Example server (Express)

The example Express server is the fastest way to get a working backend, and the recommended one while you're building a FlowDrop client. It's a reference implementation of the full FlowDrop REST API — node types, categories, port config, and full workflow CRUD — with CORS enabled and seed data built in, so the editor has real nodes to place the moment you connect.

Run it

The server lives in the FlowDrop repo at apps/example-server-express:

cd apps/example-server-express
npm install
npm run dev

It starts on http://localhost:7104, serving the API under http://localhost:7104/api/flowdrop. Open the root URL in a browser for a browsable index of every endpoint. Set a different port with the PORT environment variable:

PORT=8080 npm run dev

Connect your editor

Point your client at the API base — no authentication required:

import { createEndpointConfig } from '@flowdrop/flowdrop/core';

const endpointConfig = createEndpointConfig('http://localhost:7104/api/flowdrop');

That's all the wiring the editor needs — see the Quick start for mounting it in your framework.

Endpoints

The server implements the full FlowDrop contract. All paths are relative to the /api/flowdrop base.

Next steps