# How to modify node-red deploy operation to save flow to database

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-modify-node-red-deploy-operation-to-save-flow-to-database/26568>\
**Category:** Core Development\
**Created:** [13 May 2020 05:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-modify-node-red-deploy-operation-to-save-flow-to-database/26568 "2020-05-13T05:37:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![kuema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kuema/32/6542_2.png) [@kuema](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kuema)\
**Post date:** [13 May 2020 08:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-modify-node-red-deploy-operation-to-save-flow-to-database/26568/24 "2020-05-13T08:43:05Z")

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Do you want to load/save your flows to a database in general?

Maybe the Storage API is what you're looking for. You can implement a custom backend, without involving flow files in the first place.

[https://nodered.org/docs/api/storage/](https://nodered.org/docs/api/storage/)

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