AWS ECS

Manage container clusters, services, and tasks with Amazon ECS.

Detail	Value
Category	Cloud & Infra
Base URL	https://ecs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Authentication	API Key
Endpoints	8
Connector key	aws-ecs

Using AWS ECS in a workflow

1. Go to Connections and click New Connection.
2. Pick AWS ECS from the marketplace.
3. Enter your credentials (see Authentication above for what's expected).
4. In a workflow, drop an API Call node and select this connection.
5. Pick the operation you need from the Operation dropdown — the full list is below.

Available endpoints

Endpoint	Summary
POST /#ListClusters	List ECS clusters
POST /#DescribeClusters	Describe clusters
POST /#CreateCluster	Create a cluster
POST /#ListServices	List services
POST /#DescribeServices	Describe services
POST /#UpdateService	Update a service
POST /#ListTasks	List tasks
POST /#RunTask	Run a task

Each endpoint is documented in full below. Use the outline on the right to jump to one.

POST /#ListClusters

List ECS clusters

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.listClusters
Method	POST
Path	/#ListClusters

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS ECS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.listClusters.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS ECS API reference.

POST /#DescribeClusters

Describe clusters

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.describeClusters
Method	POST
Path	/#DescribeClusters

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS ECS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.describeClusters.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS ECS API reference.

POST /#CreateCluster

Create a cluster

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.createCluster
Method	POST
Path	/#CreateCluster

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS ECS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.createCluster.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS ECS API reference.

POST /#ListServices

List services

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.listServices
Method	POST
Path	/#ListServices

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS ECS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.listServices.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS ECS API reference.

POST /#DescribeServices

Describe services

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.describeServices
Method	POST
Path	/#DescribeServices

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS ECS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.describeServices.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS ECS API reference.

POST /#UpdateService

Update a service

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.updateService
Method	POST
Path	/#UpdateService

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS ECS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.updateService.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS ECS API reference.

POST /#ListTasks

List tasks

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.listTasks
Method	POST
Path	/#ListTasks

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS ECS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.listTasks.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS ECS API reference.

POST /#RunTask

Run a task

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.runTask
Method	POST
Path	/#RunTask

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS ECS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.runTask.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS ECS API reference.