Node
CertifiedTasks that run Node.js scripts.
Provide JavaScript/TypeScript code inline or files with npm packages and arguments to run via Node.js, capturing stdout/stderr and output files for downstream steps.
Node
Tasks that run Node.js scripts.
Provide JavaScript/TypeScript code inline or files with npm packages and arguments to run via Node.js, capturing stdout/stderr and output files for downstream steps.
tasks
triggers
How to use the Node.js plugin
Run Node.js scripts and trigger flows from script output as flow steps.
Common properties
containerImage defaults to a Node image. Pin a specific version (e.g., node: 20) for reproducibility. taskRunner defaults to Docker and can be overridden for other execution environments.
Tasks
Script runs inline JavaScript defined in the script property — best for short, flow-specific logic. Commands runs shell commands (e.g., node index.js) against script files; use it when your code lives in namespace files shared across flows, or is cloned from a Git repository with a preceding Clone task.
Install npm packages in beforeCommands with npm install (from a package.json in namespace files) or npm install <package> for ad hoc installs. Use npm ci with a committed package-lock.json for reproducible installs.
CommandsTrigger and ScriptTrigger run Node.js commands on a schedule and start one execution per run — use them for polling scripts that produce structured output consumed as Kestra trigger outputs.
