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Scale instance count

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Published Oct 17, 2025

[Scale](https://docs.render.com/scaling#manual-scaling) the service with the provided ID to a fixed number of instances. Render ignores this value as long as autoscaling is enabled for the service.

Script render Verified

The script

Submitted by hugo697 Bun
Verified 235 days ago
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//native
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type Render = {
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	apiKey: string
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}
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/**
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 * Scale instance count
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 * [Scale](https://docs.render.com/scaling#manual-scaling) the service with the provided ID to a fixed number of instances.
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Render ignores this value as long as autoscaling is enabled for the service.
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 */
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export async function main(auth: Render, serviceId: string, body: { numInstances: number }) {
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	const url = new URL(`https://api.render.com/v1/services/${serviceId}/scale`)
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	const response = await fetch(url, {
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		method: 'POST',
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		headers: {
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			'Content-Type': 'application/json',
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			Authorization: 'Bearer ' + auth.apiKey
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		},
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		body: JSON.stringify(body)
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	})
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	if (!response.ok) {
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		const text = await response.text()
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		throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`)
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	}
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	return await response.text()
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}
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