diff --git a/resource/reapi/bindings/c/reapi_cli.cpp b/resource/reapi/bindings/c/reapi_cli.cpp
index fcf9fa41e..683a79318 100644
--- a/resource/reapi/bindings/c/reapi_cli.cpp
+++ b/resource/reapi/bindings/c/reapi_cli.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,15 @@ extern "C" int reapi_cli_grow (reapi_cli_ctx_t *ctx, const char *R_subgraph)
     return reapi_cli_t::grow (ctx->rqt, R_subgraph);
 }
 
+extern "C" int reapi_cli_shrink (reapi_cli_ctx_t *ctx, const char *subgraph_path)
+{
+    if (!ctx || !ctx->rqt || !subgraph_path) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return reapi_cli_t::shrink (ctx->rqt, subgraph_path);
+}
+
 extern "C" int reapi_cli_cancel (reapi_cli_ctx_t *ctx, const uint64_t jobid, bool noent_ok)
 {
     if (!ctx || !ctx->rqt) {
diff --git a/resource/reapi/bindings/c/reapi_cli.h b/resource/reapi/bindings/c/reapi_cli.h
index f2efa30a9..39a257182 100644
--- a/resource/reapi/bindings/c/reapi_cli.h
+++ b/resource/reapi/bindings/c/reapi_cli.h
@@ -151,6 +151,19 @@ int reapi_cli_update_allocate (reapi_cli_ctx_t *ctx,
  */
 int reapi_cli_grow (reapi_cli_ctx_t *ctx, const char *R_subgraph);
 
+/*! Shrink the resource graph with a path.
+ *
+ *  \param h         Opaque handle. How it is used is an implementation
+ *                   detail. However, when it is used within a Flux's
+ *                   service module, it is expected to be a pointer
+ *                   to a flux_t object.
+ *  \param subgraph_path String representing the path from the cluster root
+ *                   to the root of the subgraph to be removed from
+ *                   the resource graph
+ *  \return          0 on success; -1 on error.
+ */
+int reapi_cli_shrink (reapi_cli_ctx_t *ctx, const char *subgraph_path);
+
 /*! Cancel the allocation or reservation corresponding to jobid.
  *
  *  \param ctx       reapi_cli_ctx_t context object