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E-MapReduce:EMR Workflow Public Preview Notice

Last Updated:Mar 26, 2026

E-MapReduce (EMR) Workflow is available in public preview from June 29, 2023 through January 10, 2024. All users can participate at no charge for the workflow service itself.

To access EMR Workflow, log on to the EMR console and choose EMR Studio > Workflow in the left-side navigation pane.

Billing

EMR Workflow is free during the public preview. However, running workflows requires an associated EMR cluster. Charges apply for the Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances and the EMR service if you create or use an existing EMR cluster. For details, see Billable items.

Limitations

Constraint Limit Details
Free compute 1 compute unit (CU)
Concurrent tasks 10 Recommended maximum; running more than 10 concurrent tasks at the same time is not advised
Resource center uploads 5 GB total
Service level agreement (SLA) Not guaranteed No uptime SLA applies during the preview period; the service is not degraded
Note

For technical support, join the DingTalk group 31675206.

Get started

Complete the following steps to run your first workflow:

  1. What is EMR Workflow? — Understand the concepts and architecture.

  2. Assign a RAM role to EMR Workflow — Grant the permissions EMR Workflow needs to access your cluster and resources.

  3. Use EMR Workflow — Create a project and run your first workflow.