> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Idle Timeout Seconds • AI Agent SDK

> idle_timeout_seconds: API reference for ScaleToZeroPolicy.idle_timeout_seconds

# idle\_timeout\_seconds

Method

> This is a method of the [**ScaleToZeroPolicy**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/classes/ScaleToZeroPolicy.md) class in the [**protocols**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/protocols.md) module.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def idle_timeout_seconds() -> float
```

### Returns

**Returns** `float`

The result of the operation.

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/gateway/protocols.py#L4226)
>
> `praisonaiagents/gateway/protocols.py` at line 4226


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