---
title: "setDesiredCapacity"
slug: "cli-vautoscaling-autoscalinggroup-setdesiredcapacity"
tags: ["Auto Scaling", "VPC"]
updated: 2026-10-08T04:56:13Z
published: 2026-10-08T04:56:13Z
canonical: "cli.ncloud-docs.com/cli-vautoscaling-autoscalinggroup-setdesiredcapacity"
---

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# setDesiredCapacity

Available in VPC

Change the expected capacity of Auto Scaling Group.

## Syntax

The `setDesiredCapacity` syntax is as follows:

```
./ncloud vautoscaling setDesiredCapacity \
    --autoScalingGroupNo <auto-scaling-group-no> \
    --desiredCapacity <desired-capacity> \
    [--regionCode <KR|SGN|JPN>] \
    [--output <json|xml>]
```

## Options

This section describes the options available when running `setDesiredCapacity`.

### Required options

The following options are required for `setDesiredCapacity`.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--autoScalingGroupNo` | String | Required | Auto Scaling Group number - See [getAutoScalingGroupList](/docs/en/cli-vautoscaling-autoscalinggroup-getautoscalinggrouplist). |
| `--desiredCapacity` | Integer | Required | Desired capacity - `0`-`30` - Set to a value between the minimum capacity (`minSize`) and maximum capacity (`maxSize`). - Automatically adjusts the number of servers based on the input value. |

### Common options

For information on options commonly used in the `vautoscaling` command, see [Auto Scaling (VPC) options](/docs/en/cli-vautoscaling#%EC%98%B5%EC%85%98).

## Examples

If the request to edit the expected capacity of an Auto Scaling Group is successful, the edited configuration information for the Auto Scaling Group is returned.

### Command

The command example is as follows:

```
./ncloud vautoscaling setDesiredCapacity \
    --autoScalingGroupNo 20461037 \
    --desiredCapacity 0 \
    --regionCode KR \
    --output json
```

### Output

The output example is as follows:

```
{
    "setDesiredCapacityResponse": {
        "totalRows": 1,
        "autoScalingGroupList": [
            {
                "vpcNo": "12345678",
                "subnetNo": "23456789",
                "serverNamePrefix": "test",
                "autoScalingGroupNo": "20461037",
                "autoScalingGroupName": "asg-01",
                "launchConfigurationNo": "18305791",
                "minSize": 0,
                "maxSize": 2,
                "desiredCapacity": 0,
                "defaultCoolDown": 600,
                "healthCheckGracePeriod": 300,
                "healthCheckType": {
                    "code": "SVR",
                    "codeName": "Server"
                },
                "createDate": "2026-07-07T10:22:20+0900",
                "autoScalingGroupStatus": {
                    "code": "CREAT",
                    "codeName": "Created"
                },
                "targetGroupNoList": [],
                "inAutoScalingGroupServerInstanceList": [],
                "accessControlGroupNoList": [
                    "67890123"
                ],
                "suspendedProcessList": []
            }
        ],
        "requestId": "e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1234-efab-567890123456",
        "returnCode": "0",
        "returnMessage": "success"
    }
}
```