# API: Install Flows and Modules automated via API Requests
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/api-install-flows-and-modules-automated-via-api-requests/78962
**Category:** General
**Created:** [5 June 2023 13:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/api-install-flows-and-modules-automated-via-api-requests/78962 "2023-06-05T13:50:47Z")
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### Author:  [@hinrich](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hinrich)
#### Post date: [5 June 2023 13:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/api-install-flows-and-modules-automated-via-api-requests/78962/1 "2023-06-05T13:50:47Z")
Hey Node-Red Admins,
I try some Node-Red automation on installing flows and modules via Admin API where I need your help.
Actually I can load a preset of flows via post /flows api method. The the flows are installed but missing some nodes from additional modules original installed via palette. I can install the missing node modules via post /nodes API method manually but where can I get the module name from the missing nodes when I try to automate it?
Using api method get /flows will list all flows and node types. The node Json blob does not include the node module name! With the types list in the json I can parse against the get /nodes result. But when it is missing i am out off the module name to install it via post /nodes module name
Thank you for any ideas or tipps.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [5 June 2023 14:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/api-install-flows-and-modules-automated-via-api-requests/78962/2 "2023-06-05T14:10:17Z")
Welcome to the forum @hinrich
You can get the required nodes from the package.json of the source system.
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### Author:  [@hinrich](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hinrich)
#### Post date: [20 June 2023 07:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/api-install-flows-and-modules-automated-via-api-requests/78962/3 "2023-06-20T07:54:21Z")
@colin0031
Thank you for your reply.
When I import a new flow with an node that is not yet installed, the packag.json does not contain the node\_module name. The node module name will be written to the package.json after installation via npm or palette module manager. This is exactly the step I try to automate. But it looks like i have to declare the module names separately.
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### Author:  [@ralphwetzel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ralphwetzel)
#### Post date: [20 June 2023 18:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/api-install-flows-and-modules-automated-via-api-requests/78962/4 "2023-06-20T18:42:32Z")
> [@hinrich](#):
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> But it looks like i have to declare the module names separately.
Most probably you have to. There's no data referencing the (e.g. npm) package name of a node in the flows json. If you try to guess the package name, you may even fall over ambiguities - as there's no mechanism to ensure that a node name may only be used once in the Node-RED universe...
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [19 August 2023 18:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/api-install-flows-and-modules-automated-via-api-requests/78962/5 "2023-08-19T18:42:56Z")
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