# Amend REST API port
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/amend-rest-api-port/94757
**Category:** General
**Created:** [20 January 2025 15:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/amend-rest-api-port/94757 "2025-01-20T15:17:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@ScheepersJohan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ScheepersJohan)
#### Post date: [20 January 2025 15:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/amend-rest-api-port/94757/1 "2025-01-20T15:17:32Z")
Is it possible to change the port for a rest API?
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [20 January 2025 15:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/amend-rest-api-port/94757/2 "2025-01-20T15:29:29Z")
No, not unless you change the port Node-RED is running on.
There _might_ be contrib nodes that do this.
Otherwise, use something like HAProxy or NGINX to call the endpoints (i'm sure there are other ways too)
Question - why?
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### Author:  [@ScheepersJohan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ScheepersJohan)
#### Post date: [20 January 2025 15:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/amend-rest-api-port/94757/3 "2025-01-20T15:56:47Z")
I don't want to open up 1880.
And I can't set my security rules to only allow certain IP to access the API, as I don't know them.
I need a crash course in securing the API 🤣
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### Author:  [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)
#### Post date: [20 January 2025 18:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/amend-rest-api-port/94757/4 "2025-01-20T18:35:30Z")
A little hacky, and messy - but Im just putting it out there.
1. Create A `TCP IN` Node (Any port you want)
2. Connect that to a `TCP Request` Node (to `localhost:1880`)
3. Connect it's output to a `TCP Out` Node (in reply mode)
Don't alter any message properties, and the `TCP IN/Out/Reply` Node will act as a proxy to your Web Service (avoiding public access to port 1880)
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**Don't listen to any of my solution, it should be done the proper (and secure) way, but just sharing the love**
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [20 April 2025 18:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/amend-rest-api-port/94757/5 "2025-04-20T18:35:38Z")
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