# calling itk from javascript in nodejs (without using C++)

**URL:** https://discourse.itk.org/t/calling-itk-from-javascript-in-nodejs-without-using-c/4783
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**Created:** [February 3, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/calling-itk-from-javascript-in-nodejs-without-using-c/4783 "2022-02-03T13:18:13Z")
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### Author: ![vincenzoml](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/vincenzoml/32/1055_2.png) [@vincenzoml](https://discourse.itk.org/u/vincenzoml)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/calling-itk-from-javascript-in-nodejs-without-using-c/4783/1 "2022-02-03T13:18:13Z")

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I would like to use some itk filters server-side from nodejs. I would like if possible to avoid writing bits of the code in C++. The web site of itk-wasm seems to only document the process of using C++. Is there a javascript wrapper that I can call directly?

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### Author: ![dzenanz](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/dzenanz/32/1093_2.png) [@dzenanz](https://discourse.itk.org/u/dzenanz)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/calling-itk-from-javascript-in-nodejs-without-using-c/4783/2 "2022-02-03T14:19:25Z")

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@matt.mccormick could answer this.

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### Author: ![matt.mccormick](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/matt.mccormick/32/7_2.png) [@matt.mccormick](https://discourse.itk.org/u/matt.mccormick)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/calling-itk-from-javascript-in-nodejs-without-using-c/4783/3 "2022-08-23T00:20:52Z")

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We are working towards auto-generated filter itk-wasm WebAssembly modules. Please subscribe to this issue:

> <https://github.com/InsightSoftwareConsortium/itk-wasm/issues/616>
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> Leverage ITK's wrapping infrastructure.

to track.