**To describe a task** The following ``describe-tasks`` example retrieves the details of a task. You can specify the task by using either the ID or full ARN of the task. :: aws ecs describe-tasks \ --cluster MyCluster \ --tasks arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:task/MyCluster/1234567890123456789 Output:: { "tasks": [ { "taskArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:task/MyCluster/1234567890123456789", "clusterArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:cluster/MyCluster", "taskDefinitionArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:task-definition/sample-fargate:2", "overrides": { "containerOverrides": [ { "name": "fargate-app" } ] }, "lastStatus": "RUNNING", "desiredStatus": "RUNNING", "cpu": "256", "memory": "512", "containers": [ { "containerArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:container/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-11111EXAMPLE", "taskArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:task/MyCluster/1234567890123456789", "name": "fargate-app", "lastStatus": "RUNNING", "networkBindings": [], "networkInterfaces": [ { "attachmentId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-22222EXAMPLE", "privateIpv4Address": "10.0.0.4" } ], "healthStatus": "UNKNOWN", "cpu": "0" } ], "startedBy": "ecs-svc/1234567890123456789", "version": 3, "connectivity": "CONNECTED", "connectivityAt": 1557134016.971, "pullStartedAt": 1557134025.379, "pullStoppedAt": 1557134033.379, "createdAt": 1557134011.644, "startedAt": 1557134035.379, "group": "service:fargate-service", "launchType": "FARGATE", "platformVersion": "1.3.0", "attachments": [ { "id": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-33333EXAMPLE", "type": "ElasticNetworkInterface", "status": "ATTACHED", "details": [ { "name": "subnetId", "value": "subnet-12344321" }, { "name": "networkInterfaceId", "value": "eni-12344321" }, { "name": "macAddress", "value": "0a:90:09:84:f9:14" }, { "name": "privateIPv4Address", "value": "10.0.0.4" } ] } ], "healthStatus": "UNKNOWN", "tags": [] } ], "failures": [] } For more information, see `Amazon ECS Task Definitions <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/task_definitions.html>`_ in the *Amazon ECS Developer Guide*.