---
title: "Expand node identifiers to full documents"
method: POST
path: "/inventory_manager/v1/nodes/expand"
tags: ["Inventory Manager"]
---

# Expand node identifiers to full documents

`POST /inventory_manager/v1/nodes/expand`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://example.itential.io`
- URL: `https://example.itential.io/inventory_manager/v1/nodes/expand`
- Auth: none declared

Returns an array of all inventory node documents specified in the input 'nodes' array.

## Request body

- object
  - `nodes` InventoryManagerV1NodesExpandPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaNodesItems[]
    - `inventory` string: Inventory ID or name
    - `nodeNames` string[]
  - `fields` string[]

## Response `200`

Expanded list of full node documents

- InventoryManagerExpandInventoryNodesResponse200
  - `status` string
  - `result` InventoryManagerInventoryNode[]
    - `inventory_id` string, required
    - `version` string, date-time
    - `name` string, required
    - `attributes` InventoryManagerInventoryNodeAttributes
    - `tags` string[]: Array of tag IDs associated with this node
    - `created_at` string, date-time
    - `updated_at` string, date-time
    - `created_by` string
    - `updated_by` string
  - `error` string

## Other responses

- `500`: Error response from API

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `2095cc90e583`: 2 info
  - api tag `Inventory Manager` added
  - api tag `inventoryManager` removed

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/changes/inventory_manager/v1/nodes/expand/post.md)

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