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Integration

API Integration​

REST API Endpoints Node-RED provides comprehensive REST APIs for flow management:

javascript

// Flow Management
GET    /flows                 // Get all flows
POST   /flows                 // Deploy flows
GET    /flow/:id              // Get specific flow
PUT    /flow/:id              // Update flow
DELETE /flow/:id              // Delete flow
// Node Management
GET    /nodes                 // Get installed nodes
POST   /nodes                 // Install node
DELETE /nodes/:module         // Remove node

Authentication Headers​

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// Basic authentication
const auth = Buffer.from('username:password').toString('base64');
const headers = {
    'Authorization': `Basic ${auth}`,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
};

Database Integration​

MySQL Integration​

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// Install MySQL node
npm install node-red-node-mysql
// Configuration example
{
    "host": "localhost",
    "port": 3306,
    "user": "node_red",
    "password": "password",
    "database": "production_db"
}

MongoDB Integration​

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// Install MongoDB node
npm install node-red-contrib-mongodb3
// Connection example
{
    "uri": "mongodb://localhost:27017/mydb",
    "options": {
        "useUnifiedTopology": true
    }
}

Message Queue Integration​

MQTT Configuration​

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// Built-in MQTT support
{
    "server": "mqtt://broker.example.com:1883",
    "clientId": "node-red-client",
    "username": "mqtt_user",
    "password": "mqtt_pass",
    "keepalive": 60,
    "cleansession": true
}

RabbitMQ Integration​

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// Install RabbitMQ node
npm install node-red-contrib-amqp
// Configuration
{
    "host": "localhost",
    "port": 5672,
    "vhost": "/",
    "username": "guest",
    "password": "guest"
}

External Service Integration​

HTTP Request Configuration​

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// HTTP request node settings
{
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://api.example.com/endpoint",
    "headers": {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": "Bearer token"
    },
    "timeout": 30000,
    "retry": 3
}

Webhook Integration​

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// HTTP input node for webhooks
{
    "method": "post",
    "url": "/webhook/:id",
    "swaggerDoc": "",
    "x": 100,
    "y": 100
}