run_task¶
Operation¶
run_task
async
¶
run_task(input: RunTaskInput, plugins: list[Plugin] | None = None) -> RunTaskOutput
Starts a new task using the specified task definition.
Note
On March 21, 2024, a change was made to resolve the task definition revision before authorization. When a task definition revision is not specified, authorization will occur using the latest revision of a task definition.
Note: Amazon Elastic Inference (EI) is no longer available to customers.
You can allow Amazon ECS to place tasks for you, or you can customize how Amazon ECS places tasks using placement constraints and placement strategies. For more information, see Scheduling Tasks in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide.
Alternatively, you can use StartTask to use your own scheduler or
place tasks manually on specific container instances.
You can attach Amazon EBS volumes to Amazon ECS tasks by configuring the volume when creating or updating a service. For more information, see Amazon EBS volumes in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide.
The Amazon ECS API follows an eventual consistency model. This is because of the distributed nature of the system supporting the API. This means that the result of an API command you run that affects your Amazon ECS resources might not be immediately visible to all subsequent commands you run. Keep this in mind when you carry out an API command that immediately follows a previous API command.
To manage eventual consistency, you can do the following:
-
Confirm the state of the resource before you run a command to modify it. Run the DescribeTasks command using an exponential backoff algorithm to ensure that you allow enough time for the previous command to propagate through the system. To do this, run the DescribeTasks command repeatedly, starting with a couple of seconds of wait time and increasing gradually up to five minutes of wait time.
-
Add wait time between subsequent commands, even if the DescribeTasks command returns an accurate response. Apply an exponential backoff algorithm starting with a couple of seconds of wait time, and increase gradually up to about five minutes of wait time.
If you get a ConflictException error, the RunTask request could not
be processed due to conflicts. The provided clientToken is already in
use with a different RunTask request. The resourceIds are the
existing task ARNs which are already associated with the clientToken.
To fix this issue:
-
Run
RunTaskwith a uniqueclientToken. -
Run
RunTaskwith theclientTokenand the original set of parameters
If you get a ClientExceptionerror, the RunTask could not be
processed because you use managed scaling and there is a capacity error
because the quota of tasks in the PROVISIONING per cluster has been
reached. For information about the service quotas, see Amazon ECS
service
quotas.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
input
|
RunTaskInput
|
An instance of |
required |
plugins
|
list[Plugin] | None
|
A list of callables that modify the configuration dynamically. Changes made by these plugins only apply for the duration of the operation execution and will not affect any other operation invocations. |
None
|
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
RunTaskOutput
|
An instance of |
Input¶
RunTaskInput
dataclass
¶
Bases: _SerdeShape
Attributes¶
capacity_provider_strategy
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
capacity_provider_strategy: list[CapacityProviderStrategyItem] | None = ...
The capacity provider strategy to use for the task.
Note
If you want to use Amazon ECS Managed Instances, you must use the
capacityProviderStrategy request parameter and omit the launchType
request parameter.
If a capacityProviderStrategy is specified, the launchType parameter
must be omitted. If no capacityProviderStrategy or launchType is
specified, the defaultCapacityProviderStrategy for the cluster is
used.
When you use cluster auto scaling, you must specify
capacityProviderStrategy and not launchType.
A capacity provider strategy can contain a maximum of 20 capacity providers.
client_token
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
client_token: str | None = ...
An identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request. It must be unique and is case sensitive. Up to 64 characters are allowed. The valid characters are characters in the range of 33-126, inclusive. For more information, see Ensuring idempotency.
This field is autopopulated if not provided.
cluster
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
cluster: str | None = ...
The short name or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the cluster to run your task on. If you do not specify a cluster, the default cluster is assumed.
Each account receives a default cluster the first time you use the service, but you may also create other clusters.
count
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
count: int | None = ...
The number of instantiations of the specified task to place on your cluster. You can specify up to 10 tasks for each call.
enable_ecs_managed_tags
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
enable_ecs_managed_tags: bool = ...
Specifies whether to use Amazon ECS managed tags for the task. For more information, see Tagging Your Amazon ECS Resources in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide.
enable_execute_command
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
enable_execute_command: bool = ...
Determines whether to use the execute command functionality for the
containers in this task. If true, this enables execute command
functionality on all containers in the task.
If true, then the task definition must have a task role, or you must
provide one as an override.
group
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
group: str | None = ...
The name of the task group to associate with the task. The default value
is the family name of the task definition (for example,
family:my-family-name).
launch_type
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
launch_type: str | None = ...
The infrastructure to run your standalone task on. For more information, see Amazon ECS launch types in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide.
Note
If you want to use Amazon ECS Managed Instances, you must use the
capacityProviderStrategy request parameter and omit the launchType
request parameter.
The FARGATE launch type runs your tasks on Fargate On-Demand
infrastructure.
Note
Fargate Spot infrastructure is available for use but a capacity provider strategy must be used. For more information, see Fargate capacity providers in the Amazon ECS Developer Guide.
The EC2 launch type runs your tasks on Amazon EC2 instances registered
to your cluster.
The EXTERNAL launch type runs your tasks on your on-premises server or
virtual machine (VM) capacity registered to your cluster.
A task can use either a launch type or a capacity provider strategy. If
a launchType is specified, the capacityProviderStrategy parameter
must be omitted.
When you use cluster auto scaling, you must specify
capacityProviderStrategy and not launchType.
network_configuration
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
The network configuration for the task. This parameter is required for
task definitions that use the awsvpc network mode to receive their own
elastic network interface, and it isn't supported for other network
modes. For more information, see Task
networking
in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide.
overrides
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
A list of container overrides in JSON format that specify the name of a
container in the specified task definition and the overrides it should
receive. You can override the default command for a container (that's
specified in the task definition or Docker image) with a command
override. You can also override existing environment variables (that are
specified in the task definition or Docker image) on a container or add
new environment variables to it with an environment override.
A total of 8192 characters are allowed for overrides. This limit includes the JSON formatting characters of the override structure.
placement_constraints
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
placement_constraints: list[PlacementConstraint] | None = ...
An array of placement constraint objects to use for the task. You can specify up to 10 constraints for each task (including constraints in the task definition and those specified at runtime).
placement_strategy
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
placement_strategy: list[PlacementStrategy] | None = ...
The placement strategy objects to use for the task. You can specify a maximum of 5 strategy rules for each task.
platform_version
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
platform_version: str | None = ...
The platform version the task uses. A platform version is only specified
for tasks hosted on Fargate. If one isn't specified, the LATEST
platform version is used. For more information, see Fargate platform
versions
in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide.
propagate_tags
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
propagate_tags: str | None = ...
Specifies whether to propagate the tags from the task definition to the task. If no value is specified, the tags aren't propagated. Tags can only be propagated to the task during task creation. To add tags to a task after task creation, use theTagResource API action.
Note
An error will be received if you specify the SERVICE option when
running a task.
reference_id
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
reference_id: str | None = ...
This parameter is only used by Amazon ECS. It is not intended for use by customers.
started_by
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
started_by: str | None = ...
An optional tag specified when a task is started. For example, if you
automatically trigger a task to run a batch process job, you could apply
a unique identifier for that job to your task with the startedBy
parameter. You can then identify which tasks belong to that job by
filtering the results of a
ListTasks
call with the startedBy value. Up to 128 letters (uppercase and
lowercase), numbers, hyphens (-), forward slash (/), and underscores
(_) are allowed.
If a task is started by an Amazon ECS service, then the startedBy
parameter contains the deployment ID of the service that starts it.
tags
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
tags: list[Tag] | None = ...
The metadata that you apply to the task to help you categorize and organize them. Each tag consists of a key and an optional value, both of which you define.
The following basic restrictions apply to tags:
-
Maximum number of tags per resource - 50
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For each resource, each tag key must be unique, and each tag key can have only one value.
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Maximum key length - 128 Unicode characters in UTF-8
-
Maximum value length - 256 Unicode characters in UTF-8
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If your tagging schema is used across multiple services and resources, remember that other services may have restrictions on allowed characters. Generally allowed characters are: letters, numbers, and spaces representable in UTF-8, and the following characters: + - = . _ : / @.
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Tag keys and values are case-sensitive.
-
Do not use
aws:,AWS:, or any upper or lowercase combination of such as a prefix for either keys or values as it is reserved for Amazon Web Services use. You cannot edit or delete tag keys or values with this prefix. Tags with this prefix do not count against your tags per resource limit.
task_definition
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
task_definition: str | None = ...
The family and revision (family:revision) or full ARN of the task
definition to run. If a revision isn't specified, the latest ACTIVE
revision is used.
The full ARN value must match the value that you specified as the
Resource of the principal's permissions policy.
When you specify a task definition, you must either specify a specific revision, or all revisions in the ARN.
To specify a specific revision, include the revision number in the ARN.
For example, to specify revision 2, use
arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:111122223333:task-definition/TaskFamilyName:2.
To specify all revisions, use the wildcard (*) in the ARN. For example,
to specify all revisions, use
arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:111122223333:task-definition/TaskFamilyName:*.
For more information, see Policy Resources for Amazon ECS in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide.
volume_configurations
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
volume_configurations: list[TaskVolumeConfiguration] | None = ...
The details of the volume that was configuredAtLaunch. You can
configure the size, volumeType, IOPS, throughput, snapshot and
encryption in
TaskManagedEBSVolumeConfiguration.
The name of the volume must match the name from the task definition.
Output¶
RunTaskOutput
dataclass
¶
Bases: _SerdeShape
Attributes¶
failures
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
failures: list[Failure] | None = ...
Any failures associated with the call.
For information about how to address failures, see Service event messages and API failure reasons in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide.
response_metadata
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
Metadata about the response that produced this output. Use this to recover the request identifiers a service's support team needs in order to investigate a call. Members of the metadata are individually optional.