diff --git a/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/index.html b/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/index.html
index fec8ec4..7b9c168 100644
--- a/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/index.html
+++ b/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/index.html
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
 
   <!-- inject:js -->
   <script src="/.tmp/main.js"></script>
-  <script src="/.tmp/autoscaling_details.js"></script>
+  <script src="/.tmp/autoscaling_details.directive.js"></script>
+  <script src="/.tmp/autoscaling.service.js"></script>
   <!-- endinject -->
 </div>
 
diff --git a/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/autoscaling.service.js b/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/autoscaling.service.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4146f19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/autoscaling.service.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+'use strict';
+
+angular.module('autoscaling')
+.service('Autoscaling', function($http, $interval, $rootScope){
+
+  const pollingFrequency = 1;
+  var pollinginterval;
+
+  this.getAutoscalingData = () => {
+    pollinginterval = $interval(() => {
+      $http.get('/autoscaledata')
+      .then((res) => {
+        $rootScope.$emit('autoscaling.update', res.data);
+      });
+    }, pollingFrequency * 1000)
+  };
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/autoscaling_details.js b/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/autoscaling_details.directive.js
similarity index 65%
rename from xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/autoscaling_details.js
rename to xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/autoscaling_details.directive.js
index f6fb4d6..e4bd9ef 100644
--- a/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/autoscaling_details.js
+++ b/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/autoscaling_details.directive.js
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
     bindToController: true,
     controllerAs: 'vm',
     templateUrl: 'templates/service-container.tpl.html',
-    controller: () => {
-
+    controller: ($rootScope) => {
+      $rootScope.$on('autoscaling.update', (evt, data) => {
+        console.log(data);
+      });
     }
   };
 });
diff --git a/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/main.js b/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/main.js
index 5976fd9..665aafe 100644
--- a/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/main.js
+++ b/xos-apps/auto-scale/gui/src/js/main.js
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
   'ngAnimate',
   'chart.js'
 ])
-.run(() => {
-  console.log('autoscaling is running');
+.run((Autoscaling) => {
+  // start polling data
+  Autoscaling.getAutoscalingData();
 })
 .config(($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider) => {
   $stateProvider
@@ -15,6 +16,6 @@
     url: '/',
     template: '<service-container></service-container>'
   });
-  
+
   $urlRouterProvider.otherwise('/');
 });