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Amazon ECS Clusters API

Operations for managing ECS clusters

Amazon ECS Clusters API is one of 13 APIs that Amazon ECS publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Cluster. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, an API reference, a getting-started guide, pricing, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 8 operations across 8 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 3.1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://ecs.{region}.amazonaws.com.

8 operations 8 paths 12 schemas 8 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
3.1
Base URL
https://ecs.amazonaws.com
Authentication
API Key
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Amazon ECS Clusters API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (aws_sig_v4). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • aws_sig_v4 — AWS Signature Version 4 authentication.

Paths & Operations 8

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 8 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Clusters 8

Operations for managing ECS clusters

POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.CreateCluster
Amazon Ecs Create a New Ecs Cluster
CreateCluster 1 param body → 200400500
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.DeleteCluster
Amazon Ecs Delete an Ecs Cluster
DeleteCluster 1 param body → 200400500
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.DescribeClusters
Amazon Ecs Describe One or More Ecs Clusters
DescribeClusters 1 param body → 200400500
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters
Amazon Ecs List Ecs Clusters
ListClusters 1 param body → 200400500
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.UpdateCluster
Amazon Ecs Update an Ecs Cluster
UpdateCluster 1 param body → 200400500
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.TagResource
Amazon Ecs Tag an Ecs Resource
TagResource 1 param body → 200400500
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.UntagResource
Amazon Ecs Remove Tags From an Ecs Resource
UntagResource 1 param body → 200400500
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListTagsForResource
Amazon Ecs List Tags for an Ecs Resource
ListTagsForResource 1 param body → 200400500

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Cluster (16 properties), CreateClusterRequest (7 properties), Attachment (4 properties), CapacityProviderStrategyItem (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ClusterSetting
object
2 properties
ClusterServiceConnectDefaults
object
1 property
CapacityProviderStrategyItem
object
3 properties 1 required
Tag
object
2 properties
Cluster
object
A regional grouping of one or more container instances on which you can run tasks and services.
16 properties
ClusterConfiguration
object
2 properties
CreateClusterRequest
object
7 properties
CreateClusterResponse
object
1 property
Attachment
object
4 properties
KeyValuePair
object
2 properties
Error
object
2 properties
Failure
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

amazon-ecs-clusters-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Amazon ECS publishes across the network.

Amazon ECS Service Connect API
Amazon ECS Anywhere API
AWS Copilot CLI
Amazon ECS Capacity Providers API
Amazon ECS Container Instances API
Amazon ECS Task Definitions API
Amazon ECS Tasks API
Amazon ECS #X Amz Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.CreateService API
Amazon ECS #X Amz Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.DeleteService API
Amazon ECS #X Amz Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.DescribeServices API
Amazon ECS #X Amz Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListServices API
Amazon ECS #X Amz Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.UpdateService API
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