response['data']['modifiedAt'], $data->data->modifiedAt );
+		$this->assertSame( $response['data']['shareUrl'], $data->data->shareUrl );
+		$this->assertSame( $response['data']['revision'], $data->data->revision );
+		$this->assertSame( $response['data']['type'], $data->data->type );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test the behavior of the get action with a deleted Apple News article assigned to the post.
+	 */
+	public function test_get_deleted_article(): void {
+		$api_id  = 'def456';
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create();
+		$action  = new Apple_Actions\Index\Get( $this->settings, $post_id );
+
+		$this->assertNull( $action->perform() );
+
+		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_id', $api_id );
+
+		// Fake the API response for the GET request.
+		$this->add_http_response(
+			verb: 'GET',
+			url: 'https://news-api.apple.com/articles/' . $api_id,
+			body: wp_json_encode(
+				[
+					'errors' => [
+						[
+							'code'    => 'NOT_FOUND',
+							'keyPath' => [ 'articleId' ],
+							'value'   => $api_id,
+						],
+					],
+				]
+			),
+			response: [
+				'code'    => 404,
+				'message' => 'Not Found',
+			]
+		);
+
+		$action = new Apple_Actions\Index\Get( $this->settings, $post_id );
+
+		$this->assertNull( $action->perform() );
+		$this->assertEmpty( get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_id', true ) );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/admin/apple-actions/index/test-class-push.php b/tests/admin/apple-actions/index/test-class-push.php
index e25f3819..cf6593f4 100644
--- a/tests/admin/apple-actions/index/test-class-push.php
+++ b/tests/admin/apple-actions/index/test-class-push.php
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ public function test_update() {
 		$this->assertEquals( null, get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'apple_news_api_deleted', true ) );
 
 		// Try to sync the post again, and verify that it bails out before attempting the sync.
-		$exception = false;
 		try {
 			$this->get_request_for_post( $post->ID );
 		} catch ( Action_Exception $e ) {
diff --git a/tests/admin/test-class-admin-apple-index-page.php b/tests/admin/test-class-admin-apple-index-page.php
index 62f2f1a9..d2d9b794 100644
--- a/tests/admin/test-class-admin-apple-index-page.php
+++ b/tests/admin/test-class-admin-apple-index-page.php
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ public function test_reset() {
 		$index_page->page_router();
 
 		// Ensure values were deleted.
-		$this->assertEquals( false, get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_pending', true ) );
-		$this->assertEquals( false, get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_async_in_progress', true ) );
-		$this->assertEquals( false, get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_bundle', true ) );
-		$this->assertEquals( false, get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_json', true ) );
-		$this->assertEquals( false, get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_errors', true ) );
+		$this->assertEmpty( get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_pending', true ) );
+		$this->assertEmpty( get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_async_in_progress', true ) );
+		$this->assertEmpty( get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_bundle', true ) );
+		$this->assertEmpty( get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_json', true ) );
+		$this->assertEmpty( get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_errors', true ) );
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/admin/test-class-admin-apple-meta-boxes.php b/tests/admin/test-class-admin-apple-meta-boxes.php
index 81475aa3..f8b561dc 100644
--- a/tests/admin/test-class-admin-apple-meta-boxes.php
+++ b/tests/admin/test-class-admin-apple-meta-boxes.php
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ class Apple_News_Admin_Apple_Meta_Boxes_Test extends Apple_News_Testcase {
 	 */
 	public function test_save_no_auto_sync() {
 		// Set API settings to not auto sync and to enable the meta box.
-		$this->settings->set( 'api_autosync', 'no' );
-		$this->settings->set( 'show_metabox', 'yes' );
+		$this->settings->__set( 'api_autosync', 'no' );
+		$this->settings->__set( 'show_metabox', 'yes' );
 
 		// Create post.
 		$post_id = $this->factory->post->create();
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function test_save_no_auto_sync() {
 
 		// Create the meta box class and simulate a save.
 		$meta_box = new Admin_Apple_Meta_Boxes( $this->settings );
-		if ( 'yes' === $this->settings->get( 'show_metabox' ) ) {
+		if ( 'yes' === $this->settings->__get( 'show_metabox' ) ) {
 			$meta_box->do_publish( $post_id, get_post( $post_id ) );
 		}
 
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ public function test_save_no_auto_sync() {
 	 */
 	public function test_save_with_auto_sync() {
 		// Set API settings to not auto sync and to enable the meta box.
-		$this->settings->set( 'api_autosync', 'yes' );
-		$this->settings->set( 'show_metabox', 'yes' );
+		$this->settings->__set( 'api_autosync', 'yes' );
+		$this->settings->__set( 'show_metabox', 'yes' );
 
 		// Create post.
 		$post_id = $this->factory->post->create();
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public function test_save_with_auto_sync() {
 
 		// Create the meta box class and simulate a save.
 		$meta_box = new Admin_Apple_Meta_Boxes( $this->settings );
-		if ( 'yes' === $this->settings->get( 'show_metabox' ) ) {
+		if ( 'yes' === $this->settings->__get( 'show_metabox' ) ) {
 			$meta_box->do_publish( $post_id, get_post( $post_id ) );
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/admin/test-class-admin-apple-themes.php b/tests/admin/test-class-admin-apple-themes.php
index 05224b40..eb01bdf9 100644
--- a/tests/admin/test-class-admin-apple-themes.php
+++ b/tests/admin/test-class-admin-apple-themes.php
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
  * @subpackage Tests
  */
 
-use Apple_Exporter\Exporter;
-use Apple_Exporter\Exporter_Content;
 use Apple_Exporter\Theme;
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/class-apple-news-testcase.php b/tests/class-apple-news-testcase.php
index 5f2808b8..ea6bd0bd 100644
--- a/tests/class-apple-news-testcase.php
+++ b/tests/class-apple-news-testcase.php
@@ -285,12 +285,14 @@ protected function add_http_response(
 	 * user ID to the new user. Useful when testing functionality that requires
 	 * an administrator's credentials, such as adding unfiltered HTML to a post.
 	 */
-	protected function become_admin() {
-		$user_id = self::factory()->user->create( [ 'role' => 'administrator' ] );
+	protected function become_admin(): void {
+		$user = $this->create_user_with_role( 'administrator' );
+
 		if ( function_exists( 'grant_super_admin' ) ) {
-			grant_super_admin( $user_id );
+			grant_super_admin( $user->ID );
 		}
-		wp_set_current_user( $user_id );
+
+		wp_set_current_user( $user->ID );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/admin/test-class-admin-rest.php b/tests/rest/test-class-rest-admin.php
similarity index 81%
rename from tests/admin/test-class-admin-rest.php
rename to tests/rest/test-class-rest-admin.php
index 51cf18ab..1e0ca0e8 100644
--- a/tests/admin/test-class-admin-rest.php
+++ b/tests/rest/test-class-rest-admin.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Publish to Apple News Tests: Admin_Apple_REST_Test class
+ * Publish to Apple News Tests: Apple_News_Rest_Admin_Test class
  *
  * Contains a class which is used to test REST requests in the admin.
  *
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 /**
  * A class which is used to test REST requests in the admin.
  */
-class Admin_Apple_REST_Test extends Apple_News_Testcase {
+class Apple_News_Rest_Admin_Test extends Apple_News_Testcase {
+
 	/**
 	 * Make a REST request to reset API postmeta entries.
 	 *
@@ -19,13 +20,14 @@ class Admin_Apple_REST_Test extends Apple_News_Testcase {
 	 * data to the admin, but we don't want to overwrite the API data
 	 * stored in postmeta.
 	 */
-	public function test_rest_overwrite_api_data() {
+	public function test_rest_overwrite_api_data(): void {
+		$this->actingAs( $this->create_user_with_role( 'editor' ) );
+		$this->assertAuthenticated();
+
 		// Create a test post and give it sample data for the API postmeta.
-		$user_id = self::factory()->user->create( [ 'role' => 'editor' ] );
-		wp_set_current_user( $user_id );
 		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create();
 		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_created_at', 'abc123' );
-		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_id', 'def456' );
+		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_id', 'def456666' );
 		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_modified_at', 'ghi789' );
 		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_revision', 'jkl123' );
 		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_share_url', 'mno456' );
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ public function test_rest_overwrite_api_data() {
 
 		// Ensure that the API postmeta was _not_ reset by the REST request.
 		$this->assertEquals( 'abc123', get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_created_at', true ) );
-		$this->assertEquals( 'def456', get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_id', true ) );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'def456666', get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_id', true ) );
 		$this->assertEquals( 'ghi789', get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_modified_at', true ) );
 		$this->assertEquals( 'jkl123', get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_revision', true ) );
 		$this->assertEquals( 'mno456', get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_share_url', true ) );
diff --git a/tests/rest/test-class-rest-post-published-state.php b/tests/rest/test-class-rest-post-published-state.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..183dcff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rest/test-class-rest-post-published-state.php
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Publish to Apple News Tests: Apple_News_Rest_Post_Published_State_Test class
+ *
+ * @package Apple_News
+ * @subpackage Tests
+ */
+
+/**
+ * A class which is used to test the REST endpoint for getting the published state of a post.
+ */
+class Apple_News_Rest_Post_Published_State_Test extends Apple_News_Testcase {
+
+	/**
+	 * Test the REST endpoint for getting the published state of a post when the plugin is not initialized.
+	 */
+	public function test_get_post_published_state_with_invalid_config(): void {
+		delete_option( Apple_News::$option_name );
+
+		$this->assertFalse( Apple_News::is_initialized() );
+
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create();
+
+		$this->get( rest_url( '/apple-news/v1/get-published-state/' . $post_id ) )
+			->assertStatus( 400 )
+			->assertJsonPath( 'message', 'You must enter your API information on the settings page before using Publish to Apple News.' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test the REST endpoint for getting the published state of a post when not authenticated.
+	 */
+	public function test_get_post_published_state_unauthenticated(): void {
+		$api_id = 'def456';
+
+		// Create a test post and give it sample data for the API postmeta.
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create();
+		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_created_at', 'abc123' );
+		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_id', $api_id );
+		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_modified_at', 'ghi789' );
+		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_revision', 'jkl123' );
+		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_share_url', 'mno456' );
+
+		$this->get( rest_url( '/apple-news/v1/get-published-state/' . $post_id ) )
+			->assertOk()
+			->assertJsonPathMissing( 'publishState' );
+
+		// Ensure that the API postmeta was _not_ reset by the REST request.
+		$this->assertEquals( 'abc123', get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_created_at', true ) );
+		$this->assertEquals( $api_id, get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_id', true ) );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'ghi789', get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_modified_at', true ) );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'jkl123', get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_revision', true ) );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'mno456', get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_share_url', true ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test the REST endpoint for getting the published state of a post when authenticated.
+	 */
+	public function test_get_post_published_state_of_an_invalid_id_when_authenticated(): void {
+		$api_id = 'def456';
+
+		// Create a test post and give it sample data for the API postmeta.
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create();
+		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_created_at', 'abc123' );
+		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_id', $api_id );
+		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_modified_at', 'ghi789' );
+		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_revision', 'jkl123' );
+		add_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_share_url', 'mno456' );
+
+		$this->actingAs( $this->create_user_with_role( 'editor' ) );
+		$this->assertAuthenticated();
+
+		// Fake the API response for the GET request.
+		$this->add_http_response(
+			verb: 'GET',
+			url: 'https://news-api.apple.com/articles/' . $api_id,
+			body: wp_json_encode(
+				[
+					'errors' => [
+						[
+							'code'    => 'NOT_FOUND',
+							'keyPath' => [ 'articleId' ],
+							'value'   => $api_id,
+						],
+					],
+				]
+			),
+			response: [
+				'code'    => 404,
+				'message' => 'Not Found',
+			]
+		);
+
+		$this->get( rest_url( '/apple-news/v1/get-published-state/' . $post_id ) )
+			->assertOk()
+			->assertJsonPath( 'publishState', 'N/A' );
+
+		// Ensure that the API postmeta _was_ reset.
+		$this->assertEmpty( get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_created_at', true ) );
+		$this->assertEmpty( get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_id', true ) );
+		$this->assertEmpty( get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_modified_at', true ) );
+		$this->assertEmpty( get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_revision', true ) );
+		$this->assertEmpty( get_post_meta( $post_id, 'apple_news_api_share_url', true ) );
+	}
+}