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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.

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Node-RED Admin API

Node-RED's Admin HTTP API for remote administration of the runtime, including flows, nodes, settings, diagnostics, and authentication.

Semantic Vocabularies

Node Red Context

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JSON-LD

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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
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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: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: node-red:node-red
    name: Node-RED Admin API
    description: >-
      Node-RED's Admin HTTP API for remote administration of the runtime,
      including flows, nodes, settings, diagnostics, and authentication.
    humanURL: https://nodered.org
    baseURL: http://localhost:1880
    tags:
      - Workflow Automation
      - Flow-Based Programming
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://nodered.org/docs/
      - type: API Documentation
        url: https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/
      - type: OpenAPI
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      - type: JSONLDContext
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      - type: Repository
        url: https://github.com/node-red/node-red
common:
  - 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
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  - type: JSONLDContext
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maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]