---
title: "scale out a cluster"
method: POST
path: "/clusters/{clusterId}/scale-out"
tags: ["cluster"]
---

# scale out a cluster

`POST /clusters/{clusterId}/scale-out`

scale out a cluster

## Path parameters

- `clusterId` string, required

## Request body

- ClusterScaleOutClusterReq
  - `instanceResource` StructsClusterResourceParameterCompute[]
    - `componentType` string — TiDB/TiKV/PD/TiFlash/CDC/DM-Master/DM-Worker
    - `resource` StructsClusterResourceParameterComputeResource[]
      - `count` integer
      - `diskCapacity` integer
      - `diskId` string
      - `diskType` string — NVMeSSD/SSD/SATA
      - `hostIp` string
      - `specCode` string — 4C8G/8C16G ?
      - `zoneCode` string
    - `totalNodeCount` integer
  - `requestResourceMode` 'SpecificZone' | 'SpecificHost'

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `code` integer
  - `data` object
    - `clusterId` string
    - `workFlowId` string — Asynchronous task workflow ID
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `500` — Internal Server Error

---

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