# Resolve Amazon ECS stopped task errors
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When your task fails to start, you see an error message in the console and in the `describe-tasks` output parameters (`stoppedReason` and `stopCode`).

You can view stopped tasks in the console for one hour. In order to see stopped tasks, you must change the filter option. For more information, see [Viewing Amazon ECS stopped task errors](stopped-task-errors.md).

The following pages provide information about stopped tasks.
+ Learn about changes to stopped task error messages.

  [Amazon ECS stopped task error messages updates](stopped-tasks-error-messages-updates.md)
+ View your stopped tasks so you can get information about the cause.

  [Viewing Amazon ECS stopped task errors](stopped-task-errors.md)
+ Learn about the stopped tasks error messages and possible reasons for the errors.

  [Amazon ECS stopped tasks error messages](stopped-task-error-codes.md)
+ Learn how to verify stopped task connectivity and fix the errors.

  [Verifying Amazon ECS stopped task connectivity](verify-connectivity.md)