name: Amazon ECS
description: Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) is a fully managed container orchestration service that makes it easy
  to deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications.
url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/
created: '2024'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.18'
apis:
- name: Amazon ECS API
  description: The Amazon ECS API provides programmatic access to manage containerized applications using Docker containers.
  image: https://aws.amazon.com/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/
  baseURL: https://ecs.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - Containers
  - Docker
  - Microservices
  - Orchestration
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ecs/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-ecs-openapi.yml
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/openapi.yaml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-ecs-task-definition-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-ecs-context.jsonld
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/getting-started.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/pricing/
  - type: SDK
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ecs/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/faqs/
  - type: BestPractices
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/bestpracticesguide/intro.html
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.aws.amazon.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/Welcome.html
  - type: Features
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/features/
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/security.html
  - type: Troubleshooting
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/troubleshooting.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/service-quotas.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-logging-monitoring.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/cloudwatch-metrics.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/cloudwatch-container-insights.html
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/document_history.html
  - type: Partners
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/partners/
  - type: Resources
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/resources/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/category/compute/amazon-elastic-container-service/
  - type: KnowledgeCenter
    url: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/ecs-troubleshoot-failed-deployments
  - type: Compliance
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/security-compliance.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/ecs-service.html
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-ecs-general.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-ecs-capacity-providers.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-ecs-clusters.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-ecs-container-instances.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-ecs-task-definitions.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-ecs-tasks.yaml
- name: Amazon ECS Service Connect API
  description: Amazon ECS Service Connect provides management of service-to-service communication as Amazon ECS configuration,
    building both service discovery and a service mesh for connecting services within and across clusters and VPCs.
  image: https://aws.amazon.com/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/service-connect.html
  baseURL: https://ecs.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Containers
  - Microservices
  - Networking
  - Service-Discovery
  - Service-Mesh
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/service-connect.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/APIReference/API_ServiceConnectConfiguration.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/service-connect-concepts.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/service-connect-concepts-deploy.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/create-service-connect.html
  - type: Blog
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-ecs-service-connect-enabling-easy-communication-between-microservices/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aws/amazon-ecs-service-connect-agent
- name: Amazon ECS Anywhere API
  description: Amazon ECS Anywhere extends Amazon ECS to support registering external instances such as on-premises servers
    or virtual machines to your Amazon ECS cluster, allowing you to run and manage containerized workloads on your own infrastructure.
  image: https://aws.amazon.com/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/anywhere/
  baseURL: https://ecs.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Containers
  - Edge
  - Hybrid-Cloud
  - On-Premises
  - Orchestration
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-anywhere.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/anywhere/getting-started/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/launch-type-external.html
  - type: Troubleshooting
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-anywhere-troubleshooting.html
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/anywhere/faqs/
  - type: Tutorials
    url: https://github.com/aws-containers/ecs-anywhere-tutorial
- name: AWS Copilot CLI
  description: AWS Copilot is an open source command line interface that simplifies building, releasing, and operating production-ready
    containerized applications on Amazon ECS and AWS Fargate, providing common cloud architectures and workflows.
  image: https://aws.amazon.com/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/containers/copilot/
  baseURL: https://ecs.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cli
  - Containers
  - Deployment
  - Devops
  - Fargate
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/AWS_Copilot.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://aws.github.io/copilot-cli/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aws/copilot-cli
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/getting-started-aws-copilot-cli.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/copilot-install.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://aws.github.io/copilot-cli/docs/overview/
common:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ecs/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/pricing/
- type: FAQ
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/faqs/
- type: Features
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/features/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/getting-started/
- type: Resources
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/resources/
- type: Partners
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/partners/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/category/compute/amazon-elastic-container-service/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.aws.amazon.com/
- type: SDK
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
- type: CLI
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ecs/
- type: Security
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/security.html
- type: Compliance
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/security-compliance.html
- type: BestPractices
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/bestpracticesguide/intro.html
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/service-quotas.html
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-logging-monitoring.html
- type: Troubleshooting
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/troubleshooting.html
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/ecs/home
- type: KnowledgeCenter
  url: https://repost.aws/tags/TAd-wgX2x3QgSxyelEN6raFg/amazon-elastic-container-service
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/document_history.html
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/AWS_Fargate.html
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/platform-versions-changelog.html
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/aws/amazon-ecs-agent/releases
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Fully Managed Container Orchestration
    description: Run and manage Docker containers at scale without managing the underlying infrastructure or control plane.
  - name: AWS Fargate Integration
    description: Run containers serverlessly without provisioning or managing EC2 instances using AWS Fargate launch type.
  - name: Service Auto Scaling
    description: Automatically scale container workloads based on CloudWatch metrics, target tracking, or step scaling policies.
  - name: Service Connect
    description: Built-in service discovery and service mesh for connecting containerized services within and across clusters.
  - name: ECS Anywhere
    description: Extend ECS to on-premises and edge infrastructure to run containers on your own servers and virtual machines.
  - name: Capacity Providers
    description: Manage compute capacity with capacity provider strategies for optimal resource allocation across EC2 and
      Fargate.
  - name: Task Definitions
    description: Define containerized applications as task definitions with CPU, memory, networking, and IAM role configurations.
  - name: Container Insights
    description: Monitor container performance metrics and logs with CloudWatch Container Insights for operational visibility.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Microservices Architecture
    description: Deploy and manage microservices with independent scaling, deployment, and lifecycle management per service.
  - name: Batch Processing
    description: Run batch computing workloads using ECS tasks with automatic scaling and job scheduling.
  - name: CI/CD Pipeline Deployment
    description: Integrate with AWS CodePipeline and CodeDeploy for automated blue/green and rolling deployments of containerized
      applications.
  - name: Hybrid Cloud Workloads
    description: Run containerized workloads across AWS cloud and on-premises environments using ECS Anywhere.
  - name: Machine Learning Inference
    description: Deploy ML models as containerized inference endpoints with auto-scaling based on demand.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS Fargate
    description: Serverless compute engine for running containers without managing underlying EC2 instances.
  - name: Amazon ECR
    description: Private container registry for storing, managing, and deploying Docker container images.
  - name: AWS CloudFormation
    description: Infrastructure as code for provisioning and managing ECS clusters, services, and task definitions.
  - name: Elastic Load Balancing
    description: Distribute traffic across containers with Application Load Balancer and Network Load Balancer integration.
  - name: Amazon CloudWatch
    description: Monitor container metrics, logs, and alarms with CloudWatch and Container Insights.
  - name: AWS IAM
    description: Fine-grained access control for ECS tasks and services using IAM roles and policies.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Sign in
- name: Agent Mode
- name: Why AWS Marketplace?
- name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
- name: Industry
- name: Resources
- name: Become a Channel Partner
- name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
- name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- name: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com
- name: Amazon Web Services
  email: support@aws.amazon.com
  url: https://aws.amazon.com
tags:
- Amazon
- Aws
- Containers
- Docker
- Ecs
- Orchestration