Set Capacity
autoscaling.set_desired_capacity
ActionAmazon Web Servicesconnection required
Calls the AWS autoscaling API (SigV4).
Scale a group to a desired instance count.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- AWS 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, 2 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 | — | — | — |
group_name Auto Scaling group name. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
desired_capacity Target instance count. | number | Yes | — | ≥ 0 | — |
honor_cooldown Respect the group's cooldown. | boolean | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
ok | boolean | — |
group_name | string | — |
desired_capacity | number | — |
{
"desired_capacity": 0,
"group_name": "",
"ok": false
}Related AWS Auto Scaling nodes
See Set Capacity run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the AWS Auto Scaling connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.