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# Get Scaling Action Details by ID

Retrieves the details of a scaling action specified by its ID. This operation returns metadata, properties, and the current status, for the specified scaling action

```json
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A 'SCALE_IN' action deletes servers until the group has at most the number of servers. 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```


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