**To stop a task** The following ``stop-task`` stops the specified task from running in the default cluster. :: aws ecs stop-task \ --task 666fdccc2e2d4b6894dd422f4eeee8f8 Output:: { "task": { "taskArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:130757420319:task/default/666fdccc2e2d4b6894dd422f4eeee8f8", "clusterArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:130757420319:cluster/default", "taskDefinitionArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:130757420319:task-definition/sleep360:3", "containerInstanceArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:130757420319:container-instance/default/765936fadbdd46b5991a4bd70c2a43d4", "overrides": { "containerOverrides": [] }, "lastStatus": "STOPPED", "desiredStatus": "STOPPED", "cpu": "128", "memory": "128", "containers": [], "version": 2, "stoppedReason": "Taskfailedtostart", "stopCode": "TaskFailedToStart", "connectivity": "CONNECTED", "connectivityAt": 1563421494.186, "pullStartedAt": 1563421494.252, "pullStoppedAt": 1563421496.252, "executionStoppedAt": 1563421497, "createdAt": 1563421494.186, "stoppingAt": 1563421497.252, "stoppedAt": 1563421497.252, "group": "family:sleep360", "launchType": "EC2", "attachments": [], "tags": [] } }