---
layout: api
page_title: Node Pools - HTTP API
description: The /node/pool endpoints are used to query for and interact with node pools.
---

# Node Pools HTTP API

The `/node/pool` endpoints are used to query for and interact with node pools.

## List Node Pools

This endpoint list all node pools.

| Method | Path             | Produces           |
| ------ | ---------------- | ------------------ |
| `GET`  | `/v1/node/pools` | `application/json` |

The table below shows this endpoint's support for
[blocking queries](/nomad/api-docs#blocking-queries) and
[required ACLs](/nomad/api-docs#acls).

| Blocking Queries | ACL Required      |
| ---------------- | ----------------- |
| `YES`            | `node_pool:read`  |

### Parameters

- `prefix` `(string: "")`- Specifies a string to filter node pools based on a
  name prefix. This is specified as a query string parameter.

- `next_token` `(string: "")` - This endpoint supports paging. The `next_token`
  parameter accepts a string which identifies the next expected node pool. This
  value can be obtained from the `X-Nomad-NextToken` header from the previous
  response.

- `per_page` `(int: 0)` - Specifies a maximum number of node pools to return
  for this request. If omitted, the response is not paginated. The value of the
  `X-Nomad-NextToken` header of the last response can be used as the
  `next_token` of the next request to fetch additional pages.

- `filter` `(string: "")` - Specifies the [expression](/nomad/api-docs#filtering)
  used to filter the results. Consider using pagination to reduce resource used
  to serve the request.

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ nomad operator api '/v1/node/pools'
```

```shell-session
$ nomad operator api '/v1/node/pools?prefix=prod'
```

```shell-session
$ nomad operator api -filter 'Meta.env == "production"' '/v1/node/pools?per_page=5'
```

### Sample Response

```json
[
  {
    "CreateIndex": 11,
    "Description": "Production workloads",
    "Meta": {
      "env": "production",
      "team": "engineering"
    },
    "ModifyIndex": 11,
    "Name": "prod-eng",
    "SchedulerConfiguration": {
      "SchedulerAlgorithm": "spread"
    }
  }
]
```

## Read Node Pool

This endpoint queries information about a node pool.

| Method | Path                       | Produces           |
| ------ | -------------------------- | ------------------ |
| `GET`  | `/v1/node/pool/:node_pool` | `application/json` |

The table below shows this endpoint's support for
[blocking queries](/nomad/api-docs#blocking-queries) and
[required ACLs](/nomad/api-docs#acls).

| Blocking Queries | ACL Required      |
| ---------------- | ----------------- |
| `YES`            | `node_pool:read`  |

### Parameters

- `:node_pool` `(string: <required>)`- Specifies the node pool to query.

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ nomad operator api /v1/node/pool/prod-eng
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "CreateIndex": 11,
  "Description": "Production workloads",
  "Meta": {
    "env": "production",
    "team": "engineering"
  },
  "ModifyIndex": 11,
  "Name": "prod-eng",
  "SchedulerConfiguration": {
    "SchedulerAlgorithm": "spread"
  }
}
```

## Create or Update Node Pool

This endpoint is used to create or update a node pool.

| Method | Path                                              | Produces           |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| `POST` | `/v1/node/pool/:node_pool` <br /> `/v1/node/pool` | `application/json` |

The table below shows this endpoint's support for
[blocking queries](/nomad/api-docs#blocking-queries) and
[required ACLs](/nomad/api-docs#acls).

| Blocking Queries | ACL Required      |
| ---------------- | ----------------- |
| `NO`             | `node_pool:write` |


### Parameters

- `Name` `(string: <required>)` - Specifies the node pool to create or update.
  Must have fewer than 128 characters. Only alphanumeric, `-`, and `_` are
  allowed.

- `Description` `(string: "")` - Specifies the optional human-readable
  description of the node pool. Must have fewer than 256 characters.

- `Meta` `(object: null)` - Optional object with string keys and values of
  metadata to attach to the node pool. Node pool metadata is not used by
  Nomad and is intended for use by operators and third party tools.

- `SchedulerConfiguration` `(SchedulerConfiguration: <optional>)` - Specifies
  custom configuration applied when scheduling allocations in the node pool.

  - `SchedulerAlgorithm` `(string: ""`) - The algorithm used by the scheduler
    when scoring nodes. Possible values are `binpack` or `spread`. If not
    specified the [global cluster configuration value][api_scheduler_algo] is used.

### Sample Payload

```json
{
  "Name": "prod-eng",
  "Description": "Production workloads",
  "Meta": {
    "env": "production",
    "team": "engineering"
  },
  "SchedulerConfiguration": {
    "SchedulerAlgorithm": "spread"
  }
}
```

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ cat pool.json | nomad operator api /v1/node/pools
```

```shell-session
$ cat pool.json | nomad operator api /v1/node/pool/prod-eng
```

## Delete Node Pool

This endpoint is used to delete a node pool.

| Method   | Path                       | Produces           |
| -------- | -------------------------- | ------------------ |
| `DELETE` | `/v1/node/pool/:node_pool` | `application/json` |

The table below shows this endpoint's support for
[blocking queries](/nomad/api-docs#blocking-queries) and
[required ACLs](/nomad/api-docs#acls).

| Blocking Queries | ACL Required |
| ---------------- | ------------ |
| `NO`             | `management` |

### Parameters

- `:node_pool` `(string: <required>)`- Specifies the node pool to delete.

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ nomad operator api -X DELETE /v1/node/pool/prod-eng
```

[api_scheduler_alog]: /nomad/api-docs/operator/scheduler#scheduleralgorithm