Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide, Release 6.2(x)

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Expand the APIC cluster using the REST API

Updated: January 12, 2026

Overview

Learn how to expand the APIC cluster size by setting the target cluster size and physically connecting the desired APIC controllers to the cluster.

The cluster drives its actual size to the target size. If the target size is higher than the actual size, the cluster size expands.

Procedure

1.

Set the target cluster size to expand the APIC cluster size.

Example:

POST
						https://<IP address>/api/node/mo/uni/controller.xml
						<infraClusterPol name='default' size=3/>
					
2.

Physically connect the APIC controllers that you want to add to the cluster.