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Amazon EC2 Container Service

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Amazon Elastic Container Service Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) is a highly scalable, fast, container management service. It makes it easy to run, stop, and manage Docker containers. You can host your cluster on a serverless infrastructure that's managed by Amazon ECS by launching your services or tasks on Fargate. For more control, you can host your tasks on a cluster of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) or External (on-premises) instances that you

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

POST ListAccountSettings

Lists the account settings for a specified principal.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings?nextToken=example&maxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings?nextToken=example&maxResults=example" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings"
import requests
params = {
    "nextToken": "example",
    "maxResults": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings');
url.searchParams.set('nextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('maxResults', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("nextToken", "example")
	q.Set("maxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "nextToken" => "example",
  "maxResults" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings?" . http_build_query([
    "nextToken" => "example",
    "maxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAccountSettings"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST ListAttributes

Lists the attributes for Amazon ECS resources within a specified target type and cluster. When you specify a target type and cluster, ListAttributes returns a list of attribute objects, one for each attribute on each resource. You can filter the list of results to a single attribute nam

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes?nextToken=example&maxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes?nextToken=example&maxResults=example" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes"
import requests
params = {
    "nextToken": "example",
    "maxResults": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes');
url.searchParams.set('nextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('maxResults', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("nextToken", "example")
	q.Set("maxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "nextToken" => "example",
  "maxResults" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes?" . http_build_query([
    "nextToken" => "example",
    "maxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListAttributes"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST ListClusters

Returns a list of existing clusters.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters?nextToken=example&maxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters?nextToken=example&maxResults=example" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters"
import requests
params = {
    "nextToken": "example",
    "maxResults": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters');
url.searchParams.set('nextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('maxResults', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("nextToken", "example")
	q.Set("maxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "nextToken" => "example",
  "maxResults" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ecs/2014-11-13/#X-Amz-Target=AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters?" . http_build_query([
    "nextToken" => "example",
    "maxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AmazonEC2ContainerServiceV20141113.ListClusters"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Amazon EC2 Container Service?

Amazon EC2 Container Service is a Cloud API. Developers commonly use cloud APIs for:

  • provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
  • automating deployments and container orchestration
  • monitoring uptime and performance metrics
  • managing storage buckets and databases
  • setting up auto-scaling and load balancing

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Amazon EC2 Container Service is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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