---
title: "Elastic Load Balancer"
slug: "elastic-load-balancer"
description: "Learn how to use AWS Elastic Load Balancer steps in Flows to register, deregister, and describe target instances and groups."
tags: ["Amazon Web Services"]
updated: 2026-05-26T20:16:37Z
published: 2026-05-26T20:16:37Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/elastic-load-balancer"
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# Elastic Load Balancer

## Overview

| ## Module Details |
| --- |
| **Core or Github Module** | Core |
| **Restart Required?** | No |
| **Steps Exposed** | Yes |
| **Step Location** | Amazon AWS > Elastic Load Balancer |
| **Settings Location** | Settings must be defined for each step |
| **Prerequisites** | - An Active Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) |

As part of the AWS Module offerings, **Elastic Load Balancers (ELB)** can be utilized in Flows to deregister/register target instances and describe current groups handled by a particular ELB.

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## Deregister Load Balancer Target

The **Deregister Load Balancer Target** step removes listed instances from being handled by the load balancer.

| Inputs | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Region | Determines which AWS Region that will be searched by the request |
| Target Group ARN | The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the targets |
| Targets | Lists the targets that will be removed from the load balancer. |

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1779383873967.png)

## Describe Target Groups

The **Describe Target Groups** step lists all instances utilized by a load balancer.

| Inputs | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Load Balancer ARN | The Amazon Resource Name for the load balancer where the information is being pulled from. |
| Region | Determines the AWS Region that will be searched for the request. |

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1779383918416.png)

## Describe Target Health

The **Describe Target Health** step provides information on the target instance current state and health.

| Input | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Region | Determines the AWS Region that will be searched for the request. |
| Target Group | The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the targets. |

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1779383972216.png)

## List Load Balancers

The **List Load Balancers** step lists all Load balancer environments for a given region.

| Inputs | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Region | Determines the AWS Region that will be searched for the request. |

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1779384022772.png)

## Register Load Balancer Target

The **Register Load Balancer Target** step allows users to add new target instances to be handled by the a load balancer.

| Inputs | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Region | Determines which AWS Region that will be searched by the request. |
| Target Group ARN | The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the targets. |
| Targets | Lists the targets that will be removed from the load balancer. |

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1779384061800.png)

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