Issue #3399πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened April 9, 2021by AdamTorma2 reactions

Convert JSON to HTML server-side

Quick answerby bgrand-ch❀ 1

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So first of all, thank you @artf for this amazing project. I have a question: Is it possible to easily convert the components-JSON to HTML on the server-side (in a Node.js environment)? If it is possible, can you give me a hint how to achieve this? On the client-side it's quite straightforward: I can get the components-JSON (JSON.stringify(editor.getComponents());) and save it to my database. Then I can reuse my components later (editor.setComponents();) and get the HTML (editor.getHtml();) to show it in the browser. In my case though, I have to do it on the server-side. Any help would be gre...

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bgrand-chβ€’ May 11, 2021

Hello, For future questions or technical issues, which aren't bugs, GitHub's Discussions tab is the place to be. Don't forget to close this issue if it is resolved or write a new detailed message in Discussions -> Q&A category (and close this issue). Thank you for your understanding.

anlumoβ€’ July 29, 2021

Yes, if you have any kind of interactive content, that probably wouldn't work. Fortunately that's not the case for my application.

Ju99ernautβ€’ April 14, 2021

Maybe you could install grapesjs server-side(similar to client-side) and use it for rendering, otherwise you'll have to reverse engineer the renderer. Another alternative would be to store the generated HTML in the database as well.

GJSBlockβ€’ May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @AdamTorma. Great question about Convert JSON to HTML server-side. The recommended approach with Components is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look for the on() event listener method Most operations can be...

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