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layout: docs
page_title: 'Commands: job scaling-events'
description: |
  The job scaling-events command details scaling events for a given job.
---

# Command: job scaling-events

The `job scaling-events` command is used display the recent scaling events for
a given job.

## Usage

```plaintext
nomad job scaling-events [options] <job>
```

The `job scaling-events` command requires a single argument, a submitted job's
ID, and will output the stored scaling events for the job if there are any.

When ACLs are enabled, this command requires a token with the
`read-job-scaling` capability for the job's namespace.

## General Options

@include 'general_options.mdx'

## Scaling-Events Options

- `-verbose`: Show full information.

## Examples

Display the scaling events for the job with ID "job1":

```shell-session
$ nomad job scaling-events job1
Task Group  Count   PrevCount  Date
group1      8       8          2020-10-23T09:06:47+02:00
group1      8       3          2020-10-23T09:02:42+02:00
```

Display the scaling events for the job with ID "job1" using the `verbose` flag:

```shell-session
$ nomad job scaling-events -verbose job1
Task Group  Count   PrevCount  Error  Message                        Eval ID                               Date
group1      8       8          false  submitted using the Nomad CLI  b754d6b3-8960-5652-60d8-d47df6eaed13  2020-10-23T09:06:47+02:00
group1      8       3          false  submitted using the Nomad CLI  529cc88e-8887-725e-2a79-4997f50df153  2020-10-23T09:02:42+02:00
```
