Updated on 2025-12-25 GMT+08:00

Expanding a Graph (2.2.23)

Function

This API is used to dynamically expand multiple secondary nodes to enable concurrent handling of increased read requests.

  • This API is not supported by Ten-thousand-edge and Ten-billion-edge graphs.
  • Graphs cannot be resized after expansion.
  • To resize and expand a graph, first resize it and then expand it.
  • Graphs of the database edition cannot be expanded by calling this API.

URI

POST /v2/{project_id}/graphs/{graph_id}/expand

Table 1 URI parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Definition

Project ID. For details about how to obtain a project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Constraints

N/A

Range

The value can contain up to 64 characters. Only letters and digits are allowed.

Default Value

N/A

graph_id

Yes

String

Definition

Graph ID.

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameter

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

Definition

User token. It is used to obtain the permission to call APIs. For how to obtain the token, see Authentication. (The token is the value of X-Subject-Token in the response header.)

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

Table 3 Request body parameter

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

expand

Yes

expand object

Definition

Defines the graph expansion operation, including all relevant parameters for expansion.

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

Table 4 expand

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

replication

Yes

Integer

Definition

Number of secondary nodes.

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 5 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

job_id

String

Definition

ID of the expansion job. This parameter is left blank when the request fails.

Range

N/A

NOTE:

You can view the job execution status and obtain the return result by querying the job ID. For details, see Task Center APIs.

Status code: 400

Table 6 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Definition

System prompt.

  • If the execution succeeds, this parameter may be left blank.
  • If the execution fails, this parameter is used to display the error code.

Range

N/A

error_msg

String

Definition

System prompt.

  • If the execution succeeds, this parameter may be left blank.
  • If the execution fails, this parameter is used to display the error message.

Range

N/A

Example Request

Expand a graph. The number of new replicas is 1.

POST https://{Endpoint}/v2/{project_id}/graphs/{graph_id}/expand

{
    "expand":{
    "replication": 1
  }
}

Example Response

Status code: 200

Example response for a successful request

{
  "job_id" : "ff8080816025a0a1016025a5a2700007"
}

Status code: 400

Example response for a failed request

{
  "error_code" : "GES.7015",
  "error_msg" : "The graph is not running or stopped."
}

Status Codes

Return Value

Description

400 Bad Request

Request error.

401 Unauthorized

Authorization failed.

403 Forbidden

No operation permissions.

404 Not Found

No resources found.

500 Internal Server Error

Internal server error.

503 Service Unavailable

Service unavailable.