# AWS ECS

**Status**: [Experimental][DocumentStatus]

**type:** `aws.ecs`

**Description:** Resources used by AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS).

<!-- semconv aws.ecs(full) -->
<!-- NOTE: THIS TEXT IS AUTOGENERATED. DO NOT EDIT BY HAND. -->
<!-- see templates/registry/markdown/snippet.md.j2 -->
<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
<!-- markdownlint-capture -->
<!-- markdownlint-disable -->

| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | [Requirement Level](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/general/attribute-requirement-level/) | Stability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [`aws.ecs.task.id`](/docs/attributes-registry/aws.md) | string | The ID of a running ECS task. The ID MUST be extracted from `task.arn`. | `10838bed-421f-43ef-870a-f43feacbbb5b`; `23ebb8ac-c18f-46c6-8bbe-d55d0e37cfbd` | `Conditionally Required` If and only if `task.arn` is populated. | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`aws.ecs.cluster.arn`](/docs/attributes-registry/aws.md) | string | The ARN of an [ECS cluster](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/clusters.html). | `arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789123:cluster/my-cluster` | `Recommended` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`aws.ecs.container.arn`](/docs/attributes-registry/aws.md) | string | The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an [ECS container instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ECS_instances.html). | `arn:aws:ecs:us-west-1:123456789123:container/32624152-9086-4f0e-acae-1a75b14fe4d9` | `Recommended` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`aws.ecs.launchtype`](/docs/attributes-registry/aws.md) | string | The [launch type](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/launch_types.html) for an ECS task. | `ec2`; `fargate` | `Recommended` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`aws.ecs.task.arn`](/docs/attributes-registry/aws.md) | string | The ARN of a running [ECS task](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-account-settings.html#ecs-resource-ids). | `arn:aws:ecs:us-west-1:123456789123:task/10838bed-421f-43ef-870a-f43feacbbb5b`; `arn:aws:ecs:us-west-1:123456789123:task/my-cluster/task-id/23ebb8ac-c18f-46c6-8bbe-d55d0e37cfbd` | `Recommended` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`aws.ecs.task.family`](/docs/attributes-registry/aws.md) | string | The family name of the [ECS task definition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/task_definitions.html) used to create the ECS task. | `opentelemetry-family` | `Recommended` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`aws.ecs.task.revision`](/docs/attributes-registry/aws.md) | string | The revision for the task definition used to create the ECS task. | `8`; `26` | `Recommended` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |

`aws.ecs.launchtype` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

| Value  | Description | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| `ec2` | ec2 | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `fargate` | fargate | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |



<!-- markdownlint-restore -->
<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
<!-- END AUTOGENERATED TEXT -->
<!-- endsemconv -->

[DocumentStatus]: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/document-status
