# PlatformDevice
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The devices that are available on the container instance. The supported device types are GPUs and Neuron devices.

## Contents
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 ** id **   <a name="ECS-Type-PlatformDevice-id"></a>
The ID for the GPU or Neuron device on the container instance. For GPUs, the available GPU IDs can also be obtained on the container instance in the `/var/lib/ecs/gpu/nvidia_gpu_info.json` file. For Neuron devices, the ID corresponds to the device index (for example, `0` for `/dev/neuron0`).  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** type **   <a name="ECS-Type-PlatformDevice-type"></a>
The type of device that's available on the container instance. The supported values are `GPU` and `NEURON_DEVICE`.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `GPU | NEURON_DEVICE`   
Required: Yes

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ecs-2014-11-13/PlatformDevice) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ecs-2014-11-13/PlatformDevice) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ecs-2014-11-13/PlatformDevice)