Updated on 2025-08-06 GMT+08:00

Scaling In a Cluster

Function

This API is used to scale in a cluster.

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

POST /v1.0/{project_id}/clusters/{cluster_id}/cluster-shrink

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Definition

Project ID. To obtain the value, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

cluster_id

Yes

String

Definition

Cluster ID. For details about how to obtain the value, see Obtaining the Cluster ID.

Constraints

The value must be a valid DWS cluster ID.

Range

It is a 36-digit UUID.

Default Value

N/A

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

shrink_number

No

Integer

Definition

Number of nodes to be scaled in.

Constraints

This parameter cannot be left blank.

Range

An integer greater than 0

Default Value

N/A

online

No

Boolean

Definition

Whether the scale-in is online.

Constraints

N/A

Range

false or true

Default Value

false

retry

No

Boolean

Definition

Whether to retry after a scale-in failure.

Constraints

N/A

Range

false or true

Default Value

false

need_agency

No

Boolean

Definition

Whether an agency is required.

Constraints

N/A

Range

false or true

Default Value

false

parallel_jobs

No

Integer

Definition

Number of concurrent redistribution tasks.

Constraints

N/A

Range

1 to 200

Default Value

4

type

No

String

Definition

Type. This field has been deprecated and does not take effect.

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

force_backup

No

Boolean

Definition

Whether to back up data before the operation. This parameter has been deprecated and does not take effect.

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 3 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

job_id

String

Definition

ID of a scale-in task.

Range

N/A

Example Requests

Scale in three nodes in the standard data warehouse cluster whose ID is 4ca46bf1-5c61-48ff-b4f3-0ad4e5e3ba90 offline and create an agency.

POST https://{Endpoint} /v1.0/89cd04f168b84af6be287f71730fdb4b/clusters/4ca46bf1-5c61-48ff-b4f3-0ad4e5e3ba90/shrink

{
  "shrink_number" : 3,
  "online" : false,
  "retry" : false,
  "need_agency" : true,
  "parallel_jobs" : 2
}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

The scale-in request is submitted successfully.

{
  "job_id" : "2c9081c88418ed420184197c8bc80001"
}

Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

The scale-in request is submitted successfully.

400

Request error.

401

Authentication failed.

403

You do not have required permissions.

404

No resources found.

500

Internal server error.

503

Service unavailable.