---
title: "executePolicy"
slug: "cli-autoscaling-executepolicy"
updated: 2026-09-17T10:08:39Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:08:39Z
canonical: "cli.ncloud-docs.com/cli-autoscaling-executepolicy"
---

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# executePolicy

## Overview

Operate an assigned scaling policy

## Description

Operate an assigned scaling policy.

## Request Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Type | Restrictions | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| policyName | Yes | String | Min : 1, Max : 255 | Policy name. The identifier of a scaling policy. |
| autoScalingGroupName | Yes | String | Min : 1, Max : 255 | The name(Identifier) of Auto Scaling Group that this policy will be operated |
| honorCooldown | No | Boolean | - | Whether to honor cooldown period If the api is called while a scaling action is underway or is under cooldown, you must decide whether to keep the cooldown progress or not. If it is true, the cooldown will be continued, and if it is false, the cooldown will be stopped. The default value is false. It means the cooldown will not be continued if you do not change the default value to true. |

## Response Data type

- CommonResponse Type

| CommonResponse extends BaseObject |
| --- |
| private String requestId; |
| private String returnCode; |
| private String returnMessage; |

## Examples

### Request

```
ncloud autoscaling executePolicy --policyName test-autoscaling-policy --autoScalingGroupName soso02
```

### Response

```
{
  "executePolicyResponse": {
    "requestId": "50281fd3-41e6-4ffe-a5e7-ef37103867b6",
    "returnCode": "0",
    "returnMessage": "success"
  }
}
```

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<executePolicyResponse>
  <requestId>50281fd3-41e6-4ffe-a5e7-ef37103867b6</requestId>
  <returnCode>0</returnCode>
  <returnMessage>success</returnMessage>
</executePolicyResponse>
```