Amazon Web ServicesAuto-ScalingComputeEC2High AvailabilityScaling
LifecycleHookSpecification is a JSON Structure definition published by Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling, describing 7 properties, of which 2 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2-auto-scaling/refs/heads/main/json-structure/ec2-auto-scaling-lifecycle-hook-specification-structure.json",
"name": "LifecycleHookSpecification",
"description": "<p>Describes information used to specify a lifecycle hook for an Auto Scaling group.</p> <p>For more information, see <a href=\"https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/lifecycle-hooks.html\">Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling lifecycle hooks</a> in the <i>Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide</i>.</p>",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"LifecycleHookName": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/AsciiStringMaxLen255"
},
{
"description": "The name of the lifecycle hook."
}
]
},
"LifecycleTransition": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/LifecycleTransition"
},
{
"description": "<p>The lifecycle transition. For Auto Scaling groups, there are two major lifecycle transitions.</p> <ul> <li> <p>To create a lifecycle hook for scale-out events, specify <code>autoscaling:EC2_INSTANCE_LAUNCHING</code>.</p> </li> <li> <p>To create a lifecycle hook for scale-in events, specify <code>autoscaling:EC2_INSTANCE_TERMINATING</code>.</p> </li> </ul>"
}
]
},
"NotificationMetadata": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/XmlStringMaxLen1023"
},
{
"description": "Additional information that you want to include any time Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling sends a message to the notification target."
}
]
},
"HeartbeatTimeout": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/HeartbeatTimeout"
},
{
"description": "The maximum time, in seconds, that can elapse before the lifecycle hook times out. The range is from <code>30</code> to <code>7200</code> seconds. The default value is <code>3600</code> seconds (1 hour)."
}
]
},
"DefaultResult": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/LifecycleActionResult"
},
{
"description": "<p>The action the Auto Scaling group takes when the lifecycle hook timeout elapses or if an unexpected failure occurs. The default value is <code>ABANDON</code>.</p> <p>Valid values: <code>CONTINUE</code> | <code>ABANDON</code> </p>"
}
]
},
"NotificationTargetARN": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/NotificationTargetResourceName"
},
{
"description": "The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the notification target that Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling sends notifications to when an instance is in a wait state for the lifecycle hook. You can specify an Amazon SNS topic or an Amazon SQS queue."
}
]
},
"RoleARN": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/XmlStringMaxLen255"
},
{
"description": "<p>The ARN of the IAM role that allows the Auto Scaling group to publish to the specified notification target. For information about creating this role, see <a href=\"https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/prepare-for-lifecycle-notifications.html#lifecycle-hook-notification-target\">Configure a notification target for a lifecycle hook</a> in the <i>Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide</i>.</p> <p>Valid only if the notification target is an Amazon SNS topic or an Amazon SQS queue.</p>"
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"LifecycleHookName",
"LifecycleTransition"
]
}
Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.
Get an API key
Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we
store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another
provider. See our Privacy Policy and
Terms.