---
title: service_scale
url: "/docs/ai-agents/mcp-tools/services/service_scale/"
canonical_url: https://docs.blossom88.com/docs/ai-agents/mcp-tools/services/service_scale/
markdown_url: https://docs.blossom88.com/docs/ai-agents/mcp-tools/services/service_scale.md
summary: Set how many Containers a Service runs, within the Account's capacity limit.
categories:
- mcp
- reference
---

# service_scale

Set how many Containers a Service runs, within the Account's capacity limit. Returns the Activity; follow it with activity_wait.

| | |
|---|---|
| Access | Changes Blossom |
| Same as | [`blossom service:scale`](/docs/reference/cli/service/scale/) |

## Arguments

| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `id` | string | Service id. Required. |
| `desired_size` | integer | Number of Containers. Required. |

## Example

```json
{"id":"service-100","desired_size":1}
```