diff --git a/aci/backend.go b/aci/backend.go
index f2198b543..02e98a2c0 100644
--- a/aci/backend.go
+++ b/aci/backend.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/aci/login"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/compose"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/containers"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/resources"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/secrets"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/volumes"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/backend"
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ type aciAPIService struct {
 	*aciContainerService
 	*aciComposeService
 	*aciVolumeService
+	*aciResourceService
 }
 
 func (a *aciAPIService) ContainerService() containers.Service {
@@ -123,6 +125,10 @@ func (a *aciAPIService) VolumeService() volumes.Service {
 	return a.aciVolumeService
 }
 
+func (a *aciAPIService) ResourceService() resources.Service {
+	return a.aciResourceService
+}
+
 func getContainerID(group containerinstance.ContainerGroup, container containerinstance.Container) string {
 	containerID := *group.Name + composeContainerSeparator + *container.Name
 	if _, ok := group.Tags[singleContainerTag]; ok {
diff --git a/aci/resources.go b/aci/resources.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2710c3520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aci/resources.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+   Copyright 2020 Docker Compose CLI authors
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package aci
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/resources"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/context/store"
+)
+
+type aciResourceService struct {
+	aciContext store.AciContext
+}
+
+func (cs *aciResourceService) Prune(ctx context.Context, request resources.PruneRequest) ([]string, error) {
+	fmt.Println("PRUNE " + cs.aciContext.ResourceGroup)
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/api/resources/api.go b/api/resources/api.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8393206a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/resources/api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+   Copyright 2020 Docker Compose CLI authors
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package resources
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+// PruneRequest options on what to prune
+type PruneRequest struct {
+	Force bool
+}
+
+// Service interacts with the underlying container backend
+type Service interface {
+	// Prune prune resources
+	Prune(ctx context.Context, request PruneRequest) ([]string, error)
+}
diff --git a/backend/backend.go b/backend/backend.go
index f42df393f..8852151b8 100644
--- a/backend/backend.go
+++ b/backend/backend.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/compose"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/containers"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/resources"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/secrets"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/volumes"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/context/cloud"
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ var backends = struct {
 type Service interface {
 	ContainerService() containers.Service
 	ComposeService() compose.Service
+	ResourceService() resources.Service
 	SecretsService() secrets.Service
 	VolumeService() volumes.Service
 }
diff --git a/ecs/backend.go b/ecs/backend.go
index 16d1c35d3..ab5b3ddec 100644
--- a/ecs/backend.go
+++ b/ecs/backend.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/compose"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/containers"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/resources"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/secrets"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/volumes"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/backend"
@@ -103,6 +104,10 @@ func (a *ecsAPIService) VolumeService() volumes.Service {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (a *ecsAPIService) ResourceService() resources.Service {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func getCloudService() (cloud.Service, error) {
 	return ecsCloudService{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/ecs/local/backend.go b/ecs/local/backend.go
index f2a789626..934bf0b86 100644
--- a/ecs/local/backend.go
+++ b/ecs/local/backend.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/compose"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/containers"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/resources"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/secrets"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/volumes"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/backend"
@@ -70,3 +71,7 @@ func (e ecsLocalSimulation) SecretsService() secrets.Service {
 func (e ecsLocalSimulation) ComposeService() compose.Service {
 	return e
 }
+
+func (e ecsLocalSimulation) ResourceService() resources.Service {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/example/backend.go b/example/backend.go
index 9f68bdbf6..8e8f1ede7 100644
--- a/example/backend.go
+++ b/example/backend.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/compose"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/containers"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/resources"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/secrets"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/volumes"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/backend"
@@ -56,6 +57,10 @@ func (a *apiService) VolumeService() volumes.Service {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (a *apiService) ResourceService() resources.Service {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func init() {
 	backend.Register("example", "example", service, cloud.NotImplementedCloudService)
 }
@@ -68,9 +73,9 @@ type containerService struct{}
 
 func (cs *containerService) Inspect(ctx context.Context, id string) (containers.Container, error) {
 	return containers.Container{
-		ID:                     "id",
-		Image:                  "nginx",
-		Platform:               "Linux",
+		ID:       "id",
+		Image:    "nginx",
+		Platform: "Linux",
 		HostConfig: &containers.HostConfig{
 			RestartPolicy: "none",
 		},
diff --git a/local/backend.go b/local/backend.go
index c616715b6..baaf7e4fa 100644
--- a/local/backend.go
+++ b/local/backend.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/compose"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/containers"
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/resources"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/secrets"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/volumes"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/backend"
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ func (ms *local) VolumeService() volumes.Service {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (ms *local) ResourceService() resources.Service {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (ms *local) Inspect(ctx context.Context, id string) (containers.Container, error) {
 	c, err := ms.apiClient.ContainerInspect(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/server/metrics_test.go b/server/metrics_test.go
index 659634c3f..9c2752308 100644
--- a/server/metrics_test.go
+++ b/server/metrics_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/api/resources"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ func (noopService) ContainerService() containers.Service { return nil }
 func (noopService) ComposeService() compose.Service      { return nil }
 func (noopService) SecretsService() secrets.Service      { return nil }
 func (noopService) VolumeService() volumes.Service       { return nil }
+func (noopService) ResourceService() resources.Service   { return nil }
 
 type mockMetricsClient struct {
 	mock.Mock