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AWS Auto Scaling Plans

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AWS Auto Scaling Use AWS Auto Scaling to create scaling plans for your applications to automatically scale your scalable AWS resources. API Summary You can use the AWS Auto Scaling service API to accomplish the following tasks: Create and manage scaling plans Define target tracking scaling policies to dynamically scale your resources based on utilization Scale Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling groups using

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

POST CreateScalingPlan

Creates a scaling plan.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan"
import requests
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.CreateScalingPlan"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST DeleteScalingPlan

Deletes the specified scaling plan. Deleting a scaling plan deletes the underlying ScalingInstruction for all of the scalable resources that are covered by the plan. If the plan has launched resources or has scaling activities in progress, you must delete those resources sepa

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan"
import requests
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DeleteScalingPlan"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST DescribeScalingPlanResources

Describes the scalable resources in the specified scaling plan.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources"
import requests
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/autoscaling-plans/2018-01-06/#X-Amz-Target=AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AnyScaleScalingPlannerFrontendService.DescribeScalingPlanResources"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with AWS Auto Scaling Plans?

AWS Auto Scaling Plans is a Cloud API. Developers commonly use cloud APIs for:

  • provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
  • automating deployments and container orchestration
  • monitoring uptime and performance metrics
  • managing storage buckets and databases
  • setting up auto-scaling and load balancing

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. AWS Auto Scaling Plans is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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