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# Using Server-Side Scripts on API Endpoints

Tutorial·23 February 2016·8 min 3 sec

The general model for server-side scripting: attach custom logic to any API endpoint, on either side of the request, regardless of which runtime you write it in. Worth watching before the language-specific 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 a script to any generated API endpoint
* Running logic before or after the request is handled
* The shared model behind the PHP, Python, and Node.js runtimes

## Related article

* [DreamFactory 2.1 released, includes OpenAPI spec upgrade](https://blog.dreamfactory.com/dreamfactory-2-1-release-news)

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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYI7ImZx1eA