:doc:`AutoScaling <../../autoscaling>` / Client / describe_termination_policy_types

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describe_termination_policy_types
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.. py:method:: AutoScaling.Client.describe_termination_policy_types()

  

  Describes the termination policies supported by Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling.

   

  For more information, see `Configure termination policies for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/ec2-auto-scaling-termination-policies.html>`__ in the *Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide*.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/autoscaling-2011-01-01/DescribeTerminationPolicyTypes>`_  


  **Request Syntax**

  ::

    response = client.describe_termination_policy_types()
  :rtype: dict
  :returns: 
    
    **Response Syntax**

    
    ::

      {
          'TerminationPolicyTypes': [
              'string',
          ]
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
      

      - **TerminationPolicyTypes** *(list) --* 

        The termination policies supported by Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling: ``OldestInstance``, ``OldestLaunchConfiguration``, ``NewestInstance``, ``ClosestToNextInstanceHour``, ``Default``, ``OldestLaunchTemplate``, and ``AllocationStrategy``.

        
        

        - *(string) --* 
    
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`AutoScaling.Client.exceptions.ResourceContentionFault`

  

  **Examples**

  This example describes the available termination policy types.
  ::

    response = client.describe_termination_policy_types(
    )
    
    print(response)

  
  Expected Output:
  ::

    {
        'TerminationPolicyTypes': [
            'ClosestToNextInstanceHour',
            'Default',
            'NewestInstance',
            'OldestInstance',
            'OldestLaunchConfiguration',
        ],
        'ResponseMetadata': {
            '...': '...',
        },
    }

  