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Amazon ECS Tasks API

Operations for running and managing ECS tasks

Amazon ECS Tasks 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 Task. 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 9 operations across 9 paths, and defines 16 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.

9 operations 9 paths 16 schemas 9 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 Tasks 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 9

Across 9 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 9 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Tasks 9

Operations for running and managing ECS tasks

POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.RunTask
Amazon Ecs Run a New Task
RunTask 1 param body → 200400500
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.StartTask
Amazon Ecs Start a Task on a Specific Container Instance
StartTask 1 param body → 200400500
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.StopTask
Amazon Ecs Stop a Running Task
StopTask 1 param body → 200400500
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.DescribeTasks
Amazon Ecs Describe One or More Tasks
DescribeTasks 1 param body → 200400500
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListTasks
Amazon Ecs List Tasks
ListTasks 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
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ExecuteCommand
Amazon Ecs Execute a Command in a Running Container
ExecuteCommand 1 param body → 200400500

Schemas 16

The contract defines 16 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Task (36 properties), RunTaskRequest (17 properties), Container (17 properties), TaskOverride (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PlacementConstraint
object
2 properties
KeyValuePair
object
2 properties
EphemeralStorage
object
1 property 1 required
Failure
object
3 properties
NetworkConfiguration
object
The network configuration for a task or service.
1 property
RunTaskResponse
object
2 properties
Tag
object
2 properties
RunTaskRequest
object
17 properties 1 required
CapacityProviderStrategyItem
object
3 properties 1 required
TaskOverride
object
The overrides associated with a task.
7 properties
Task
object
Details on a task in a cluster.
36 properties
Container
object
A container that is part of a task.
17 properties
Error
object
2 properties
PlacementStrategy
object
2 properties
InferenceAccelerator
object
2 properties 2 required
Attachment
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

amazon-ecs-tasks-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 Clusters API
Amazon ECS Container Instances API
Amazon ECS Task Definitions 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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