---
title: Recycle
url: https://docs.vultr.com/reference/vultr-cli/kubernetes/node-pool/node/recycle
publish_date: 2025-09-14T03:07:31.345080Z
last_updated: 2025-11-07T17:48:55.028228Z
---

The `vultr-cli kubernetes node-pool node recycle` command triggers a graceful replacement of a specific node within a Kubernetes cluster node pool on Vultr's platform.

## Usage

```console
$ vultr-cli kubernetes node-pool node recycle <clusterID> <nodePoolID> <nodeID>
```

## Examples

```console
# Full example
$ vultr-cli kubernetes node-pool node recycle ffd31f18-5f77-454c-9065-212f942c3c35

# Shortened with alias commands
$ vultr-cli k n node r ffd31f18-5f77-454c-9065-212f942c3c35
```