Describe Scalable Targets
application_autoscaling.describe_scalable_targets
ActionAmazon Web Servicesconnection required
Calls the AWS application_autoscaling API (SigV4).
Gets information about the scalable targets in the specified namespace. You can filter the results using ResourceIds and ScalableDimension.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- AWS Application Auto Scaling
- Secret shape
- {"access_key_id", "secret_access_key"}
- Config it needs
- region
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
4 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
region AWS region (overrides the connection). | string | No | — | — | — |
service_namespace The namespace of the Amazon Web Services service that provides the resource. For a resourc | string | Yes | — | — | — |
max_results Maximum items to return. | number | No | 50 | ≥ 1 | — |
next_token Continues a previous run of this node: pass that run's paging token here. Leave blank to start at the first page. | string | No | — | — | — |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"max_results": 50
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
ScalableTargets | array | — |
NextToken | string | — |
{
"NextToken": "",
"ScalableTargets": []
}Related AWS Application Auto Scaling nodes
See Describe Scalable Targets run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the AWS Application Auto Scaling connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.