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title: "Reduce scale units"
slug: "reduce-scale-units-1"
updated: 2026-02-18T12:52:40Z
published: 2026-02-18T12:52:58Z
canonical: "support.perimeter81.com/reduce-scale-units-1"
---

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# Reduce scale units

Put/v2.3/networks/enhanced/{networkId}/regions/{regionId}/scale-unit/reduce

Reduce the number of scale units in a region

SecurityHTTPType bearer

Path parametersnetworkIdstringRequired
regionIdstringRequired

Body parameters<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='57873a69-f04c-4a15-a034-ef5e69a9dc19'>application/json</option>
</select>object  unitTypestring    Required

Type of scale unit. Standard units provide basic capacity, while cloudSecurity units offer enhanced security features.

Valid values[
  "standard",
  "cloudSecurity"
]
scaleUnitsCountinteger    Required

Number of scale units for the region. Scale units determine the capacity and performance level of the enhanced region. Higher values provide greater throughput and connection capacity.

Minimum1Maximum10
idleboolean    

Region is disabled for users if true

Defaulttrue

Responses202

Request accepted

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='45988071-25d0-43e2-aa53-e734f32c86e8'>application/json</option>
</select>object  statusUrlstring    
samplingTimeinteger    

400

Bad Request

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='c855e5ec-4919-4e31-b6d0-1bd9eeb02ed1'>application/json</option>
</select>object  idstring    
messagestring    

401

Unauthorized

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='89a66ef6-b79f-46e1-bdf3-e39aca8c9c69'>application/json</option>
</select>object  idstring    
messagestring    

403

Forbidden

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='84a408f9-a162-4e54-9b49-18fddc8e3ea0'>application/json</option>
</select>object  idstring    
messagestring    

404

Resource not found

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='25238988-3508-4b3d-9b50-8e41f63f2341'>application/json</option>
</select>object  idstring    
messagestring    

409

Network region not found