Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling API

The Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling API — a single AWS Query API covering 65 actions (130 operations) for auto scaling groups, scaling policies, scheduled actions, lifecycle hooks, instance refreshes and warm pools.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 130

GET /#Action=AttachInstances Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Attach Instances #
POST /#Action=AttachInstances Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Attach Instances #
GET /#Action=AttachLoadBalancerTargetGroups Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Attach Load Balancer Target Groups #
POST /#Action=AttachLoadBalancerTargetGroups Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Attach Load Balancer Target Groups #
GET /#Action=AttachLoadBalancers Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Attach Load Balancers #
POST /#Action=AttachLoadBalancers Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Attach Load Balancers #
GET /#Action=AttachTrafficSources Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Attach Traffic Sources #
POST /#Action=AttachTrafficSources Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Attach Traffic Sources #
GET /#Action=BatchDeleteScheduledAction Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Batch Delete Scheduled Action #
POST /#Action=BatchDeleteScheduledAction Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Batch Delete Scheduled Action #
GET /#Action=BatchPutScheduledUpdateGroupAction Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Batch Put Scheduled Update Group Action #
POST /#Action=BatchPutScheduledUpdateGroupAction Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Batch Put Scheduled Update Group Action #
GET /#Action=CancelInstanceRefresh Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Cancel Instance Refresh #
POST /#Action=CancelInstanceRefresh Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Cancel Instance Refresh #
GET /#Action=CompleteLifecycleAction Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Complete Lifecycle Action #
POST /#Action=CompleteLifecycleAction Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Complete Lifecycle Action #
GET /#Action=CreateAutoScalingGroup Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Create Auto Scaling Group #
POST /#Action=CreateAutoScalingGroup Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Create Auto Scaling Group #
GET /#Action=CreateLaunchConfiguration Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Create Launch Configuration #
POST /#Action=CreateLaunchConfiguration Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Create Launch Configuration #
GET /#Action=CreateOrUpdateTags Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Create or Update Tags #
POST /#Action=CreateOrUpdateTags Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Create or Update Tags #
GET /#Action=DeleteAutoScalingGroup Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Delete Auto Scaling Group #
POST /#Action=DeleteAutoScalingGroup Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Delete Auto Scaling Group #
GET /#Action=DeleteLaunchConfiguration Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Delete Launch Configuration #
POST /#Action=DeleteLaunchConfiguration Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Delete Launch Configuration #
GET /#Action=DeleteLifecycleHook Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Delete Lifecycle Hook #
POST /#Action=DeleteLifecycleHook Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Delete Lifecycle Hook #
GET /#Action=DeleteNotificationConfiguration Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Delete Notification Configuration #
POST /#Action=DeleteNotificationConfiguration Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Delete Notification Configuration #
GET /#Action=DeletePolicy Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Delete Policy #
POST /#Action=DeletePolicy Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Delete Policy #
GET /#Action=DeleteScheduledAction Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Delete Scheduled Action #
POST /#Action=DeleteScheduledAction Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Delete Scheduled Action #
GET /#Action=DeleteTags Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Delete Tags #
POST /#Action=DeleteTags Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Delete Tags #
GET /#Action=DeleteWarmPool Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Delete Warm Pool #
POST /#Action=DeleteWarmPool Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Delete Warm Pool #
GET /#Action=DescribeAccountLimits Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Account Limits #
POST /#Action=DescribeAccountLimits Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Account Limits #
GET /#Action=DescribeAdjustmentTypes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Adjustment Types #
POST /#Action=DescribeAdjustmentTypes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Adjustment Types #
GET /#Action=DescribeAutoScalingGroups Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Auto Scaling Groups #
POST /#Action=DescribeAutoScalingGroups Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Auto Scaling Groups #
GET /#Action=DescribeAutoScalingInstances Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Auto Scaling Instances #
POST /#Action=DescribeAutoScalingInstances Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Auto Scaling Instances #
GET /#Action=DescribeAutoScalingNotificationTypes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Auto Scaling Notification Types #
POST /#Action=DescribeAutoScalingNotificationTypes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Auto Scaling Notification Types #
GET /#Action=DescribeInstanceRefreshes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Instance Refreshes #
POST /#Action=DescribeInstanceRefreshes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Instance Refreshes #
GET /#Action=DescribeLaunchConfigurations Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Launch Configurations #
POST /#Action=DescribeLaunchConfigurations Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Launch Configurations #
GET /#Action=DescribeLifecycleHookTypes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Lifecycle Hook Types #
POST /#Action=DescribeLifecycleHookTypes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Lifecycle Hook Types #
GET /#Action=DescribeLifecycleHooks Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Lifecycle Hooks #
POST /#Action=DescribeLifecycleHooks Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Lifecycle Hooks #
GET /#Action=DescribeLoadBalancerTargetGroups Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Load Balancer Target Groups #
POST /#Action=DescribeLoadBalancerTargetGroups Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Load Balancer Target Groups #
GET /#Action=DescribeLoadBalancers Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Load Balancers #
POST /#Action=DescribeLoadBalancers Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Load Balancers #
GET /#Action=DescribeMetricCollectionTypes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Metric Collection Types #
POST /#Action=DescribeMetricCollectionTypes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Metric Collection Types #
GET /#Action=DescribeNotificationConfigurations Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Notification Configurations #
POST /#Action=DescribeNotificationConfigurations Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Notification Configurations #
GET /#Action=DescribePolicies Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Policies #
POST /#Action=DescribePolicies Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Policies #
GET /#Action=DescribeScalingActivities Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Scaling Activities #
POST /#Action=DescribeScalingActivities Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Scaling Activities #
GET /#Action=DescribeScalingProcessTypes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Scaling Process Types #
POST /#Action=DescribeScalingProcessTypes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Scaling Process Types #
GET /#Action=DescribeScheduledActions Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Scheduled Actions #
POST /#Action=DescribeScheduledActions Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Scheduled Actions #
GET /#Action=DescribeTags Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Tags #
POST /#Action=DescribeTags Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Tags #
GET /#Action=DescribeTerminationPolicyTypes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Termination Policy Types #
POST /#Action=DescribeTerminationPolicyTypes Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Termination Policy Types #
GET /#Action=DescribeTrafficSources Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Traffic Sources #
POST /#Action=DescribeTrafficSources Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Traffic Sources #
GET /#Action=DescribeWarmPool Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Describe Warm Pool #
POST /#Action=DescribeWarmPool Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Describe Warm Pool #
GET /#Action=DetachInstances Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Detach Instances #
POST /#Action=DetachInstances Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Detach Instances #
GET /#Action=DetachLoadBalancerTargetGroups Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Detach Load Balancer Target Groups #
POST /#Action=DetachLoadBalancerTargetGroups Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Detach Load Balancer Target Groups #
GET /#Action=DetachLoadBalancers Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Detach Load Balancers #
POST /#Action=DetachLoadBalancers Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Detach Load Balancers #
GET /#Action=DetachTrafficSources Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Detach Traffic Sources #
POST /#Action=DetachTrafficSources Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Detach Traffic Sources #
GET /#Action=DisableMetricsCollection Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Disable Metrics Collection #
POST /#Action=DisableMetricsCollection Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Disable Metrics Collection #
GET /#Action=EnableMetricsCollection Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Enable Metrics Collection #
POST /#Action=EnableMetricsCollection Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Enable Metrics Collection #
GET /#Action=EnterStandby Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Enter Standby #
POST /#Action=EnterStandby Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Enter Standby #
GET /#Action=ExecutePolicy Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Execute Policy #
POST /#Action=ExecutePolicy Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Execute Policy #
GET /#Action=ExitStandby Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Exit Standby #
POST /#Action=ExitStandby Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Exit Standby #
GET /#Action=GetPredictiveScalingForecast Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Get Predictive Scaling Forecast #
POST /#Action=GetPredictiveScalingForecast Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Get Predictive Scaling Forecast #
GET /#Action=PutLifecycleHook Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Put Lifecycle Hook #
POST /#Action=PutLifecycleHook Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Put Lifecycle Hook #
GET /#Action=PutNotificationConfiguration Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Put Notification Configuration #
POST /#Action=PutNotificationConfiguration Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Put Notification Configuration #
GET /#Action=PutScalingPolicy Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Put Scaling Policy #
POST /#Action=PutScalingPolicy Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Put Scaling Policy #
GET /#Action=PutScheduledUpdateGroupAction Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Put Scheduled Update Group Action #
POST /#Action=PutScheduledUpdateGroupAction Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Put Scheduled Update Group Action #
GET /#Action=PutWarmPool Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Put Warm Pool #
POST /#Action=PutWarmPool Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Put Warm Pool #
GET /#Action=RecordLifecycleActionHeartbeat Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Record Lifecycle Action Heartbeat #
POST /#Action=RecordLifecycleActionHeartbeat Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Record Lifecycle Action Heartbeat #
GET /#Action=ResumeProcesses Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Resume Processes #
POST /#Action=ResumeProcesses Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Resume Processes #
GET /#Action=RollbackInstanceRefresh Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Rollback Instance Refresh #
POST /#Action=RollbackInstanceRefresh Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Rollback Instance Refresh #
GET /#Action=SetDesiredCapacity Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Set Desired Capacity #
POST /#Action=SetDesiredCapacity Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Set Desired Capacity #
GET /#Action=SetInstanceHealth Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Set Instance Health #
POST /#Action=SetInstanceHealth Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Set Instance Health #
GET /#Action=SetInstanceProtection Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Set Instance Protection #
POST /#Action=SetInstanceProtection Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Set Instance Protection #
GET /#Action=StartInstanceRefresh Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Start Instance Refresh #
POST /#Action=StartInstanceRefresh Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Start Instance Refresh #
GET /#Action=SuspendProcesses Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Suspend Processes #
POST /#Action=SuspendProcesses Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Suspend Processes #
GET /#Action=TerminateInstanceInAutoScalingGroup Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Terminate Instance in Auto Scaling Group #
POST /#Action=TerminateInstanceInAutoScalingGroup Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Terminate Instance in Auto Scaling Group #
GET /#Action=UpdateAutoScalingGroup Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling GET_ Update Auto Scaling Group #
POST /#Action=UpdateAutoScalingGroup Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling POST_ Update Auto Scaling Group #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/APIReference/Welcome.html
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APIReference
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/APIReference/
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GettingStarted
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/get-started-with-ec2-auto-scaling.html
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Authentication
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/APIReference/CommonParameters.html

Specifications

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Pricing
https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/autoscaling/pricing/
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https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/autoscaling/faqs/
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amazon-ec2-auto-scaling-openapi.yaml Raw ↑ 
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info:
  version: 2011-01-01
  x-release: v4
  title: Auto Scaling
  description: <fullname>Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling</fullname> <p>Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is designed to automatically launch and terminate EC2 instances based on user-defined scaling policies, scheduled
    actions, and health checks.</p> <p>For more information, see the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/">Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide</a> and the <a 
    href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/APIReference/Welcome.html">Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling API Reference</a>.</p>
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  termsOfService: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
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    name: Mike Ralphson
    email: mike.ralphson@gmail.com
    url: https://github.com/mermade/aws2openapi
    x-twitter: PermittedSoc
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0 License
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/
  x-providerName: amazonaws.com
  x-serviceName: autoscaling
  x-origin:
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externalDocs:
  description: Amazon Web Services documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/
servers:
- url: http://autoscaling.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
      - ca-central-1
      - eu-north-1
      - eu-west-1
      - eu-west-2
      - eu-west-3
      - eu-central-1
      - eu-south-1
      - af-south-1
      - ap-northeast-1
      - ap-northeast-2
      - ap-northeast-3
      - ap-southeast-1
      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-east-1
      - ap-south-1
      - sa-east-1
      - me-south-1
      default: us-east-1
  description: The Auto Scaling multi-region endpoint
- url: https://autoscaling.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
      - ca-central-1
      - eu-north-1
      - eu-west-1
      - eu-west-2
      - eu-west-3
      - eu-central-1
      - eu-south-1
      - af-south-1
      - ap-northeast-1
      - ap-northeast-2
      - ap-northeast-3
      - ap-southeast-1
      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-east-1
      - ap-south-1
      - sa-east-1
      - me-south-1
      default: us-east-1
  description: The Auto Scaling multi-region endpoint
- url: http://autoscaling.amazonaws.com
  variables: {}
  description: The general Auto Scaling endpoint for US East (N. Virginia)
- url: https://autoscaling.amazonaws.com
  variables: {}
  description: The general Auto Scaling endpoint for US East (N. Virginia)
- url: http://autoscaling.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The Auto Scaling endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)


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