aws.ecs.run_task

Launch an ECS task from a task definition using a CloudConnection-backed AWS session.

Overview

Property	Value
Workflow type	Atomic
Library	Base-aws
Version	1.0

Input Schema

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
connection_uuid	uuid	Yes	—	AWS CloudConnection UUID.
region	string	No	—	AWS region override.
cluster	string	Yes	—	Cluster name or ARN to launch the task into.
task_definition	string	Yes	—	Task definition name or ARN to run.
subnet_ids	list	Yes	—	VPC subnet IDs for awsvpc networking.
security_group_ids	list	No	—	Security group IDs for the task ENI.
assign_public_ip	boolean	No	—	Assign a public IP to the task ENI (default: false).
environment	json	No	—	Environment variable overrides {NAME: value}.
launch_type	string	No	—	FARGATE

Output Schema

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
connection_uuid	uuid	No	—	AWS CloudConnection UUID echoed from input.
region	string	No	—	AWS region used.
task_arn	string	No	—	Full ECS task ARN.
cluster	string	No	—	Cluster ARN the task was launched into.
last_status	string	No	—	Initial task status (usually PROVISIONING or PENDING).
task_definition	string	No	—	Task definition ARN used to run the task.
task	json	No	—	Sanitized provider task object.
failure_reason	string	No	—	Human-readable failure reason.
failed_step	string	No	—	Failed logical step.
failed_layer	json	No	—	Failed DAG layer if engine supplies one.
failed_at_state	string	No	—	State where failure occurred.
error	string	No	—	Error message.
error_type	string	No	—	Error class.
failed_at	string	No	—	ISO failure timestamp.

States

State	Initial	Terminal	Success	Auto-advance	Description
pending	Yes	No	—	execute	—
completed	No	Yes	Yes	—	—
failed	No	Yes	No	—	—

State Diagram

Transitions

From	Action	To	Description
pending	execute	completed	—
* (any state)	fail	failed	—

API Usage

POST /api/workflows/start
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "workflow_type": "aws.ecs.run_task",
  "initial_data": {
    "connection_uuid": "value",
    "cluster": "value",
    "task_definition": "value",
    "subnet_ids": "value"
  }
}