**To describe a cluster** The following ``describe-clusters`` example retrieves details about the specified cluster. :: aws ecs describe-clusters --cluster default Output:: { "clusters": [ { "status": "ACTIVE", "clusterName": "default", "registeredContainerInstancesCount": 0, "pendingTasksCount": 0, "runningTasksCount": 0, "activeServicesCount": 1, "clusterArn": "arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:cluster/default" } ], "failures": [] } For more information, see `Amazon ECS Clusters <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ECS_clusters.html>`_ in the *Amazon ECS Developer Guide*.