| **To delete a task definition** | |
| The following ``delete-task-definitions`` example deletes an INACTIVE task definition. :: | |
| aws ecs delete-task-definitions \ | |
| --task-definition curltest:1 | |
| Output:: | |
| { | |
| "taskDefinitions": [ | |
| { | |
| "taskDefinitionArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-east-1:123456789012:task-definition/curltest:1", | |
| "containerDefinitions": [ | |
| { | |
| "name": "ctest", | |
| "image": "mreferre/eksutils", | |
| "cpu": 0, | |
| "portMappings": [], | |
| "essential": true, | |
| "entryPoint": [ | |
| "sh", | |
| "-c" | |
| ], | |
| "command": [ | |
| "curl ${ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI_V4}/task" | |
| ], | |
| "environment": [], | |
| "mountPoints": [], | |
| "volumesFrom": [], | |
| "logConfiguration": { | |
| "logDriver": "awslogs", | |
| "options": { | |
| "awslogs-create-group": "true", | |
| "awslogs-group": "/ecs/curltest", | |
| "awslogs-region": "us-east-1", | |
| "awslogs-stream-prefix": "ecs" | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| ], | |
| "family": "curltest", | |
| "taskRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/ecsTaskExecutionRole", | |
| "executionRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/ecsTaskExecutionRole", | |
| "networkMode": "awsvpc", | |
| "revision": 1, | |
| "volumes": [], | |
| "status": "DELETE_IN_PROGRESS", | |
| "compatibilities": [ | |
| "EC2", | |
| "FARGATE" | |
| ], | |
| "requiresCompatibilities": [ | |
| "FARGATE" | |
| ], | |
| "cpu": "256", | |
| "memory": "512", | |
| "registeredAt": "2021-09-10T12:56:24.704000+00:00", | |
| "deregisteredAt": "2023-03-14T15:20:59.419000+00:00", | |
| "registeredBy": "arn:aws:sts::123456789012:assumed-role/Admin/jdoe" | |
| } | |
| ], | |
| "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*. | |