def METHOD_NAME(host: str) -> bool:
    """Auxiliar function for autodiscovery of instances when cluster autoscale"""
    try:
        r = requests.get(f"http://{host}:8000/apiv2/", verify=False, timeout=300)
        if r.ok:
            return True
    except Exception as e:
        log.critical("Possible invalid CAPE node: %s", e)
    return False