Amazon EKS examples using AWS CLI

The following code examples show you how to perform actions and implement common scenarios by using the AWS Command Line Interface with Amazon EKS.

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The following code example shows how to use associate-access-policy.

AWS CLI

To associate an access policy and its scope to the access entry of the cluster

The following associate-access-policy associates an access policy and its scope to the access entry of the specified cluster.


aws eks associate-access-policy \
    --cluster-name eks-customer \
    --principal-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/Admin \
    --policy-arn arn:aws:eks::aws:cluster-access-policy/AmazonEKSEditPolicy \
    --access-scope type=namespace,namespaces=default

Output:


{
    "clusterName": "eks-customer",
    "principalArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/Admin",
    "associatedAccessPolicy": {
        "policyArn": "arn:aws:eks::aws:cluster-access-policy/AmazonEKSEditPolicy",
        "accessScope": {
            "type": "namespace",
            "namespaces": [
                "default"
            ]
        },
        "associatedAt": "2025-05-24T15:59:51.981000-05:00",
        "modifiedAt": "2025-05-24T15:59:51.981000-05:00"
    }
}

For more information, see Associate access policies with access entries in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

For API details, see AssociateAccessPolicy in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use associate-encryption-config.

AWS CLI

To associates an encryption configuration to an existing cluster

The following associate-encryption-config example enable's encryption on an existing EKS clusters that do not already have encryption enabled.


aws eks associate-encryption-config \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --encryption-config '[{"resources":["secrets"],"provider":{"keyArn":"arn:aws:kms:region-code:account:key/key"}}]'

Output:


{
    "update": {
        "id": "3141b835-8103-423a-8e68-12c2521ffa4d",
        "status": "InProgress",
        "type": "AssociateEncryptionConfig",
        "params": [
            {
                "type": "EncryptionConfig",
                "value": "[{\"resources\":[\"secrets\"],\"provider\":{\"keyArn\":\"arn:aws:kms:region-code:account:key/key\"}}]"
            }
        ],
        "createdAt": "2024-03-14T11:01:26.297000-04:00",
        "errors": []
    }
}

For more information, see Enabling secret encryption on an existing cluster in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

For API details, see AssociateEncryptionConfig in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use associate-identity-provider-config.

AWS CLI

Associate identity provider to your Amazon EKS Cluster

The following associate-identity-provider-config example associates an identity provider to your Amazon EKS Cluster.


aws eks associate-identity-provider-config \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --oidc 'identityProviderConfigName=my-identity-provider,issuerUrl=https://oidc.eks.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/id/38D6A4619A0A69E342B113ED7F1A7652,clientId=kubernetes,usernameClaim=email,usernamePrefix=my-username-prefix,groupsClaim=my-claim,groupsPrefix=my-groups-prefix,requiredClaims={Claim1=value1,Claim2=value2}' \
    --tags env=dev

Output:


{
    "update": {
        "id": "8c6c1bef-61fe-42ac-a242-89412387b8e7",
        "status": "InProgress",
        "type": "AssociateIdentityProviderConfig",
        "params": [
            {
                "type": "IdentityProviderConfig",
                "value": "[{\"type\":\"oidc\",\"name\":\"my-identity-provider\"}]"
            }
        ],
        "createdAt": "2024-04-11T13:46:49.648000-04:00",
        "errors": []
    },
    "tags": {
        "env": "dev"
    }
}

For more information, see Authenticate users for your cluster from an OpenID Connect identity provider - Associate an OIDC identity provider in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

For API details, see AssociateIdentityProviderConfig in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-access-entry.

AWS CLI

Example 1: To create the access entry for EKS cluster

The following create-access-entry example creates an access entry that allows an IAM principal to access the EKS cluster.


aws eks create-access-entry \
    --cluster-name eks-customer \
    --principal-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/eks-user

Output:


{
    "accessEntry": {
        "clusterName": "eks-customer",
        "principalArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/eks-user",
        "kubernetesGroups": [],
        "accessEntryArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-west-2:111122223333:access-entry/eks-customer/user/111122223333/eks-user/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-a6506e3d36p0",
        "createdAt": "2025-04-14T22:45:48.097000-05:00",
        "modifiedAt": "2025-04-14T22:45:48.097000-05:00",
        "tags": {},
        "username": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/eks-user",
        "type": "STANDARD"
    }
}

For more information, see Create access entries in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

Example 2: To create the access entry for EKS cluster by specifying the type of access entry

The following create-access-entry example creates an access entry of type EC2_LINUX in the EKS cluster. By default, a type STANDARD access entry is created. Apart from the default, if we specify any other access entry types, an IAM role ARN needs to be passed in the CLI.


aws eks create-access-entry \
    --cluster-name eks-customer \
    --principal-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/admin-test-ip \
    --type EC2_LINUX

Output:


{
    "accessEntry": {
        "clusterName": "eks-customer",
        "principalArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/admin-test-ip",
        "kubernetesGroups": [
            "system:nodes"
        ],
        "accessEntryArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-west-2:111122223333:access-entry/eks-customer/role/111122223333/admin-test-ip/accb5418-f493-f390-3e6e-c3f19f725fcp",
        "createdAt": "2025-05-06T19:42:45.453000-05:00",
        "modifiedAt": "2025-05-06T19:42:45.453000-05:00",
        "tags": {},
        "username": "system:node:{{EC2PrivateDNSName}}",
        "type": "EC2_LINUX"
    }
}

For more information, see Create access entries in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

For API details, see CreateAccessEntry in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-addon.

AWS CLI

Example 1: To create an Amazon EKS add-on with default compatible version for the respective EKS cluster version

The following create-addon example command creates an Amazon EKS add-on with default compatible version for the respective EKS cluster version.


aws eks create-addon \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --addon-name my-eks-addon \
    --service-account-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name

Output:


{
    "addon": {
        "addonName": "my-eks-addon",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "status": "CREATING",
        "addonVersion": "v1.15.1-eksbuild.1",
        "health": {
            "issues": []
        },
        "addonArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:addon/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-addon/1ec71ee1-b9c2-8915-4e17-e8be0a55a149",
        "createdAt": "2024-03-14T12:20:03.264000-04:00",
        "modifiedAt": "2024-03-14T12:20:03.283000-04:00",
        "serviceAccountRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see Managing Amazon EKS add-ons - Creating an add-on in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

Example 2: To create an Amazon EKS add-on with specific add-on version

The following create-addon example command creates an Amazon EKS add-on with specific add-on version.


aws eks create-addon \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --addon-name my-eks-addon \
    --service-account-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
    --addon-version v1.16.4-eksbuild.2

Output:


{
    "addon": {
        "addonName": "my-eks-addon",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "status": "CREATING",
        "addonVersion": "v1.16.4-eksbuild.2",
        "health": {
            "issues": []
        },
        "addonArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:addon/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-addon/34c71ee6-7738-6c8b-c6bd-3921a176b5ff",
        "createdAt": "2024-03-14T12:30:24.507000-04:00",
        "modifiedAt": "2024-03-14T12:30:24.521000-04:00",
        "serviceAccountRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see Managing Amazon EKS add-ons - Creating an add-on in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

Example 3: To create an Amazon EKS add-on with custom configuration values and resolve conflicts details

The following create-addon example command creates an Amazon EKS add-on with custom configuration values and resolves conflicts details.


aws eks create-addon \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --addon-name my-eks-addon \
    --service-account-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
    --addon-version v1.16.4-eksbuild.2 \
    --configuration-values '{"resources":{"limits":{"cpu":"100m"}}}' \
    --resolve-conflicts OVERWRITE

Output:


{
    "addon": {
        "addonName": "my-eks-addon",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "status": "CREATING",
        "addonVersion": "v1.16.4-eksbuild.2",
        "health": {
            "issues": []
        },
        "addonArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:addon/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-addon/a6c71ee9-0304-9237-1be8-25af1b0f1ffb",
        "createdAt": "2024-03-14T12:35:58.313000-04:00",
        "modifiedAt": "2024-03-14T12:35:58.327000-04:00",
        "serviceAccountRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "tags": {},
        "configurationValues": "{\"resources\":{\"limits\":{\"cpu\":\"100m\"}}}"
    }
}

For more information, see Managing Amazon EKS add-ons - Creating an add-on in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

Example 4: To create an Amazon EKS add-on with custom JSON configuration values file

The following create-addon example command creates an Amazon EKS add-on with custom configuration values and resolve conflicts details.


aws eks create-addon \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --addon-name my-eks-addon \
    --service-account-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
    --addon-version v1.16.4-eksbuild.2 \
    --configuration-values 'file://configuration-values.json' \
    --resolve-conflicts OVERWRITE \
    --tags '{"eks-addon-key-1": "value-1" , "eks-addon-key-2": "value-2"}'

Contents of configuration-values.json:


{
    "resources": {
        "limits": {
            "cpu": "150m"
        }
    },
    "env": {
        "AWS_VPC_K8S_CNI_LOGLEVEL": "ERROR"
    }
}

Output:


{
    "addon": {
        "addonName": "my-eks-addon",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "status": "CREATING",
        "addonVersion": "v1.16.4-eksbuild.2",
        "health": {
            "issues": []
        },
        "addonArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:addon/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-addon/d8c71ef8-fbd8-07d0-fb32-6a7be19ececd",
        "createdAt": "2024-03-14T13:10:51.763000-04:00",
        "modifiedAt": "2024-03-14T13:10:51.777000-04:00",
        "serviceAccountRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "tags": {
            "eks-addon-key-1": "value-1",
            "eks-addon-key-2": "value-2"
        },
        "configurationValues": "{\n    \"resources\": {\n        \"limits\": {\n            \"cpu\": \"150m\"\n        }\n    },\n    \"env\": {\n        \"AWS_VPC_K8S_CNI_LOGLEVEL\": \"ERROR\"\n    }\n}"
    }
}

For more information, see Managing Amazon EKS add-ons - Creating an add-on in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

Example 5: To create an Amazon EKS add-on with custom YAML configuration values file

The following create-addon example command creates an Amazon EKS add-on with custom configuration values and resolve conflicts details.


aws eks create-addon \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --addon-name my-eks-addon \
    --service-account-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
    --addon-version v1.16.4-eksbuild.2 \
    --configuration-values 'file://configuration-values.yaml' \
    --resolve-conflicts OVERWRITE \
    --tags '{"eks-addon-key-1": "value-1" , "eks-addon-key-2": "value-2"}'

Contents of configuration-values.yaml:


resources:
    limits:
        cpu: '100m'
env:
    AWS_VPC_K8S_CNI_LOGLEVEL: 'DEBUG'

Output:


{
    "addon": {
        "addonName": "my-eks-addon",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "status": "CREATING",
        "addonVersion": "v1.16.4-eksbuild.2",
        "health": {
            "issues": []
        },
        "addonArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:addon/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-addon/d4c71efb-3909-6f36-a548-402cd4b5d59e",
        "createdAt": "2024-03-14T13:15:45.220000-04:00",
        "modifiedAt": "2024-03-14T13:15:45.237000-04:00",
        "serviceAccountRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "tags": {
            "eks-addon-key-3": "value-3",
            "eks-addon-key-4": "value-4"
        },
        "configurationValues": "resources:\n    limits:\n        cpu: '100m'\nenv:\n    AWS_VPC_K8S_CNI_LOGLEVEL: 'INFO'"
    }
}

For more information, see Managing Amazon EKS add-ons - Creating an add-on in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

For API details, see CreateAddon in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-cluster.

AWS CLI

To create a new cluster

This example command creates a cluster named prod in your default region.

Command:


aws eks create-cluster --name prod \
--role-arn arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/eks-service-role-AWSServiceRoleForAmazonEKS-J7ONKE3BQ4PI \
--resources-vpc-config subnetIds=subnet-6782e71e,subnet-e7e761ac,securityGroupIds=sg-6979fe18

Output:


{
    "cluster": {
        "name": "prod",
        "arn": "arn:aws:eks:us-west-2:012345678910:cluster/prod",
        "createdAt": 1527808069.147,
        "version": "1.10",
        "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/eks-service-role-AWSServiceRoleForAmazonEKS-J7ONKE3BQ4PI",
        "resourcesVpcConfig": {
            "subnetIds": [
                "subnet-6782e71e",
                "subnet-e7e761ac"
            ],
            "securityGroupIds": [
                "sg-6979fe18"
            ],
            "vpcId": "vpc-950809ec"
        },
        "status": "CREATING",
        "certificateAuthority": {}
    }
}

To create a new cluster with private endpoint access and logging enabled

This example command creates a cluster named example in your default region with public endpoint access disabled, private endpoint access enabled, and all logging types enabled.

Command:


aws eks create-cluster --name example --kubernetes-version 1.12 \
--role-arn arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/example-cluster-ServiceRole-1XWBQWYSFRE2Q \
--resources-vpc-config subnetIds=subnet-0a188dccd2f9a632f,subnet-09290d93da4278664,subnet-0f21dd86e0e91134a,subnet-0173dead68481a583,subnet-051f70a57ed6fcab6,subnet-01322339c5c7de9b4,securityGroupIds=sg-0c5b580845a031c10,endpointPublicAccess=false,endpointPrivateAccess=true \
--logging '{"clusterLogging":[{"types":["api","audit","authenticator","controllerManager","scheduler"],"enabled":true}]}'

Output:


{
    "cluster": {
        "name": "example",
        "arn": "arn:aws:eks:us-west-2:012345678910:cluster/example",
        "createdAt": 1565804921.901,
        "version": "1.12",
        "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/example-cluster-ServiceRole-1XWBQWYSFRE2Q",
        "resourcesVpcConfig": {
            "subnetIds": [
                "subnet-0a188dccd2f9a632f",
                "subnet-09290d93da4278664",
                "subnet-0f21dd86e0e91134a",
                "subnet-0173dead68481a583",
                "subnet-051f70a57ed6fcab6",
                "subnet-01322339c5c7de9b4"
            ],
            "securityGroupIds": [
                "sg-0c5b580845a031c10"
            ],
            "vpcId": "vpc-0f622c01f68d4afec",
            "endpointPublicAccess": false,
            "endpointPrivateAccess": true
        },
        "logging": {
            "clusterLogging": [
                {
                    "types": [
                        "api",
                        "audit",
                        "authenticator",
                        "controllerManager",
                        "scheduler"
                    ],
                    "enabled": true
                }
            ]
        },
        "status": "CREATING",
        "certificateAuthority": {},
        "platformVersion": "eks.3"
    }
}

For API details, see CreateCluster in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-fargate-profile.

AWS CLI

Example 1: Create EKS Fargate Profile for a selector with a namespace

The following create-fargate-profile example creates an EKS Fargate Profile for a selector with a namespace.


aws eks create-fargate-profile \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --pod-execution-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
    --fargate-profile-name my-fargate-profile \
    --selectors '[{"namespace": "default"}]'

Output:


{
    "fargateProfile": {
        "fargateProfileName": "my-fargate-profile",
        "fargateProfileArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:fargateprofile/my-eks-cluster/my-fargate-profile/a2c72bca-318e-abe8-8ed1-27c6d4892e9e",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "createdAt": "2024-03-19T12:38:47.368000-04:00",
        "podExecutionRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "subnets": [
            "subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a",
            "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d",
            "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72"
        ],
        "selectors": [
            {
                "namespace": "default"
            }
        ],
        "status": "CREATING",
        "tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see AWS Fargate profile - Creating a Fargate profile in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

Example 2: Create EKS Fargate Profile for a selector with a namespace and labels

The following create-fargate-profile example creates an EKS Fargate Profile for a selector with a namespace and labels.


aws eks create-fargate-profile \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --pod-execution-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
    --fargate-profile-name my-fargate-profile \
    --selectors '[{"namespace": "default", "labels": {"labelname1": "labelvalue1"}}]'

Output:


{
    "fargateProfile": {
        "fargateProfileName": "my-fargate-profile",
        "fargateProfileArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:fargateprofile/my-eks-cluster/my-fargate-profile/88c72bc7-e8a4-fa34-44e4-2f1397224bb3",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "createdAt": "2024-03-19T12:33:48.125000-04:00",
        "podExecutionRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "subnets": [
            "subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a",
            "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d",
            "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72"
        ],
        "selectors": [
            {
                "namespace": "default",
                "labels": {
                    "labelname1": "labelvalue1"
                }
            }
        ],
        "status": "CREATING",
        "tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see AWS Fargate profile - Creating a Fargate profile in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

Example 3: Create EKS Fargate Profile for a selector with a namespace and labels, along with IDs of subnets to launch a Pod into.

The following create-fargate-profile example create EKS Fargate Profile for a selector with a namespace and labels, along with IDs of subnets to launch a Pod into.


aws eks create-fargate-profile \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --pod-execution-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
    --fargate-profile-name my-fargate-profile \
    --selectors '[{"namespace": "default", "labels": {"labelname1": "labelvalue1"}}]' \
    --subnets '["subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a", "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d", "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72"]'

Output:


{
    "fargateProfile": {
        "fargateProfileName": "my-fargate-profile",
        "fargateProfileArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:fargateprofile/my-eks-cluster/my-fargate-profile/e8c72bc8-e87b-5eb6-57cb-ed4fe57577e3",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "createdAt": "2024-03-19T12:35:58.640000-04:00",
        "podExecutionRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "subnets": [
            "subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a",
            "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d",
            "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72"
        ],
        "selectors": [
            {
                "namespace": "default",
                "labels": {
                    "labelname1": "labelvalue1"
                }
            }
        ],
        "status": "CREATING",
        "tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see AWS Fargate profile - Creating a Fargate profile in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

Example 4: Create EKS Fargate Profile for a selector with multiple namespace and labels, along with IDs of subnets to launch a Pod into

The following create-fargate-profile example creates an EKS Fargate Profile for a selector with multiple namespace and labels, along with IDs of subnets to launch a Pod into.


aws eks create-fargate-profile \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --pod-execution-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
    --fargate-profile-name my-fargate-profile \
    --selectors '[{"namespace": "default1", "labels": {"labelname1": "labelvalue1", "labelname2": "labelvalue2"}}, {"namespace": "default2", "labels": {"labelname1": "labelvalue1", "labelname2": "labelvalue2"}}]' \
    --subnets '["subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a", "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d", "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72"]' \
    --tags '{"eks-fargate-profile-key-1": "value-1" , "eks-fargate-profile-key-2": "value-2"}'

Output:


{
    "fargateProfile": {
        "fargateProfileName": "my-fargate-profile",
        "fargateProfileArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:fargateprofile/my-eks-cluster/my-fargate-profile/4cc72bbf-b766-8ee6-8d29-e62748feb3cd",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "createdAt": "2024-03-19T12:15:55.271000-04:00",
        "podExecutionRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "subnets": [
            "subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a",
            "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d",
            "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72"
        ],
        "selectors": [
            {
                "namespace": "default1",
                "labels": {
                    "labelname2": "labelvalue2",
                    "labelname1": "labelvalue1"
                }
            },
            {
                "namespace": "default2",
                "labels": {
                    "labelname2": "labelvalue2",
                    "labelname1": "labelvalue1"
                }
            }
        ],
        "status": "CREATING",
        "tags": {
            "eks-fargate-profile-key-2": "value-2",
            "eks-fargate-profile-key-1": "value-1"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see AWS Fargate profile - Creating a Fargate profile in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

Example 5: Create EKS Fargate Profile with a wildcard selector for namespaces and labels, along with IDs of subnets to launch a Pod into

The following create-fargate-profile example creates an EKS Fargate Profile for a selector with multiple namespace and labels, along with IDs of subnets to launch a Pod into.


aws eks create-fargate-profile \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --pod-execution-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
    --fargate-profile-name my-fargate-profile \
    --selectors '[{"namespace": "prod*", "labels": {"labelname*?": "*value1"}}, {"namespace": "*dev*", "labels": {"labelname*?": "*value*"}}]' \
    --subnets '["subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a", "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d", "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72"]' \
    --tags '{"eks-fargate-profile-key-1": "value-1" , "eks-fargate-profile-key-2": "value-2"}'

Output:


{
    "fargateProfile": {
        "fargateProfileName": "my-fargate-profile",
        "fargateProfileArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:fargateprofile/my-eks-cluster/my-fargate-profile/e8c72bd6-5966-0bfe-b77b-1802893e5a6f",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "createdAt": "2024-03-19T13:05:20.550000-04:00",
        "podExecutionRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "subnets": [
            "subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a",
            "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d",
            "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72"
        ],
        "selectors": [
            {
                "namespace": "prod*",
                "labels": {
                    "labelname*?": "*value1"
                }
            },
            {
                "namespace": "*dev*",
                "labels": {
                    "labelname*?": "*value*"
                }
            }
        ],
        "status": "CREATING",
        "tags": {
            "eks-fargate-profile-key-2": "value-2",
            "eks-fargate-profile-key-1": "value-1"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see AWS Fargate profile - Creating a Fargate profile in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

For API details, see CreateFargateProfile in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-nodegroup.

AWS CLI

Example 1: Creates a managed node group for an Amazon EKS cluster

The following create-nodegroup example creates a managed node group for an Amazon EKS cluster.


aws eks create-nodegroup \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --nodegroup-name my-eks-nodegroup \
    --node-role arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
    --subnets "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72" "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d" "subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a" \
    --scaling-config minSize=1,maxSize=3,desiredSize=1 \
    --region us-east-2

Output:


{
    "nodegroup": {
        "nodegroupName": "my-eks-nodegroup",
        "nodegroupArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:nodegroup/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-nodegroup/bac7550f-b8b8-5fbb-4f3e-7502a931119e",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "version": "1.26",
        "releaseVersion": "1.26.12-20240329",
        "createdAt": "2024-04-04T13:19:32.260000-04:00",
        "modifiedAt": "2024-04-04T13:19:32.260000-04:00",
        "status": "CREATING",
        "capacityType": "ON_DEMAND",
        "scalingConfig": {
            "minSize": 1,
            "maxSize": 3,
            "desiredSize": 1
        },
        "instanceTypes": [
            "t3.medium"
        ],
        "subnets": [
            "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72, subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d, subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a"
        ],
        "amiType": "AL2_x86_64",
        "nodeRole": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "diskSize": 20,
        "health": {
            "issues": []
        },
        "updateConfig": {
            "maxUnavailable": 1
        },
        "tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see Creating a managed node group in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

Example 2: Creates a managed node group for an Amazon EKS cluster with custom instance-types and disk-size

The following create-nodegroup example creates a managed node group for an Amazon EKS cluster with custom instance-types and disk-size.


aws eks create-nodegroup \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --nodegroup-name my-eks-nodegroup \
    --node-role arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
    --subnets "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72" "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d" "subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a" \
    --scaling-config minSize=1,maxSize=3,desiredSize=1 \
    --capacity-type ON_DEMAND \
    --instance-types 'm5.large' \
    --disk-size 50 \
    --region us-east-2

Output:


{
    "nodegroup": {
        "nodegroupName": "my-eks-nodegroup",
        "nodegroupArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:nodegroup/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-nodegroup/c0c7551b-e4f9-73d9-992c-a450fdb82322",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "version": "1.26",
        "releaseVersion": "1.26.12-20240329",
        "createdAt": "2024-04-04T13:46:07.595000-04:00",
        "modifiedAt": "2024-04-04T13:46:07.595000-04:00",
        "status": "CREATING",
        "capacityType": "ON_DEMAND",
        "scalingConfig": {
            "minSize": 1,
            "maxSize": 3,
            "desiredSize": 1
        },
        "instanceTypes": [
            "m5.large"
        ],
        "subnets": [
            "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72",
            "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d",
            "subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a"
        ],
        "amiType": "AL2_x86_64",
        "nodeRole": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "diskSize": 50,
        "health": {
            "issues": []
        },
        "updateConfig": {
            "maxUnavailable": 1
        },
        "tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see Creating a managed node group in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

Example 3: Creates a managed node group for an Amazon EKS cluster with custom instance-types, disk-size, ami-type, capacity-type, update-config, labels, taints and tags.

The following create-nodegroup example creates a managed node group for an Amazon EKS cluster with custom instance-types, disk-size, ami-type, capacity-type, update-config, labels, taints and tags.


aws eks create-nodegroup  \
    --cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
    --nodegroup-name my-eks-nodegroup \
    --node-role arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
    --subnets "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72" "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d" "subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a" \
    --scaling-config minSize=1,maxSize=5,desiredSize=4 \
    --instance-types 't3.large' \
    --disk-size 50 \
    --ami-type AL2_x86_64 \
    --capacity-type SPOT \
    --update-config maxUnavailable=2 \
    --labels '{"my-eks-nodegroup-label-1": "value-1" , "my-eks-nodegroup-label-2": "value-2"}' \
    --taints '{"key": "taint-key-1" , "value": "taint-value-1", "effect": "NO_EXECUTE"}' \
    --tags '{"my-eks-nodegroup-key-1": "value-1" , "my-eks-nodegroup-key-2": "value-2"}'

Output:


{
    "nodegroup": {
        "nodegroupName": "my-eks-nodegroup",
        "nodegroupArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:nodegroup/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-nodegroup/88c75524-97af-0cb9-a9c5-7c0423ab5314",
        "clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
        "version": "1.26",
        "releaseVersion": "1.26.12-20240329",
        "createdAt": "2024-04-04T14:05:07.940000-04:00",
        "modifiedAt": "2024-04-04T14:05:07.940000-04:00",
        "status": "CREATING",
        "capacityType": "SPOT",
        "scalingConfig": {
            "minSize": 1,
            "maxSize": 5,
            "desiredSize": 4
        },
        "instanceTypes": [
            "t3.large"
        ],
        "subnets": [
            "subnet-0e2907431c9988b72",
            "subnet-04ad87f71c6e5ab4d",
            "subnet-09d912bb63ef21b9a"
        ],
        "amiType": "AL2_x86_64",
        "nodeRole": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
        "labels": {
            "my-eks-nodegroup-label-2": "value-2",
            "my-eks-nodegroup-label-1": "value-1"
        },
        "taints": [
            {
                "key": "taint-key-1",
                "value": "taint-value-1",
                "effect": "NO_EXECUTE"
            }
        ],
        "diskSize": 50,
        "health": {
            "issues": []
        },
        "updateConfig": {
            "maxUnavailable": 2
        },
        "tags": {
            "my-eks-nodegroup-key-1": "value-1",
            "my-eks-nodegroup-key-2": "value-2"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Creating a managed node group in the Amazon EKS User Guide.

For API details, see CreateNodegroup in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-pod-identity-association.

AWS CLI

Example 1: To create an EKS Pod Identity association in EKS cluster

The following create-pod-identity-association example creates an EKS Pod Identity association between a service account in the EKS cluster and an IAM role.


aws eks create-pod-identity-association \
    --cluster-name eks-customer \
    --namespace default \
    --service-account default \
    --role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/my-role

Output:


{
    "association": {
        "clusterName": "eks-customer",
        "namespace": "default",
        "serviceAccount": "default",
        "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/my-role",
        "associationArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-west-2:111122223333:podidentityassociation/eks-customer/a-8mvwvh57cu74mgcst",
        "associationId": "a-8mvwvh57cu74mgcst",
        "tags": {},
        "createdAt": "2025-05-24T19:40:13.961000-05:00",
        "modifiedAt": "2025-05-24T19:40:13.961000-05:00"
    }
}

For more information, see Learn how EKS Pod Identity grants pods access to AWS services in the Amazon EKS User Guide.