---
title: "Create NodePool"
slug: "nks-createnodepool"
updated: 2026-09-17T10:05:54Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:05:54Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/nks-createnodepool"
---

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# Create NodePool

Available in VPC

Create a NodePool that sets the number of WorkerNodes in the cluster, their specifications, and more.

## Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

| Method | URI |
| --- | --- |
| POST | /vnks/v2/clusters/{uuid}/node-pool (Korea Region) |
| POST | /vnks/sgn-v2/clusters/{uuid}/node-pool (Singapore Region) |
| POST | /vnks/jpn-v2/clusters/{uuid}/node-pool (Japan Region) |

### Request headers

For information about the headers common to all Ncloud Kubernetes Service APIs, see [Common Ncloud Kubernetes Service headers](/docs/en/compute-vpckubernetesservice#%EC%9A%94%EC%B2%AD%ED%97%A4%EB%8D%94).

### Request path parameters

You can use the following path parameters with your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `uuid` | String | Required | Cluster UUID - See [Get cluster list](/docs/en/nks-getclusterlist). |

### Request body

You can include the following data in the body of your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | String | Required | NodePool name |
| `nodeCount` | Integer | Conditional | Number of nodes to be registered - Required when autoscaling is not enabled |
| `softwareCode` | String | Optional | Server image code |
| `serverSpecCode` | String | Optional | Server specification code |
| `storageSize` | Integer | Optional | Storage size |
| `autoscale` | Array | Optional | Autoscale option |
| `autoscale.enabled` | Boolean | Optional | Auto scaling availability - `true` \| `false` - - `true`: Enable auto scaling. - `false`: Disable auto scaling. |
| `autoscale.max` | Integer | Optional | Maximum number of nodes available for auto scaling - Up to 250 |
| `autoscale.min` | Integer | Optional | Minimum number of nodes available for auto scaling - 1 or more |
| `labels[]` | Array | Optional | Labels to apply to all nodes in the NodePool |
| `labels[].key` | String | Conditional | Keys in labels - Required when setting labels |
| `labels[].value` | String | Conditional | Values in labels - Required when setting labels |
| `taints[]` | Array | Optional | Manage schedulers to avoid using nodes in a particular pod. |
| `taints[].key` | String | Conditional | Keys in taints - Required when setting taints |
| `taints[].value` | String | Optional | Values in taints - Optional even when setting taints |
| `taints[].effect` | String | Conditional | Scheduler management method - `NoSchedule` \| `PreferNoSchedule` \| `NoExecute` - Required when setting taints |
| `serverRoleId` | String | Optional | ID to assign roles to node pool servers - Check through the console or the [Get role list](/docs/en/management-subaccount-getroles) action. |
| `zoneCode` | String | Conditional | Zone code of the node pool - Required for multi-zone (regional) clusters - Ignored in single-zone clusters - Check through the [getZoneList](/docs/en/compute-vserver-server-common-getzonelist) action. |
| `fabricCluster` | Object | Conditional | Fabric cluster information - Required when using server specifications that support Fabric clusters |
| `fabricCluster.poolName` | String | Conditional | Fabric cluster pool name - Required when configuring Fabric cluster |
| `fabricCluster.poolNo` | Integer | Conditional | Fabric cluster pool number - Required when configuring Fabric cluster |

### Request example

The request example is as follows:

```
curl --location 'https://nks.apigw.ntruss.com/vnks/v2/clusters/{uuid}/node-pool' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {timestamp}' \
--header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {access key}' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API gateway signature}' \
--data '{
"name": "np4",
"nodeCount": 2,
"softwareCode": "SW.VSVR.OS.LNX64.UBNTU.SVR22.WRKND.G003",
"serverSpecCode": "s2-g3",
"storageSize": 100,
"autoscale": {
"enabled": true,
"max": 2,
"min": 1
},
"labels": [
{
"key": "label_key",
"value": "value"
}
],
"taints": [
{
"key": "taints_key",
"value": "value",
"effect": "NoExecute"
}
]
}'
```

## Response

This section describes the response format.

### Response status codes

For information about the HTTP status codes common to all Ncloud Kubernetes Service APIs, see [Ncloud Kubernetes Service response status codes](/docs/en/compute-vpckubernetesservice#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C)