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# Writing Node.js Scripts in DreamFactory

Tutorial·19 May 2016·6 min 6 sec

How to attach Node.js logic to a generated API endpoint, covering where the script runs in the request lifecycle and what it can reach. The JavaScript counterpart to the Python and PHP scripting tutorials.

**Recorded in 2016.** The concepts still apply, but the interface shown predates the current DreamFactory release. Some steps may differ in the current release.

## What you’ll learn

* Attaching Node.js logic to a generated endpoint
* Where the script runs in the request lifecycle
* What the script can reach and modify

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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKnGuOa1v6E