# Submit an AWS Batch array job
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After you registered your job definition, you can submit an AWS Batch array job that uses your new container image.

**To submit an AWS Batch array job**

1. Create a file named `print-color-job.json` in your workspace directory and paste the following into it.
**Note**  
This example uses the job queue mentioned in the [Prerequisites](array-tutorial-prereqs.md) section.

   ```
   {
     "jobName": "print-color",
     "jobQueue": "existing-job-queue",
     "arrayProperties": {
       "size": 7
     },
     "jobDefinition": "print-color"
   }
   ```

1. Submit the job to your AWS Batch job queue. Note the job ID that's returned in the output.

   ```
   $ aws batch submit-job --cli-input-json file://print-color-job.json
   ```

1. Describe the job's status and wait for the job to move to `SUCCEEDED`.