autoscaleaction

Last published : Oct 30, 2026
Configuration for autoscale action resource.
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Configuration

Properties

(click to see Operations )
Name Data Type Permissions Description
name <String> Read-write ActionScale action name.
Minimum length = 1
type <String> Read-write The type of action.
Possible values = SCALE_UP, SCALE_DOWN
profilename <String> Read-write AutoScale profile name.
Minimum length = 1
parameters <String> Read-write Parameters to use in the action.
Minimum length = 1
vmdestroygraceperiod <Double> Read-write Time in minutes a VM is kept in inactive state before destroying.
Default value: 10
quiettime <Double> Read-write Time in seconds no other policy is evaluated or action is taken.
Default value: 300
vserver <String> Read-write Name of the vserver on which autoscale action has to be taken.
__count <Double> Read-only count parameter

Operations

(click to see Properties )
  • ADD
  • DELETE
  • UPDATE
  • UNSET
  • GET (ALL)
  • GET
  • COUNT
Some options that you can use for each operations:
  • Getting warnings in response: NITRO allows you to get warnings in an operation by specifying the 'warning' query parameter as 'yes'. For example, to get warnings while connecting to the NetScaler appliance, the URL is as follows:
    http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/login?warning=yes
    If any, the warnings are displayed in the response payload with the HTTP code '209 X-NITRO-WARNING'.
  • Authenticated access for individual NITRO operations: NITRO allows you to logon to the NetScaler appliance to perform individual operations. You can use this option instead of creating a NITRO session (using the login object) and then using that session to perform all operations,
    To do this, you must specify the username and password in the request header of the NITRO request as follows:
    X-NITRO-USER: <username>
    X-NITRO-PASS: <password>
    Note: In such cases, make sure that the request header DOES not include the following:
    Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
*Note: * Mandatory parameters are marked in red and placeholder content is marked in green

add

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction HTTP Method: POST
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Content-Type:application/json
Request Payload:

{"autoscaleaction":{
<b>"name":<String_value>,
</b><b>"type":<String_value>,
</b><b>"profilename":<String_value>,
</b><b>"parameters":<String_value>,
</b>"vmdestroygraceperiod":<Double_value>,
"quiettime":<Double_value>,
<b>"vserver":<String_value>
</b>}}
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 201 Created
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error

delete

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction/ name_value<String> HTTP Method: DELETE
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error

update

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction HTTP Method: PUT
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Content-Type:application/json
Request Payload:

{"autoscaleaction":{
<b>"name":<String_value>,
</b>"profilename":<String_value>,
"parameters":<String_value>,
"vmdestroygraceperiod":<Double_value>,
"quiettime":<Double_value>,
"vserver":<String_value>
}}
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error

unset

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction? action=unset HTTP Method: POST
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Content-Type:application/json
Request Payload:

{"autoscaleaction":{
<b>"name":<String_value>,
</b>"vmdestroygraceperiod":true,
"quiettime":true
}}
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error

get (all)

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction Query-parameters: attrs http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction? attrs=property-name1,property-name2
Use this query parameter to specify the resource details that you want to retrieve.
filter http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction? filter=property-name1:property-val1,property-name2:property-val2
Use this query-parameter to get the filtered set of autoscaleaction resources configured on NetScaler.Filtering can be done on any of the properties of the resource.
view http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction? view=summary
Use this query-parameter to get the summary output of autoscaleaction resources configured on NetScaler.
Note: By default, the retrieved results are displayed in detail view (?view=detail).
pagination http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction? pagesize=#no;pageno=#no
Use this query-parameter to get the autoscaleaction resources in chunks.
HTTP Method: GET
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Accept:application/json
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error
Response Header:
Content-Type:application/json
Response Payload:

{ "autoscaleaction": [ {
"name":<String_value>,
"type":<String_value>,
"profilename":<String_value>,
"parameters":<String_value>,
"vmdestroygraceperiod":<Double_value>,
"quiettime":<Double_value>,
"vserver":<String_value>
}]}

get

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction/ name_value<String> Query-parameters: attrs http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction/ name_value<String> ? attrs=property-name1,property-name2
Use this query parameter to specify the resource details that you want to retrieve.
view http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction/ name_value<String> ? view=summary
Use this query-parameter to get the summary output of autoscaleaction resources configured on NetScaler.
Note: By default, the retrieved results are displayed in detail view (?view=detail).
HTTP Method: GET
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Accept:application/json
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error
Response Header:
Content-Type:application/json
Response Payload:

{  "autoscaleaction": [ {
"name":<String_value>,
"type":<String_value>,
"profilename":<String_value>,
"parameters":<String_value>,
"vmdestroygraceperiod":<Double_value>,
"quiettime":<Double_value>,
"vserver":<String_value>
}]}

count

URL: http:// <netscaler-ip-address> /nitro/v1/config/autoscaleaction? count=yes HTTP Method: GET
Request Headers:
Cookie:NITRO_AUTH_TOKEN= <tokenvalue>
Accept:application/json
Response: HTTP Status Code on Success: 200 OK
HTTP Status Code on Failure: 4xx <string> (for general HTTP errors) or 5xx <string> (for NetScaler-specific errors). The response payload provides details of the error
Response Header:
Content-Type:application/json
Response Payload:

{ "autoscaleaction": [ { "__count": "#no"} ] }