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Update a node
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Update a node Updates information about a node, a backend for this NodeBalancer's configured port. > 🚧 > > You can configure UDP on the same NodeBalancer that also uses TCP, HTTP, or HTTPS, but only when… [PUT /v4/nodebalancers/{nodeBalancerId}/configs/{configId}/nodes/{nodeId}]
Name on the gateway: linode_api__put_node_balancer_node · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
nodeBalancerId required | integer | The ID of the NodeBalancer. |
configId required | integer | The ID of the Config to access. |
nodeId required | string | The ID of the Node to access. |
address | string | Backend nodes can be Linodes and Linodes within a VPC. The following IP types… |
config_id | integer | __Read-only__ The NodeBalancer Config ID that this Node belongs to. |
id | integer | __Read-only__ This node's unique ID. |
label | string | The label for this node. This is for display purposes only. |
mode | none | __Read-only__ The mode this NodeBalancer should use when sending traffic to… |
nodebalancer_id | integer | __Read-only__ The NodeBalancer ID that this Node belongs to. |
status | unknown | UP | DOWN | __Read-only__ The current status of this node, based on the configured checks… |
subnet_id | integer | Required for VPC backend nodes only. The VPC's subnet. To display information… |
weight | integer | Used when picking a backend to serve a request and is not pinned to a single… |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "linode_api__put_node_balancer_node",
"arguments": {
"nodeBalancerId": 0,
"configId": 0,
"nodeId": "…"
}
}Or connect the Linode API server directly, which lists 439 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-linode-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/linode-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the update a node tool with nodeBalancerId set to ….