# Sending Flows via Admin API

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-flows-via-admin-api/84783>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [22 January 2024 06:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-flows-via-admin-api/84783 "2024-01-22T06:30:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Timo7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@Timo7](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Timo7)\
**Post date:** [22 January 2024 06:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-flows-via-admin-api/84783/1 "2024-01-22T06:30:03Z")

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I am trying to create an installation script which creates my Node red dashboard. I am using the Dashboard 2 library from Flow Fuse [https://dashboard.flowfuse.com/](https://dashboard.flowfuse.com/).  
My approach is to do it via the admin api with the following command

```auto
curl -X POST http://localhost/flow -d @Frontend_Flow.json --header 'content-type: application/json'

```

I created the json file with the export button from the gui. When I make the request I get the error missing node property. This property is also not created when exporting. Is there another way to export the entire flow in the correct format?