**To run a task on your default cluster** The following ``run-task`` example runs a task on the default cluster. :: aws ecs run-task --cluster default --task-definition sleep360:1 Output:: { "tasks": [ { "taskArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:task/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-ccdef-11111EXAMPLE", "overrides": { "containerOverrides": [ { "name": "sleep" } ] }, "lastStatus": "PENDING", "containerInstanceArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:container-instance/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-ccdef-22222EXAMPLE", "desiredStatus": "RUNNING", "taskDefinitionArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:task-definition/sleep360:1", "containers": [ { "containerArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:container/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-ccdef-33333EXAMPLE", "taskArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:task/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-ccdef-11111EXAMPLE", "lastStatus": "PENDING", "name": "sleep" } ] } ] } For more information, see `Running Tasks <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs_run_task.html>`_ in the *Amazon ECS Developer Guide*.