# Modeler services in own application

**URL:** <https://forum.flowable.org/t/modeler-services-in-own-application/2022>\
**Category:** Flowable Engine\
**Created:** [May 15, 2018, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/modeler-services-in-own-application/2022 "2018-05-15T05:33:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrcerf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@mrcerf](https://forum.flowable.org/u/mrcerf)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/modeler-services-in-own-application/2022/1 "2018-05-15T05:33:01Z")

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Hello.

We have built our own application based on flowable engine to serve own rest services with some custom logic.  
Along with that we are using provided separate flowable-modeler app to design processes.

Currently there is a need to programmatically import designs into some environments.  
flowable-engine supports .bar imports, but they do not appear in modeler, as they do not import ‘model’ objects.  
I found the modeler importer in modeler-ui source, however it seems not to be designed to be added as a dependency. Also, ideally we would like to use modeler app as-is provided by flowable.

Could you suggest something to manually start some flowable-modeler services inside flowable-engine based application? Or maybe some other suggestions.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![tijs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@tijs](https://forum.flowable.org/u/tijs)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/modeler-services-in-own-application/2022/2 "2018-05-18T07:31:47Z")

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Hi,

The Flowable Modeler has a REST API to import models into the Modeler.  
Did you have a look at this REST API?

Best regards,

Tijs

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**Author:** ![mrcerf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@mrcerf](https://forum.flowable.org/u/mrcerf)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/modeler-services-in-own-application/2022/3 "2018-05-18T07:49:26Z")

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Hi.

REST API is an option, was looking at this direction as an alternative.  
However having embedded import possibility was preferred.

Seems like will have to go the REST way

Thanks

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**Author:** ![bdot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bdot](https://forum.flowable.org/u/bdot)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/modeler-services-in-own-application/2022/4 "2018-05-21T13:50:20Z")

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Hi @tijs, on the same point, please could you clarify if it’s possible to use modeler REST API as is with basic auth bypassing IDM?

Note: I know we can include modler-rest dependency and build a simple customer endpoint wrapper on this, but curious to know if it can be used as is.