Node-RED Nodes API

The Nodes API from Node-RED — 3 operation(s) for nodes.

Operations 7

GET /nodes Get a list of the installed nodes #
POST /nodes Install a new node module #
GET /nodes/{module} Get a node module information #
PUT /nodes/{module} Enable or disable a node module #
DELETE /nodes/{module} Remove a node module #
GET /nodes/{module}/{set} Get a node module set information #
PUT /nodes/{module}/{set} Enable or disable a node set #

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OpenAPI Specification

node-red-nodes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Node-RED Admin Auth Nodes 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: Nodes
paths:
  /nodes:
    get:
      summary: Get a list of the installed nodes
      operationId: getNodes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of installed nodes
      tags:
      - Nodes
    post:
      summary: Install a new node module
      operationId: postNodes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Node module installed
      tags:
      - Nodes
  /nodes/{module}:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: module
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      summary: Get a node module information
      operationId: getNodeModule
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Module information
      tags:
      - Nodes
    put:
      summary: Enable or disable a node module
      operationId: putNodeModule
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Module state updated
      tags:
      - Nodes
    delete:
      summary: Remove a node module
      operationId: deleteNodeModule
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Module removed
      tags:
      - Nodes
  /nodes/{module}/{set}:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: module
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    - in: path
      name: set
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      summary: Get a node module set information
      operationId: getNodeModuleSet
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Module set information
      tags:
      - Nodes
    put:
      summary: Enable or disable a node set
      operationId: putNodeModuleSet
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Set state updated
      tags:
      - Nodes
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
externalDocs:
  description: Node-RED Admin API Reference
  url: https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/