application-autoscaling:RegisterScalableTarget

Write

application-autoscaling:RegisterScalableTarget is a Write access-level action in the application-autoscaling service. Grants permission to register AWS or custom resources as scalable targets with Application Auto Scaling and to update configuration parameters used to manage a scalable target

Resource types

ARNs that application-autoscaling:RegisterScalableTarget can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:application-autoscaling:${Region}:${Account}:scalable-target/${ResourceId}
ScalableTarget

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants application-autoscaling:RegisterScalableTarget.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tags associated with the resource

Dependent actions

To use application-autoscaling:RegisterScalableTarget you may also need to grant:

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows application-autoscaling:RegisterScalableTarget. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowApplicationautoscalingRegisterScalableTarget",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "application-autoscaling:RegisterScalableTarget",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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