Inspect ECS cluster status and settings.
Section: ECS Clusters and Services
Describe clusters
bash
bash
aws ecs describe-clusters --clusters my-clusterExplanation
Useful for checking capacity providers and service connect settings.
Learn the surrounding workflow
Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.
Related commands
Same sheet · prioritizing ECS Clusters and Services
Describe services
Inspect ECS service desired count, task definition, and deployment status.
Force a new ECS deployment
Restart service tasks using the current task definition.
Delete an ECS service
Remove an ECS service after scaling it down or forcing deletion.