diff --git a/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/flows/create-step.js b/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/flows/create-step.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0bb71f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/flows/create-step.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { renderObject } from '../../../../helpers/renderer.js';
+
+export default async (request, response) => {
+  const flow = await request.currentUser.authorizedFlows
+    .clone()
+    .findById(request.params.flowId)
+    .throwIfNotFound();
+
+  const createdActionStep = await flow.createActionStep(
+    request.body.previousStepId
+  );
+
+  renderObject(response, createdActionStep, { status: 201 });
+};
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/flows/create-step.test.js b/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/flows/create-step.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efc599b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/flows/create-step.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+import Crypto from 'node:crypto';
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import request from 'supertest';
+
+import app from '../../../../app.js';
+import createAuthTokenByUserId from '../../../../helpers/create-auth-token-by-user-id.js';
+import { createUser } from '../../../../../test/factories/user.js';
+import { createFlow } from '../../../../../test/factories/flow.js';
+import { createStep } from '../../../../../test/factories/step.js';
+import createStepMock from '../../../../../test/mocks/rest/api/v1/flows/create-step.js';
+import { createPermission } from '../../../../../test/factories/permission.js';
+
+describe('POST /api/v1/flows/:flowId/steps', () => {
+  let currentUser, flow, triggerStep, token;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    currentUser = await createUser();
+
+    flow = await createFlow({ userId: currentUser.id });
+
+    triggerStep = await createStep({ flowId: flow.id, type: 'trigger' });
+
+    await createStep({ flowId: flow.id, type: 'action' });
+
+    token = await createAuthTokenByUserId(currentUser.id);
+  });
+
+  it('should return created step for current user', async () => {
+    await createPermission({
+      roleId: currentUser.roleId,
+      subject: 'Flow',
+      action: 'read',
+      conditions: ['isCreator'],
+    });
+
+    await createPermission({
+      roleId: currentUser.roleId,
+      subject: 'Flow',
+      action: 'update',
+      conditions: ['isCreator'],
+    });
+
+    const response = await request(app)
+      .post(`/api/v1/flows/${flow.id}/steps`)
+      .set('Authorization', token)
+      .send({
+        previousStepId: triggerStep.id,
+      })
+      .expect(201);
+
+    const expectedPayload = await createStepMock({
+      id: response.body.data.id,
+      position: 2,
+    });
+
+    expect(response.body).toMatchObject(expectedPayload);
+  });
+
+  it('should return created step for another user', async () => {
+    const anotherUser = await createUser();
+
+    const anotherUserFlow = await createFlow({ userId: anotherUser.id });
+
+    const anotherUserFlowTriggerStep = await createStep({
+      flowId: anotherUserFlow.id,
+      type: 'trigger',
+    });
+
+    await createStep({ flowId: anotherUserFlow.id, type: 'action' });
+
+    await createPermission({
+      roleId: currentUser.roleId,
+      subject: 'Flow',
+      action: 'read',
+      conditions: [],
+    });
+
+    await createPermission({
+      roleId: currentUser.roleId,
+      subject: 'Flow',
+      action: 'update',
+      conditions: [],
+    });
+
+    const response = await request(app)
+      .post(`/api/v1/flows/${anotherUserFlow.id}/steps`)
+      .set('Authorization', token)
+      .send({
+        previousStepId: anotherUserFlowTriggerStep.id,
+      })
+      .expect(201);
+
+    const expectedPayload = await createStepMock({
+      id: response.body.data.id,
+      position: 2,
+    });
+
+    expect(response.body).toMatchObject(expectedPayload);
+  });
+
+  it('should return bad request response for invalid flow UUID', async () => {
+    await createPermission({
+      roleId: currentUser.roleId,
+      subject: 'Flow',
+      action: 'read',
+      conditions: ['isCreator'],
+    });
+
+    await createPermission({
+      roleId: currentUser.roleId,
+      subject: 'Flow',
+      action: 'update',
+      conditions: ['isCreator'],
+    });
+
+    await request(app)
+      .post('/api/v1/flows/invalidFlowUUID/steps')
+      .set('Authorization', token)
+      .send({
+        previousStepId: triggerStep.id,
+      })
+      .expect(400);
+  });
+
+  it('should return not found response for invalid flow UUID', async () => {
+    await createPermission({
+      roleId: currentUser.roleId,
+      subject: 'Flow',
+      action: 'read',
+      conditions: ['isCreator'],
+    });
+
+    await createPermission({
+      roleId: currentUser.roleId,
+      subject: 'Flow',
+      action: 'update',
+      conditions: ['isCreator'],
+    });
+
+    const notExistingFlowUUID = Crypto.randomUUID();
+
+    await request(app)
+      .post(`/api/v1/flows/${notExistingFlowUUID}/steps`)
+      .set('Authorization', token)
+      .send({
+        previousStepId: triggerStep.id,
+      })
+      .expect(404);
+  });
+
+  it('should return not found response for invalid flow UUID', async () => {
+    await createPermission({
+      roleId: currentUser.roleId,
+      subject: 'Flow',
+      action: 'read',
+      conditions: ['isCreator'],
+    });
+
+    await createPermission({
+      roleId: currentUser.roleId,
+      subject: 'Flow',
+      action: 'update',
+      conditions: ['isCreator'],
+    });
+
+    const notExistingStepUUID = Crypto.randomUUID();
+
+    await request(app)
+      .post(`/api/v1/flows/${flow.id}/steps`)
+      .set('Authorization', token)
+      .send({
+        previousStepId: notExistingStepUUID,
+      })
+      .expect(404);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutation-resolvers.js b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutation-resolvers.js
index 60c8b8ea..fffc1b04 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutation-resolvers.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutation-resolvers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import createConnection from './mutations/create-connection.js';
-import createStep from './mutations/create-step.js';
 import createUser from './mutations/create-user.ee.js';
 import deleteFlow from './mutations/delete-flow.js';
 import deleteRole from './mutations/delete-role.ee.js';
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ import deleteCurrentUser from './mutations/delete-current-user.ee.js';
 const mutationResolvers = {
   createConnection,
   createFlow,
-  createStep,
   createUser,
   deleteCurrentUser,
   deleteFlow,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/create-step.js b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/create-step.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 05b8d364..00000000
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/create-step.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-import App from '../../models/app.js';
-import Flow from '../../models/flow.js';
-
-const createStep = async (_parent, params, context) => {
-  const conditions = context.currentUser.can('update', 'Flow');
-  const userFlows = context.currentUser.$relatedQuery('flows');
-  const allFlows = Flow.query();
-  const flowsQuery = conditions.isCreator ? userFlows : allFlows;
-
-  const { input } = params;
-
-  if (input.appKey && input.key) {
-    await App.checkAppAndAction(input.appKey, input.key);
-  }
-
-  if (input.appKey && !input.key) {
-    await App.findOneByKey(input.appKey);
-  }
-
-  const flow = await flowsQuery
-    .findOne({
-      id: input.flow.id,
-    })
-    .throwIfNotFound();
-
-  const previousStep = await flow
-    .$relatedQuery('steps')
-    .findOne({
-      id: input.previousStep.id,
-    })
-    .throwIfNotFound();
-
-  const step = await flow.$relatedQuery('steps').insertAndFetch({
-    key: input.key,
-    appKey: input.appKey,
-    type: 'action',
-    position: previousStep.position + 1,
-  });
-
-  const nextSteps = await flow
-    .$relatedQuery('steps')
-    .where('position', '>=', step.position)
-    .whereNot('id', step.id);
-
-  const nextStepQueries = nextSteps.map(async (nextStep, index) => {
-    await nextStep.$query().patchAndFetch({
-      position: step.position + index + 1,
-    });
-  });
-
-  await Promise.all(nextStepQueries);
-
-  return step;
-};
-
-export default createStep;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql b/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
index 4958b2f0..de30c7a9 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ type Query {
 type Mutation {
   createConnection(input: CreateConnectionInput): Connection
   createFlow(input: CreateFlowInput): Flow
-  createStep(input: CreateStepInput): Step
   createUser(input: CreateUserInput): UserWithAcceptInvitationUrl
   deleteCurrentUser: Boolean
   deleteFlow(input: DeleteFlowInput): Boolean
@@ -266,17 +265,6 @@ input DuplicateFlowInput {
   id: String!
 }
 
-input CreateStepInput {
-  id: String
-  previousStepId: String
-  key: String
-  appKey: String
-  connection: StepConnectionInput
-  flow: StepFlowInput
-  parameters: JSONObject
-  previousStep: PreviousStepInput
-}
-
 input UpdateStepInput {
   id: String
   previousStepId: String
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/helpers/authorization.js b/packages/backend/src/helpers/authorization.js
index eb71fda1..36210615 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/helpers/authorization.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/helpers/authorization.js
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ const authorizationList = {
     action: 'update',
     subject: 'Flow',
   },
+  'POST /api/v1/flows/:flowId/steps': {
+    action: 'update',
+    subject: 'Flow',
+  },
 };
 
 export const authorizeUser = async (request, response, next) => {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/flow.js b/packages/backend/src/models/flow.js
index 7e657fbb..3c8a2811 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/flow.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/flow.js
@@ -135,6 +135,31 @@ class Flow extends Base {
     return this.$query().withGraphFetched('steps');
   }
 
+  async createActionStep(previousStepId) {
+    const previousStep = await this.$relatedQuery('steps')
+      .findById(previousStepId)
+      .throwIfNotFound();
+
+    const createdStep = await this.$relatedQuery('steps').insertAndFetch({
+      type: 'action',
+      position: previousStep.position + 1,
+    });
+
+    const nextSteps = await this.$relatedQuery('steps')
+      .where('position', '>=', createdStep.position)
+      .whereNot('id', createdStep.id);
+
+    const nextStepQueries = nextSteps.map(async (nextStep, index) => {
+      return await nextStep.$query().patchAndFetch({
+        position: createdStep.position + index + 1,
+      });
+    });
+
+    await Promise.all(nextStepQueries);
+
+    return createdStep;
+  }
+
   async $beforeUpdate(opt, queryContext) {
     await super.$beforeUpdate(opt, queryContext);
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/step.js b/packages/backend/src/models/step.js
index 01f46190..4781d8b6 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/step.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/step.js
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ class Step extends Base {
   });
 
   get webhookUrl() {
+    if (!this.webhookPath) return null;
+
     return new URL(this.webhookPath, appConfig.webhookUrl).toString();
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/routes/api/v1/flows.js b/packages/backend/src/routes/api/v1/flows.js
index 38ce3201..e7d21e3b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/routes/api/v1/flows.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/routes/api/v1/flows.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import getFlowsAction from '../../../controllers/api/v1/flows/get-flows.js';
 import getFlowAction from '../../../controllers/api/v1/flows/get-flow.js';
 import updateFlowAction from '../../../controllers/api/v1/flows/update-flow.js';
 import createFlowAction from '../../../controllers/api/v1/flows/create-flow.js';
+import createStepAction from '../../../controllers/api/v1/flows/create-step.js';
 
 const router = Router();
 
@@ -12,5 +13,11 @@ router.get('/', authenticateUser, authorizeUser, getFlowsAction);
 router.get('/:flowId', authenticateUser, authorizeUser, getFlowAction);
 router.post('/', authenticateUser, authorizeUser, createFlowAction);
 router.patch('/:flowId', authenticateUser, authorizeUser, updateFlowAction);
+router.post(
+  '/:flowId/steps',
+  authenticateUser,
+  authorizeUser,
+  createStepAction
+);
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/mocks/rest/api/v1/flows/create-step.js b/packages/backend/test/mocks/rest/api/v1/flows/create-step.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da23f51c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/test/mocks/rest/api/v1/flows/create-step.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const createStepMock = async (step) => {
+  const data = {
+    id: step.id,
+    type: step.type || 'action',
+    key: step.key || null,
+    appKey: step.appKey || null,
+    iconUrl: step.iconUrl || null,
+    webhookUrl: step.webhookUrl || null,
+    status: step.status || 'incomplete',
+    position: step.position,
+    parameters: step.parameters || {},
+  };
+
+  return {
+    data,
+    meta: {
+      type: 'Step',
+      count: 1,
+      isArray: false,
+      currentPage: null,
+      totalPages: null,
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+export default createStepMock;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/Editor/index.jsx b/packages/web/src/components/Editor/index.jsx
index 0995d300..51de3de9 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/Editor/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/Editor/index.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
 import IconButton from '@mui/material/IconButton';
 import AddIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Add';
 
-import { CREATE_STEP } from 'graphql/mutations/create-step';
+import useCreateStep from 'hooks/useCreateStep';
 import { UPDATE_STEP } from 'graphql/mutations/update-step';
 import FlowStep from 'components/FlowStep';
 import { FlowPropType } from 'propTypes/propTypes';
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 
 function Editor(props) {
   const [updateStep] = useMutation(UPDATE_STEP);
-  const [createStep, { loading: creationInProgress }] =
-    useMutation(CREATE_STEP);
   const { flow } = props;
+  const { mutateAsync: createStep, isPending: isCreateStepPending } =
+    useCreateStep(flow?.id);
   const [triggerStep] = flow.steps;
   const [currentStepId, setCurrentStepId] = React.useState(triggerStep.id);
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
@@ -48,24 +48,13 @@ function Editor(props) {
 
   const addStep = React.useCallback(
     async (previousStepId) => {
-      const mutationInput = {
-        previousStep: {
-          id: previousStepId,
-        },
-        flow: {
-          id: flow.id,
-        },
-      };
-
-      const createdStep = await createStep({
-        variables: { input: mutationInput },
+      const { data: createdStep } = await createStep({
+        previousStepId,
       });
 
-      const createdStepId = createdStep.data.createStep.id;
-      setCurrentStepId(createdStepId);
-      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['flows', flow.id] });
+      setCurrentStepId(createdStep.id);
     },
-    [createStep, flow.id, queryClient],
+    [createStep],
   );
 
   const openNextStep = React.useCallback((nextStep) => {
@@ -101,7 +90,7 @@ function Editor(props) {
           <IconButton
             onClick={() => addStep(step.id)}
             color="primary"
-            disabled={creationInProgress || flow.active}
+            disabled={isCreateStepPending || flow.active}
           >
             <AddIcon />
           </IconButton>
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/EditorNew/EditorNew.jsx b/packages/web/src/components/EditorNew/EditorNew.jsx
index 73d29c51..8858af6e 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/EditorNew/EditorNew.jsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/EditorNew/EditorNew.jsx
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { FlowPropType } from 'propTypes/propTypes';
 import ReactFlow, { useNodesState, useEdgesState } from 'reactflow';
 import 'reactflow/dist/style.css';
+
 import { UPDATE_STEP } from 'graphql/mutations/update-step';
-import { CREATE_STEP } from 'graphql/mutations/create-step';
+import useCreateStep from 'hooks/useCreateStep';
 
 import { useAutoLayout } from './useAutoLayout';
 import { useScrollBoundaries } from './useScrollBoundaries';
@@ -36,8 +37,9 @@ const edgeTypes = {
 const EditorNew = ({ flow }) => {
   const [updateStep] = useMutation(UPDATE_STEP);
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-  const [createStep, { loading: stepCreationInProgress }] =
-    useMutation(CREATE_STEP);
+
+  const { mutateAsync: createStep, isPending: isCreateStepPending } =
+    useCreateStep(flow?.id);
 
   const [nodes, setNodes, onNodesChange] = useNodesState(
     generateInitialNodes(flow),
@@ -111,26 +113,11 @@ const EditorNew = ({ flow }) => {
 
   const onAddStep = useCallback(
     async (previousStepId) => {
-      const mutationInput = {
-        previousStep: {
-          id: previousStepId,
-        },
-        flow: {
-          id: flow.id,
-        },
-      };
+      const { data: createdStep } = await createStep({ previousStepId });
 
-      const {
-        data: { createStep: createdStep },
-      } = await createStep({
-        variables: { input: mutationInput },
-      });
-
-      const createdStepId = createdStep.id;
-      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['flows', flow.id] });
-      createdStepIdRef.current = createdStepId;
+      createdStepIdRef.current = createdStep.id;
     },
-    [flow.id, createStep, queryClient],
+    [createStep],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -260,7 +247,7 @@ const EditorNew = ({ flow }) => {
     >
       <EdgesContext.Provider
         value={{
-          stepCreationInProgress,
+          stepCreationInProgress: isCreateStepPending,
           onAddStep,
           flowActive: flow.active,
         }}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/graphql/mutations/create-step.js b/packages/web/src/graphql/mutations/create-step.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b77b3f3..00000000
--- a/packages/web/src/graphql/mutations/create-step.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import { gql } from '@apollo/client';
-export const CREATE_STEP = gql`
-  mutation CreateStep($input: CreateStepInput) {
-    createStep(input: $input) {
-      id
-      type
-      key
-      appKey
-      parameters
-      iconUrl
-      position
-      webhookUrl
-      status
-      connection {
-        id
-      }
-    }
-  }
-`;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/hooks/useCreateStep.js b/packages/web/src/hooks/useCreateStep.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f07921e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/hooks/useCreateStep.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+
+import api from 'helpers/api';
+
+export default function useCreateStep(flowId) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const query = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: async ({ previousStepId }) => {
+      const { data } = await api.post(`/v1/flows/${flowId}/steps`, {
+        previousStepId,
+      });
+
+      return data;
+    },
+
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+        queryKey: ['flows', flowId],
+      });
+    },
+  });
+
+  return query;
+}