Node-RED Settings API

The Settings API from Node-RED — 1 operation(s) for settings.

Operations 1

GET /settings Get the runtime settings #

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OpenAPI Specification

node-red-settings-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Node-RED Admin Auth Settings 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: Settings
paths:
  /settings:
    get:
      summary: Get the runtime settings
      operationId: getSettings
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Runtime settings
      tags:
      - Settings
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
externalDocs:
  description: Node-RED Admin API Reference
  url: https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/