Node-RED

Node-RED Auth API

The Auth API from Node-RED — 3 operation(s) for auth.

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Operations 3

GET /auth/login Get the active authentication scheme #

POST /auth/token Exchange credentials for an access token #

POST /auth/revoke Revoke an access token #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Node-RED Admin Auth API
  description: Node-RED's Admin HTTP API enables remote administration of the runtime. It is used by the Node-RED Editor and the command-line admin tool to manage flows, nodes, settings, and authentication.
  version: 4.0.0
  contact:
    name: Node-RED Project
    url: https://nodered.org
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: http://{host}:{port}
  variables:
    host:
      default: localhost
      description: Host where Node-RED is running
    port:
      default: '1880'
      description: Node-RED HTTP port
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Auth
paths:
  /auth/login:
    get:
      summary: Get the active authentication scheme
      operationId: getAuthLogin
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Active authentication scheme
      tags:
      - Auth
  /auth/token:
    post:
      summary: Exchange credentials for an access token
      operationId: postAuthToken
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                client_id:
                  type: string
                grant_type:
                  type: string
                scope:
                  type: string
                username:
                  type: string
                password:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Access token issued
      tags:
      - Auth
  /auth/revoke:
    post:
      summary: Revoke an access token
      operationId: postAuthRevoke
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Token revoked
      tags:
      - Auth
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
externalDocs:
  description: Node-RED Admin API Reference
  url: https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/

Node-RED Auth API

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