---
title: "Release node"
method: PATCH
path: "/v1/nodes/{id}/release"
tags: ["Nodes"]
---

# Release node

`PATCH /v1/nodes/{id}/release`

Release an auto reserved VM node from its procurement, reducing the procurement's desired quantity by 1

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Node released successfully

- NodeApiNode
  - `object` string, required
  - `id` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `zone` string, nullable
  - `gpu_type` 'H100' | 'H200', required
  - `owner` string, required
  - `status` 'pending' | 'awaitingcapacity' | 'running' | 'released' | 'terminated' | 'deleted' | 'failed' | 'unknown', required — Node Status
  - `created_at` integer, nullable — Creation time as Unix timestamp in seconds
  - `updated_at` integer, nullable — Last updated time as Unix timestamp in seconds
  - `start_at` integer, nullable — Start time as Unix timestamp in seconds
  - `end_at` integer, nullable — End time as Unix timestamp in seconds
  - `deleted_at` integer, nullable — Deletion time as Unix timestamp in seconds
  - `procurement_id` string, nullable
  - `max_price_per_node_hour` integer, nullable — Max price per hour you're willing to pay for a node in cents
  - `node_type` 'autoreserved' | 'reserved', required
  - `vms` NodeApiVmList
    - `object` string, required
    - `data` NodeApiVm[], required
      - `object` string, required
      - `id` string, required
      - `status` 'Pending' | 'Running' | 'Destroyed' | 'NodeFailure' | 'Unspecified', required
      - `created_at` integer, required
      - `updated_at` integer, required
      - `start_at` integer, nullable, required
      - `end_at` integer, nullable, required
      - `image_id` string, nullable
      - `zone` string, required
  - `current_vm` NodeApiVm
    - `object` string, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `status` 'Pending' | 'Running' | 'Destroyed' | 'NodeFailure' | 'Unspecified', required
    - `created_at` integer, required
    - `updated_at` integer, required
    - `start_at` integer, nullable, required
    - `end_at` integer, nullable, required
    - `image_id` string, nullable
    - `zone` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Unauthorized request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Node not found
- `409` — Node already released
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-05-15** `b819ba3108b3` — 4 warning, 61 info
  - removed the optional property `error/details` from the response with the `401` status
  - removed the optional property `error/details` from the response with the `403` status
  - removed the optional property `error/details` from the response with the `404` status
  - removed the optional property `error/details` from the response with the `500` status
  - …61 more
- **2025-12-19** `03edf542ab39` — 5 info
  - removed the `resource_unavailable` enum value from the `error/type` response property for the response status `400`
  - removed the `resource_unavailable` enum value from the `error/type` response property for the response status `401`
  - removed the `resource_unavailable` enum value from the `error/type` response property for the response status `403`
  - removed the `resource_unavailable` enum value from the `error/type` response property for the response status `404`
  - …1 more
- **2025-12-18** `54af1b82f474` — 5 warning
  - added the new `resource_unavailable` enum value to the `error/type` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `resource_unavailable` enum value to the `error/type` response property for the response status `401`
  - added the new `resource_unavailable` enum value to the `error/type` response property for the response status `403`
  - added the new `resource_unavailable` enum value to the `error/type` response property for the response status `404`
  - …1 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/sfcompute/apis/san-francisco-compute-documentation/changes/v1/nodes/:id/release/patch.md)

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