Server Scripts — Implementation Workflows

Step-by-step workflows for building server-side features without a custom app. For exact syntax, see frappe-syntax-serverscripts.

Version: v14/v15/v16 | v15+ Note: Server Scripts disabled by default — enable with bench set-config server_script_enabled true

CRITICAL: Sandbox Limitations

ALL IMPORTS BLOCKED — RestrictedPython sandbox
  import json          → ImportError: __import__ not found
  from frappe.utils    → ImportError
  import requests      → ImportError

SOLUTION: Use pre-loaded namespace:
  frappe.utils.nowdate()        frappe.utils.flt()
  frappe.parse_json(data)       json.loads() (json IS available)
  frappe.as_json(obj)           json.dumps()
  frappe.make_get_request(url)  (replaces requests.get)