{"slug":"iam-aws-autoscaling","cloud":"aws","service":"autoscaling","title":"AWS Auto Scaling (IAM)","description":"Automatically adjusts the number of Amazon EC2 instances or other resources to maintain performance and minimize cost based on demand.","category":"compute","common_permissions":["autoscaling:DescribeAutoScalingGroups","autoscaling:DescribeAutoScalingInstances","autoscaling:DescribeScalingActivities","autoscaling:DescribePolicies","autoscaling:DescribeTags","autoscaling:DescribeAccountLimits"],"least_privilege_example":"{\n  \"Version\": \"2012-10-17\",\n  \"Statement\": [\n    {\n      \"Effect\": \"Allow\",\n      \"Action\": [\n        \"autoscaling:DescribeAutoScalingGroups\",\n        \"autoscaling:DescribeAutoScalingInstances\",\n        \"autoscaling:DescribeScalingActivities\",\n        \"autoscaling:DescribePolicies\",\n        \"autoscaling:DescribeTags\",\n        \"autoscaling:DescribeAccountLimits\"\n      ],\n      \"Resource\": \"*\"\n    }\n  ]\n}","warnings":["Avoid autoscaling:* — grants full control including creating, updating, and deleting Auto Scaling groups and policies.","Avoid autoscaling:DeleteAutoScalingGroup — allows deletion of Auto Scaling groups, potentially terminating all instances."],"docs":"https://servicereference.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/v1/autoscaling/autoscaling.json","tags":["iam","aws"],"last_verified":"2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-12-11T00:00:00.000Z","created_at":"2026-06-14T04:49:18.300Z","updated_at":"2026-06-14T04:49:18.300Z"}