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Node-RED

Node-RED is an open source flow-based programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs, and online services. The runtime exposes an Admin HTTP API used by the Node-RED Editor and the command-line admin tool to manage flows, nodes, settings, diagnostics, and authentication.

Node-RED publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Auth API, Diagnostics API, Flow API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Self-Hosted, Workflow Automation, Flow-Based Programming, and IoT.

The Node-RED catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Node-RED’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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45.5/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
6 APIs
Self-HostedWorkflow AutomationFlow-Based ProgrammingIoT

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 45.5/100 · developing
Contract Quality 15.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 6

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Node-RED Auth API

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

Node-RED Diagnostics API

The Diagnostics API from Node-RED — 1 operation(s) for diagnostics.

Node-RED Flow API

The Flow API from Node-RED — 2 operation(s) for flow.

Node-RED Flows API

The Flows API from Node-RED — 2 operation(s) for flows.

Node-RED Nodes API

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

Node-RED Settings API

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

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Node-RED Admin API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Node Red Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Node Red Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Node Red Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Node Red Context

9 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Node-RED API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Node-RED Flow

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Node Red Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Node Red Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Node Red Agentic Access

20 operations · 11 acting · 3 human-in-the-loop

20 operations · 11 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 API Documentation
API Documentation
 OpenAPI
OpenAPI
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: node-red
name: Node-RED
description: Node-RED is an open source flow-based programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs, and online
  services. The runtime exposes an Admin HTTP API used by the Node-RED Editor and the command-line admin tool to manage flows,
  nodes, settings, diagnostics, and authentication.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/node-red.png
tags:
- Self-Hosted
- Workflow Automation
- Flow-Based Programming
- IoT
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: node-red:node-red-auth-api
  name: Node-RED Auth API
  description: The Auth API from Node-RED — 3 operation(s) for auth.
  humanURL: https://nodered.org
  baseURL: http://localhost:1880
  tags:
  - Auth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/node-red-auth-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nodered.org/docs/
  - type: API Documentation
    url: https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-schema/node-red-flow-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-ld/node-red-context.jsonld
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/node-red/node-red
- aid: node-red:node-red-diagnostics-api
  name: Node-RED Diagnostics API
  description: The Diagnostics API from Node-RED — 1 operation(s) for diagnostics.
  humanURL: https://nodered.org
  baseURL: http://localhost:1880
  tags:
  - Diagnostics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/node-red-diagnostics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nodered.org/docs/
  - type: API Documentation
    url: https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-schema/node-red-flow-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-ld/node-red-context.jsonld
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/node-red/node-red
- aid: node-red:node-red-flow-api
  name: Node-RED Flow API
  description: The Flow API from Node-RED — 2 operation(s) for flow.
  humanURL: https://nodered.org
  baseURL: http://localhost:1880
  tags:
  - Flow
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/node-red-flow-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nodered.org/docs/
  - type: API Documentation
    url: https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-schema/node-red-flow-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-ld/node-red-context.jsonld
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/node-red/node-red
- aid: node-red:node-red-flows-api
  name: Node-RED Flows API
  description: The Flows API from Node-RED — 2 operation(s) for flows.
  humanURL: https://nodered.org
  baseURL: http://localhost:1880
  tags:
  - Flows
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/node-red-flows-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nodered.org/docs/
  - type: API Documentation
    url: https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-schema/node-red-flow-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-ld/node-red-context.jsonld
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/node-red/node-red
- aid: node-red:node-red-nodes-api
  name: Node-RED Nodes API
  description: The Nodes API from Node-RED — 3 operation(s) for nodes.
  humanURL: https://nodered.org
  baseURL: http://localhost:1880
  tags:
  - Nodes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/node-red-nodes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nodered.org/docs/
  - type: API Documentation
    url: https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-schema/node-red-flow-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-ld/node-red-context.jsonld
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/node-red/node-red
- aid: node-red:node-red-settings-api
  name: Node-RED Settings API
  description: The Settings API from Node-RED — 1 operation(s) for settings.
  humanURL: https://nodered.org
  baseURL: http://localhost:1880
  tags:
  - Settings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/node-red-settings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nodered.org/docs/
  - type: API Documentation
    url: https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-schema/node-red-flow-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-ld/node-red-context.jsonld
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/node-red/node-red
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/node-red-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/node-red-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/node-red-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://nodered.org
- type: Documentation
  url: https://nodered.org/docs/
- type: API Documentation
  url: https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/
- type: OpenAPI
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/openapi/node-red-admin-openapi.yml
- type: JSONSchema
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-schema/node-red-flow-schema.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/node-red/refs/heads/main/json-ld/node-red-context.jsonld
- url: https://nodered.org/feed.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com