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AWS::AutoScaling::ScheduledAction

AutoScaling ScheduledAction

The AWS::AutoScaling::ScheduledAction resource specifies an Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling scheduled action so that the Auto Scaling group can change the number of instances available for your application in response to predictable load changes.

Properties

8 configurable properties. 1 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
AutoScalingGroupName
string
RequiredCreate-only
DesiredCapacity
integer
EndTime
string
MaxSize
integer
MinSize
integer
Recurrence
string
StartTime
string
TimeZone
string

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

AttributeTypeDescription
ScheduledActionNamestringAuto-generated unique identifier

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::AutoScaling::ScheduledAction

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::AutoScaling::ScheduledAction
    Properties:
      AutoScalingGroupName: "my-autoscalinggroupname"

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

autoscaling:PutScheduledUpdateGroupActionautoscaling:DescribeScheduledActions

read

autoscaling:DescribeScheduledActions

update

autoscaling:PutScheduledUpdateGroupAction

delete

autoscaling:DeleteScheduledActionautoscaling:DescribeScheduledActions

list

autoscaling:DescribeScheduledActions

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Quick Facts

ServiceAutoScaling
Properties9
Required1
TaggingNot supported
Primary IDScheduledActionName

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

AutoScalingGroupName

Related Resources

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