AWS Spot Fleet Request not showing in console UI when created via CLI

Spot Fleet Requests created via CLI aren't showing up in the Console UI so it's more difficult to delete them!

When I create a Spot Fleet Request in the AWS Console UI, it shows up with its fulfilled status, and I can cancel the entire request:

However, creating a Spot Fleet via CLI returns a FleetId but does not show up in the Console UI?.

Am I missing something in the CLI configuration, or is this expected behavior?

aws ec2 create-fleet --cli-input-json '{
    "DryRun": false,
    "TerminateInstancesWithExpiration": true,
    "SpotOptions": {
        "AllocationStrategy": "priceCapacityOptimized",
        "InstanceInterruptionBehavior": "terminate",
        "SingleAvailabilityZone": false,
        "SingleInstanceType": false,
        "MinTargetCapacity": 0
    },
    "OnDemandOptions": {
        "AllocationStrategy": "lowestPrice"
    },
    "TargetCapacitySpecification": {
        "TotalTargetCapacity": 25,
        "OnDemandTargetCapacity": 0,
        "SpotTargetCapacity": 25,
        "DefaultTargetCapacityType": "spot",
        "TargetCapacityUnitType": "units"
    },
    "Type": "maintain",
    "LaunchTemplateConfigs": [
        {
            "LaunchTemplateSpecification": {
                "LaunchTemplateId": "lt-00f2b397b7aef2321",
                "Version": "$Default"
            },
            "Overrides": [
                {
                    "SubnetId": "subnet-0d6b146fb6817f874,subnet-010e87227eaaf7b8e,subnet-0b9bd6ad35c29c4e6,subnet-0580ab4857b24130a,subnet-0a5ccc9aee5dd371b,subnet-03d9381d17e2e60d6",
                    "InstanceRequirements": {
                        "ExcludedInstanceTypes": [],
                        "AllowedInstanceTypes": [
                            "c*"
                        ],
                        "VCpuCount": {
                            "Min": 2,
                            "Max": 8
                        },
                        "MemoryMiB": {
                            "Min": 4096,
                            "Max": 16384
                        },
                        "TotalLocalStorageGB": {
                            "Min": 16
                        },
                        "LocalStorageTypes": [
                            "ssd"
                        ],
                        "BurstablePerformance": "excluded"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}'

The key issue lies in how you’re creating the fleet.

You’re using the aws ec2 create-fleet command, which creates an EC2 Fleet, not a Spot Fleet Request (SFR). While both can launch Spot Instances, EC2 Fleets do not appear under the Spot Requests section in the EC2 Console. Instead, they appear under EC2 → Fleets.

If you’re specifically trying to create a Spot Fleet Request (which does appear in the console under Spot → Spot Requests), you need to use:

aws ec2 request-spot-fleet --spot-fleet-request-config file://config.json

Your current create-fleet command is working as expected, and the Fleet ID you see (fleet-555c2e1a-...) confirms it’s an EC2 Fleet — which is why it’s not visible in the UI section for Spot Fleet Requests.