page_title: Remote API v1.17 page_description: API Documentation for Docker page_keywords: API, Docker, rcli, REST, documentation # Docker Remote API v1.17 ## 1. Brief introduction - The Remote API has replaced `rcli`. - The daemon listens on `unix:///var/run/docker.sock` but you can [Bind Docker to another host/port or a Unix socket]( /articles/basics/#bind-docker-to-another-hostport-or-a-unix-socket). - The API tends to be REST, but for some complex commands, like `attach` or `pull`, the HTTP connection is hijacked to transport `STDOUT`, `STDIN` and `STDERR`. # 2. Endpoints ## 2.1 Containers ### List containers `GET /containers/json` List containers **Example request**: GET /containers/json?all=1&before=8dfafdbc3a40&size=1 HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json [ { "Id": "8dfafdbc3a40", "Image": "base:latest", "Command": "echo 1", "Created": 1367854155, "Status": "Exit 0", "Ports":[{"PrivatePort": 2222, "PublicPort": 3333, "Type": "tcp"}], "SizeRw":12288, "SizeRootFs":0 }, { "Id": "9cd87474be90", "Image": "base:latest", "Command": "echo 222222", "Created": 1367854155, "Status": "Exit 0", "Ports":[], "SizeRw":12288, "SizeRootFs":0 }, { "Id": "3176a2479c92", "Image": "base:latest", "Command": "echo 3333333333333333", "Created": 1367854154, "Status": "Exit 0", "Ports":[], "SizeRw":12288, "SizeRootFs":0 }, { "Id": "4cb07b47f9fb", "Image": "base:latest", "Command": "echo 444444444444444444444444444444444", "Created": 1367854152, "Status": "Exit 0", "Ports":[], "SizeRw":12288, "SizeRootFs":0 } ] Query Parameters: - **all** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default (i.e., this defaults to false) - **limit** – Show `limit` last created containers, include non-running ones. - **since** – Show only containers created since Id, include non-running ones. - **before** – Show only containers created before Id, include non-running ones. - **size** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Show the containers sizes - **filters** - a json encoded value of the filters (a map[string][]string) to process on the containers list. Available filters: - exited=<int> -- containers with exit code of <int> - status=(restarting|running|paused|exited) Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **400** – bad parameter - **500** – server error ### Create a container `POST /containers/create` Create a container **Example request**: POST /containers/create HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application/json { "Hostname":"", "Domainname": "", "User":"", "Memory":0, "MemorySwap":0, "CpuShares": 512, "Cpuset": "0,1", "AttachStdin":false, "AttachStdout":true, "AttachStderr":true, "Tty":false, "OpenStdin":false, "StdinOnce":false, "Env":null, "Cmd":[ "date" ], "Entrypoint": "", "Image":"base", "Volumes":{ "/tmp": {} }, "WorkingDir":"", "NetworkDisabled": false, "MacAddress":"12:34:56:78:9a:bc", "ExposedPorts":{ "22/tcp": {} }, "SecurityOpts": [""], "HostConfig": { "Binds":["/tmp:/tmp"], "Links":["redis3:redis"], "LxcConf":{"lxc.utsname":"docker"}, "PortBindings":{ "22/tcp": [{ "HostPort": "11022" }] }, "PublishAllPorts":false, "Privileged":false, "Dns": ["8.8.8.8"], "DnsSearch": [""], "VolumesFrom": ["parent", "other:ro"], "CapAdd": ["NET_ADMIN"], "CapDrop": ["MKNOD"], "RestartPolicy": { "Name": "", "MaximumRetryCount": 0 }, "NetworkMode": "bridge", "Devices": [] } } **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 201 Created Content-Type: application/json { "Id":"e90e34656806" "Warnings":[] } Json Parameters: - **Hostname** - A string value containing the desired hostname to use for the container. - **Domainname** - A string value containing the desired domain name to use for the container. - **User** - A string value containg the user to use inside the container. - **Memory** - Memory limit in bytes. - **MemorySwap**- Total memory usage (memory + swap); set `-1` to disable swap. - **CpuShares** - An integer value containing the CPU Shares for container (ie. the relative weight vs othercontainers). **CpuSet** - String value containg the cgroups Cpuset to use. - **AttachStdin** - Boolean value, attaches to stdin. - **AttachStdout** - Boolean value, attaches to stdout. - **AttachStderr** - Boolean value, attaches to stderr. - **Tty** - Boolean value, Attach standard streams to a tty, including stdin if it is not closed. - **OpenStdin** - Boolean value, opens stdin, - **StdinOnce** - Boolean value, close stdin after the 1 attached client disconnects. - **Env** - A list of environment variables in the form of `VAR=value` - **Cmd** - Command to run specified as a string or an array of strings. - **Entrypoint** - Set the entrypoint for the container a a string or an array of strings - **Image** - String value containing the image name to use for the container - **Volumes** – An object mapping mountpoint paths (strings) inside the container to empty objects. - **WorkingDir** - A string value containing the working dir for commands to run in. - **NetworkDisabled** - Boolean value, when true disables neworking for the container - **ExposedPorts** - An object mapping ports to an empty object in the form of: `"ExposedPorts": { "/: {}" }` - **SecurityOpts**: A list of string values to customize labels for MLS systems, such as SELinux. - **HostConfig** - **Binds** – A list of volume bindings for this container. Each volume binding is a string of the form `container_path` (to create a new volume for the container), `host_path:container_path` (to bind-mount a host path into the container), or `host_path:container_path:ro` (to make the bind-mount read-only inside the container). - **Links** - A list of links for the container. Each link entry should be of of the form "container_name:alias". - **LxcConf** - LXC specific configurations. These configurations will only work when using the `lxc` execution driver. - **PortBindings** - A map of exposed container ports and the host port they should map to. It should be specified in the form `{ /: [{ "HostPort": "" }] }` Take note that `port` is specified as a string and not an integer value. - **PublishAllPorts** - Allocates a random host port for all of a container's exposed ports. Specified as a boolean value. - **Privileged** - Gives the container full access to the host. Specified as a boolean value. - **Dns** - A list of dns servers for the container to use. - **DnsSearch** - A list of DNS search domains - **VolumesFrom** - A list of volumes to inherit from another container. Specified in the form `[:]` - **CapAdd** - A list of kernel capabilties to add to the container. - **Capdrop** - A list of kernel capabilties to drop from the container. - **RestartPolicy** – The behavior to apply when the container exits. The value is an object with a `Name` property of either `"always"` to always restart or `"on-failure"` to restart only when the container exit code is non-zero. If `on-failure` is used, `MaximumRetryCount` controls the number of times to retry before giving up. The default is not to restart. (optional) - **NetworkMode** - Sets the networking mode for the container. Supported values are: `bridge`, `host`, and `container:` - **Devices** - A list of devices to add to the container specified in the form `{ "PathOnHost": "/dev/deviceName", "PathInContainer": "/dev/deviceName", "CgroupPermissions": "mrw"}` Query Parameters: - **name** – Assign the specified name to the container. Must match `/?[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+`. Status Codes: - **201** – no error - **404** – no such container - **406** – impossible to attach (container not running) - **500** – server error ### Inspect a container `GET /containers/(id)/json` Return low-level information on the container `id` **Example request**: GET /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/json HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json { "Id": "4fa6e0f0c6786287e131c3852c58a2e01cc697a68231826813597e4994f1d6e2", "Created": "2013-05-07T14:51:42.041847+02:00", "Path": "date", "Args": [], "Config": { "Hostname": "4fa6e0f0c678", "User": "", "Memory": 0, "MemorySwap": 0, "AttachStdin": false, "AttachStdout": true, "AttachStderr": true, "PortSpecs": null, "Tty": false, "OpenStdin": false, "StdinOnce": false, "Env": null, "Cmd": [ "date" ], "Dns": null, "Image": "base", "Volumes": {}, "VolumesFrom": "", "WorkingDir":"" }, "State": { "Running": false, "Pid": 0, "ExitCode": 0, "StartedAt": "2013-05-07T14:51:42.087658+02:01360", "Ghost": false }, "Image": "b750fe79269d2ec9a3c593ef05b4332b1d1a02a62b4accb2c21d589ff2f5f2dc", "NetworkSettings": { "IpAddress": "", "IpPrefixLen": 0, "Gateway": "", "Bridge": "", "PortMapping": null }, "SysInitPath": "/home/kitty/go/src/github.com/docker/docker/bin/docker", "ResolvConfPath": "/etc/resolv.conf", "Volumes": {}, "ExecIDs": [ "15f211491dced6a353a2e0f37fe3f3692ee2370a4782418e9bf7052865c10fde" ], "HostConfig": { "Binds": null, "ContainerIDFile": "", "LxcConf": [], "Privileged": false, "PortBindings": { "80/tcp": [ { "HostIp": "0.0.0.0", "HostPort": "49153" } ] }, "Links": ["/name:alias"], "PublishAllPorts": false, "CapAdd: ["NET_ADMIN"], "CapDrop: ["MKNOD"] } } Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### List processes running inside a container `GET /containers/(id)/top` List processes running inside the container `id` **Example request**: GET /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/top HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json { "Titles":[ "USER", "PID", "%CPU", "%MEM", "VSZ", "RSS", "TTY", "STAT", "START", "TIME", "COMMAND" ], "Processes":[ ["root","20147","0.0","0.1","18060","1864","pts/4","S","10:06","0:00","bash"], ["root","20271","0.0","0.0","4312","352","pts/4","S+","10:07","0:00","sleep","10"] ] } Query Parameters: - **ps_args** – ps arguments to use (e.g., aux) Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Get container logs `GET /containers/(id)/logs` Get stdout and stderr logs from the container ``id`` **Example request**: GET /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/logs?stderr=1&stdout=1×tamps=1&follow=1&tail=10 HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 101 UPGRADED Content-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream Connection: Upgrade Upgrade: tcp {{ STREAM }} Query Parameters: - **follow** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, return stream. Default false - **stdout** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, show stdout log. Default false - **stderr** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, show stderr log. Default false - **timestamps** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, print timestamps for every log line. Default false - **tail** – Output specified number of lines at the end of logs: `all` or ``. Default all Status Codes: - **101** – no error, hints proxy about hijacking - **200** – no error, no upgrade header found - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Inspect changes on a container's filesystem `GET /containers/(id)/changes` Inspect changes on container `id`'s filesystem **Example request**: GET /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/changes HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json [ { "Path":"/dev", "Kind":0 }, { "Path":"/dev/kmsg", "Kind":1 }, { "Path":"/test", "Kind":1 } ] Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Export a container `GET /containers/(id)/export` Export the contents of container `id` **Example request**: GET /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/export HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/octet-stream {{ TAR STREAM }} Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Resize a container TTY `POST /containers/(id)/resize?h=&w=` Resize the TTY for container with `id`. The container must be restarted for the resize to take effect. **Example request**: POST /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/resize?h=40&w=80 HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Length: 0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **404** – No such container - **500** – Cannot resize container ### Start a container `POST /containers/(id)/start` Start the container `id` **Example request**: POST /containers/(id)/start HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application/json **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Json Parameters: Status Codes: - **204** – no error - **304** – container already started - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Stop a container `POST /containers/(id)/stop` Stop the container `id` **Example request**: POST /containers/e90e34656806/stop?t=5 HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Query Parameters: - **t** – number of seconds to wait before killing the container Status Codes: - **204** – no error - **304** – container already stopped - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Restart a container `POST /containers/(id)/restart` Restart the container `id` **Example request**: POST /containers/e90e34656806/restart?t=5 HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Query Parameters: - **t** – number of seconds to wait before killing the container Status Codes: - **204** – no error - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Kill a container `POST /containers/(id)/kill` Kill the container `id` **Example request**: POST /containers/e90e34656806/kill HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Query Parameters - **signal** - Signal to send to the container: integer or string like "SIGINT". When not set, SIGKILL is assumed and the call will waits for the container to exit. Status Codes: - **204** – no error - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Pause a container `POST /containers/(id)/pause` Pause the container `id` **Example request**: POST /containers/e90e34656806/pause HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Status Codes: - **204** – no error - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Unpause a container `POST /containers/(id)/unpause` Unpause the container `id` **Example request**: POST /containers/e90e34656806/unpause HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Status Codes: - **204** – no error - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Attach to a container `POST /containers/(id)/attach` Attach to the container `id` **Example request**: POST /containers/16253994b7c4/attach?logs=1&stream=0&stdout=1 HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 101 UPGRADED Content-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream Connection: Upgrade Upgrade: tcp {{ STREAM }} Query Parameters: - **logs** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, return logs. Default false - **stream** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, return stream. Default false - **stdin** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, if stream=true, attach to stdin. Default false - **stdout** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, if logs=true, return stdout log, if stream=true, attach to stdout. Default false - **stderr** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, if logs=true, return stderr log, if stream=true, attach to stderr. Default false Status Codes: - **101** – no error, hints proxy about hijacking - **200** – no error, no upgrade header found - **400** – bad parameter - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error **Stream details**: When using the TTY setting is enabled in [`POST /containers/create` ](/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.9/#create-a-container "POST /containers/create"), the stream is the raw data from the process PTY and client's stdin. When the TTY is disabled, then the stream is multiplexed to separate stdout and stderr. The format is a **Header** and a **Payload** (frame). **HEADER** The header will contain the information on which stream write the stream (stdout or stderr). It also contain the size of the associated frame encoded on the last 4 bytes (uint32). It is encoded on the first 8 bytes like this: header := [8]byte{STREAM_TYPE, 0, 0, 0, SIZE1, SIZE2, SIZE3, SIZE4} `STREAM_TYPE` can be: - 0: stdin (will be written on stdout) - 1: stdout - 2: stderr `SIZE1, SIZE2, SIZE3, SIZE4` are the 4 bytes of the uint32 size encoded as big endian. **PAYLOAD** The payload is the raw stream. **IMPLEMENTATION** The simplest way to implement the Attach protocol is the following: 1. Read 8 bytes 2. chose stdout or stderr depending on the first byte 3. Extract the frame size from the last 4 byets 4. Read the extracted size and output it on the correct output 5. Goto 1 ### Wait a container `POST /containers/(id)/wait` Block until container `id` stops, then returns the exit code **Example request**: POST /containers/16253994b7c4/wait HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json {"StatusCode":0} Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Remove a container `DELETE /containers/(id)` Remove the container `id` from the filesystem **Example request**: DELETE /containers/16253994b7c4?v=1 HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Query Parameters: - **v** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Remove the volumes associated to the container. Default false - **force** - 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Kill then remove the container. Default false Status Codes: - **204** – no error - **400** – bad parameter - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Copy files or folders from a container `POST /containers/(id)/copy` Copy files or folders of container `id` **Example request**: POST /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/copy HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application/json { "Resource":"test.txt" } **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/x-tar {{ TAR STREAM }} Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ## 2.2 Images ### List Images `GET /images/json` **Example request**: GET /images/json?all=0 HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json [ { "RepoTags": [ "ubuntu:12.04", "ubuntu:precise", "ubuntu:latest" ], "Id": "8dbd9e392a964056420e5d58ca5cc376ef18e2de93b5cc90e868a1bbc8318c1c", "Created": 1365714795, "Size": 131506275, "VirtualSize": 131506275 }, { "RepoTags": [ "ubuntu:12.10", "ubuntu:quantal" ], "ParentId": "27cf784147099545", "Id": "b750fe79269d2ec9a3c593ef05b4332b1d1a02a62b4accb2c21d589ff2f5f2dc", "Created": 1364102658, "Size": 24653, "VirtualSize": 180116135 } ] Query Parameters: - **all** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, default false - **filters** – a json encoded value of the filters (a map[string][]string) to process on the images list. Available filters: - dangling=true ### Create an image `POST /images/create` Create an image, either by pulling it from the registry or by importing it **Example request**: POST /images/create?fromImage=base HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json {"status":"Pulling..."} {"status":"Pulling", "progress":"1 B/ 100 B", "progressDetail":{"current":1, "total":100}} {"error":"Invalid..."} ... When using this endpoint to pull an image from the registry, the `X-Registry-Auth` header can be used to include a base64-encoded AuthConfig object. Query Parameters: - **fromImage** – name of the image to pull - **fromSrc** – source to import. The value may be a URL from which the image can be retrieved or `-` to read the image from the request body. - **repo** – repository - **tag** – tag - **registry** – the registry to pull from Request Headers: - **X-Registry-Auth** – base64-encoded AuthConfig object Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **500** – server error ### Inspect an image `GET /images/(name)/json` Return low-level information on the image `name` **Example request**: GET /images/base/json HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json { "Created":"2013-03-23T22:24:18.818426-07:00", "Container":"3d67245a8d72ecf13f33dffac9f79dcdf70f75acb84d308770391510e0c23ad0", "ContainerConfig": { "Hostname":"", "User":"", "Memory":0, "MemorySwap":0, "AttachStdin":false, "AttachStdout":false, "AttachStderr":false, "PortSpecs":null, "Tty":true, "OpenStdin":true, "StdinOnce":false, "Env":null, "Cmd": ["/bin/bash"], "Dns":null, "Image":"base", "Volumes":null, "VolumesFrom":"", "WorkingDir":"" }, "Id":"b750fe79269d2ec9a3c593ef05b4332b1d1a02a62b4accb2c21d589ff2f5f2dc", "Parent":"27cf784147099545", "Size": 6824592 } Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **404** – no such image - **500** – server error ### Get the history of an image `GET /images/(name)/history` Return the history of the image `name` **Example request**: GET /images/base/history HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json [ { "Id":"b750fe79269d", "Created":1364102658, "CreatedBy":"/bin/bash" }, { "Id":"27cf78414709", "Created":1364068391, "CreatedBy":"" } ] Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **404** – no such image - **500** – server error ### Push an image on the registry `POST /images/(name)/push` Push the image `name` on the registry **Example request**: POST /images/test/push HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json {"status":"Pushing..."} {"status":"Pushing", "progress":"1/? (n/a)", "progressDetail":{"current":1}}} {"error":"Invalid..."} ... If you wish to push an image on to a private registry, that image must already have been tagged into a repository which references that registry host name and port. This repository name should then be used in the URL. This mirrors the flow of the CLI. **Example request**: POST /images/registry.acme.com:5000/test/push HTTP/1.1 Query Parameters: - **tag** – the tag to associate with the image on the registry, optional Request Headers: - **X-Registry-Auth** – include a base64-encoded AuthConfig object. Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **404** – no such image - **500** – server error ### Tag an image into a repository `POST /images/(name)/tag` Tag the image `name` into a repository **Example request**: POST /images/test/tag?repo=myrepo&force=0&tag=v42 HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 201 OK Query Parameters: - **repo** – The repository to tag in - **force** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, default false - **tag** - The new tag name Status Codes: - **201** – no error - **400** – bad parameter - **404** – no such image - **409** – conflict - **500** – server error ### Remove an image `DELETE /images/(name)` Remove the image `name` from the filesystem **Example request**: DELETE /images/test HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-type: application/json [ {"Untagged":"3e2f21a89f"}, {"Deleted":"3e2f21a89f"}, {"Deleted":"53b4f83ac9"} ] Query Parameters: - **force** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, default false - **noprune** – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, default false Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **404** – no such image - **409** – conflict - **500** – server error ### Search images `GET /images/search` Search for an image on [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com). > **Note**: > The response keys have changed from API v1.6 to reflect the JSON > sent by the registry server to the docker daemon's request. **Example request**: GET /images/search?term=sshd HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json [ { "description": "", "is_official": false, "is_automated": false, "name": "wma55/u1210sshd", "star_count": 0 }, { "description": "", "is_official": false, "is_automated": false, "name": "jdswinbank/sshd", "star_count": 0 }, { "description": "", "is_official": false, "is_automated": false, "name": "vgauthier/sshd", "star_count": 0 } ... ] Query Parameters: - **term** – term to search Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **500** – server error ## 2.3 Misc ### Build an image from Dockerfile via stdin `POST /build` Build an image from Dockerfile via stdin **Example request**: POST /build HTTP/1.1 {{ TAR STREAM }} **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json {"stream":"Step 1..."} {"stream":"..."} {"error":"Error...", "errorDetail":{"code": 123, "message": "Error..."}} The stream must be a tar archive compressed with one of the following algorithms: identity (no compression), gzip, bzip2, xz. The archive must include a file called `Dockerfile` at its root. It may include any number of other files, which will be accessible in the build context (See the [*ADD build command*](/reference/builder/#dockerbuilder)). Query Parameters: - **t** – repository name (and optionally a tag) to be applied to the resulting image in case of success - **q** – suppress verbose build output - **nocache** – do not use the cache when building the image - **pull** - attempt to pull the image even if an older image exists locally - **rm** - remove intermediate containers after a successful build (default behavior) - **forcerm** - always remove intermediate containers (includes rm) Request Headers: - **Content-type** – should be set to `"application/tar"`. - **X-Registry-Config** – base64-encoded ConfigFile objec Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **500** – server error ### Check auth configuration `POST /auth` Get the default username and email **Example request**: POST /auth HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application/json { "username":"hannibal", "password:"xxxx", "email":"hannibal@a-team.com", "serveraddress":"https://index.docker.io/v1/" } **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **204** – no error - **500** – server error ### Display system-wide information `GET /info` Display system-wide information **Example request**: GET /info HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json { "Containers":11, "Images":16, "Driver":"btrfs", "ExecutionDriver":"native-0.1", "KernelVersion":"3.12.0-1-amd64" "NCPU":1, "MemTotal":2099236864, "Name":"prod-server-42", "ID":"7TRN:IPZB:QYBB:VPBQ:UMPP:KARE:6ZNR:XE6T:7EWV:PKF4:ZOJD:TPYS", "Debug":false, "NFd": 11, "NGoroutines":21, "NEventsListener":0, "InitPath":"/usr/bin/docker", "IndexServerAddress":["https://index.docker.io/v1/"], "MemoryLimit":true, "SwapLimit":false, "IPv4Forwarding":true, "Labels":["storage=ssd"] } Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **500** – server error ### Show the docker version information `GET /version` Show the docker version information **Example request**: GET /version HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json { "ApiVersion":"1.12", "Version":"0.2.2", "GitCommit":"5a2a5cc+CHANGES", "GoVersion":"go1.0.3" } Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **500** – server error ### Ping the docker server `GET /_ping` Ping the docker server **Example request**: GET /_ping HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: text/plain OK Status Codes: - **200** - no error - **500** - server error ### Create a new image from a container's changes `POST /commit` Create a new image from a container's changes **Example request**: POST /commit?container=44c004db4b17&comment=message&repo=myrepo HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application/json { "Hostname":"", "Domainname": "", "User":"", "Memory":0, "MemorySwap":0, "CpuShares": 512, "Cpuset": "0,1", "AttachStdin":false, "AttachStdout":true, "AttachStderr":true, "PortSpecs":null, "Tty":false, "OpenStdin":false, "StdinOnce":false, "Env":null, "Cmd":[ "date" ], "Volumes":{ "/tmp": {} }, "WorkingDir":"", "NetworkDisabled": false, "ExposedPorts":{ "22/tcp": {} } } **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 201 Created Content-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream {"Id":"596069db4bf5"} Json Parameters: - **config** - the container's configuration Query Parameters: - **container** – source container - **repo** – repository - **tag** – tag - **comment** – commit message - **author** – author (e.g., "John Hannibal Smith <[hannibal@a-team.com](mailto:hannibal%40a-team.com)>") Status Codes: - **201** – no error - **404** – no such container - **500** – server error ### Monitor Docker's events `GET /events` Get container events from docker, either in real time via streaming, or via polling (using since). Docker containers will report the following events: create, destroy, die, export, kill, oom, pause, restart, start, stop, unpause and Docker images will report: untag, delete **Example request**: GET /events?since=1374067924 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json {"status":"create","id":"dfdf82bd3881","from":"base:latest","time":1374067924} {"status":"start","id":"dfdf82bd3881","from":"base:latest","time":1374067924} {"status":"stop","id":"dfdf82bd3881","from":"base:latest","time":1374067966} {"status":"destroy","id":"dfdf82bd3881","from":"base:latest","time":1374067970} Query Parameters: - **since** – timestamp used for polling - **until** – timestamp used for polling - **filters** – a json encoded value of the filters (a map[string][]string) to process on the event list. Available filters: - event=<string> -- event to filter - image=<string> -- image to filter - container=<string> -- container to filter Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **500** – server error ### Get a tarball containing all images in a repository `GET /images/(name)/get` Get a tarball containing all images and metadata for the repository specified by `name`. If `name` is a specific name and tag (e.g. ubuntu:latest), then only that image (and its parents) are returned. If `name` is an image ID, similarly only tha image (and its parents) are returned, but with the exclusion of the 'repositories' file in the tarball, as there were no image names referenced. See the [image tarball format](#image-tarball-format) for more details. **Example request** GET /images/ubuntu/get **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/x-tar Binary data stream Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **500** – server error ### Get a tarball containing all images. `GET /images/get` Get a tarball containing all images and metadata for one or more repositories. For each value of the `names` parameter: if it is a specific name and tag (e.g. ubuntu:latest), then only that image (and its parents) are returned; if it is an image ID, similarly only that image (and its parents) are returned and there would be no names referenced in the 'repositories' file for this image ID. See the [image tarball format](#image-tarball-format) for more details. **Example request** GET /images/get?names=myname%2Fmyapp%3Alatest&names=busybox **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/x-tar Binary data stream Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **500** – server error ### Load a tarball with a set of images and tags into docker `POST /images/load` Load a set of images and tags into the docker repository. See the [image tarball format](#image-tarball-format) for more details. **Example request** POST /images/load Tarball in body **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **500** – server error ### Image tarball format An image tarball contains one directory per image layer (named using its long ID), each containing three files: 1. `VERSION`: currently `1.0` - the file format version 2. `json`: detailed layer information, similar to `docker inspect layer_id` 3. `layer.tar`: A tarfile containing the filesystem changes in this layer The `layer.tar` file will contain `aufs` style `.wh..wh.aufs` files and directories for storing attribute changes and deletions. If the tarball defines a repository, there will also be a `repositories` file at the root that contains a list of repository and tag names mapped to layer IDs. ``` {"hello-world": {"latest":"565a9d68a73f6706862bfe8409a7f659776d4d60a8d096eb4a3cbce6999cc2a1"} } ``` ### Exec Create `POST /containers/(id)/exec` Sets up an exec instance in a running container `id` **Example request**: POST /containers/e90e34656806/exec HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application/json { "AttachStdin":false, "AttachStdout":true, "AttachStderr":true, "Tty":false, "Cmd":[ "date" ], } **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 201 OK Content-Type: application/json { "Id":"f90e34656806" } Json Parameters: - **AttachStdin** - Boolean value, attaches to stdin of the exec command. - **AttachStdout** - Boolean value, attaches to stdout of the exec command. - **AttachStderr** - Boolean value, attaches to stderr of the exec command. - **Tty** - Boolean value to allocate a pseudo-TTY - **Cmd** - Command to run specified as a string or an array of strings. Status Codes: - **201** – no error - **404** – no such container ### Exec Start `POST /exec/(id)/start` Starts a previously set up exec instance `id`. If `detach` is true, this API returns after starting the `exec` command. Otherwise, this API sets up an interactive session with the `exec` command. **Example request**: POST /exec/e90e34656806/start HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: application/json { "Detach":false, "Tty":false, } **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 201 OK Content-Type: application/json {{ STREAM }} Json Parameters: - **Detach** - Detach from the exec command - **Tty** - Boolean value to allocate a pseudo-TTY Status Codes: - **201** – no error - **404** – no such exec instance **Stream details**: Similar to the stream behavior of `POST /container/(id)/attach` API ### Exec Resize `POST /exec/(id)/resize` Resizes the tty session used by the exec command `id`. This API is valid only if `tty` was specified as part of creating and starting the exec command. **Example request**: POST /exec/e90e34656806/resize HTTP/1.1 Content-Type: plain/text **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 201 OK Content-Type: plain/text Query Parameters: - **h** – height of tty session - **w** – width Status Codes: - **201** – no error - **404** – no such exec instance ### Exec Inspect `GET /exec/(id)/json` Return low-level information about the exec command `id`. **Example request**: GET /exec/11fb006128e8ceb3942e7c58d77750f24210e35f879dd204ac975c184b820b39/json HTTP/1.1 **Example response**: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: plain/text { "ID" : "11fb006128e8ceb3942e7c58d77750f24210e35f879dd204ac975c184b820b39", "Running" : false, "ExitCode" : 2, "ProcessConfig" : { "privileged" : false, "user" : "", "tty" : false, "entrypoint" : "sh", "arguments" : [ "-c", "exit 2" ] }, "OpenStdin" : false, "OpenStderr" : false, "OpenStdout" : false, "Container" : { "State" : { "Running" : true, "Paused" : false, "Restarting" : false, "OOMKilled" : false, "Pid" : 3650, "ExitCode" : 0, "Error" : "", "StartedAt" : "2014-11-17T22:26:03.717657531Z", "FinishedAt" : "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z" }, "ID" : "8f177a186b977fb451136e0fdf182abff5599a08b3c7f6ef0d36a55aaf89634c", "Created" : "2014-11-17T22:26:03.626304998Z", "Path" : "date", "Args" : [], "Config" : { "Hostname" : "8f177a186b97", "Domainname" : "", "User" : "", "Memory" : 0, "MemorySwap" : 0, "CpuShares" : 0, "Cpuset" : "", "AttachStdin" : false, "AttachStdout" : false, "AttachStderr" : false, "PortSpecs" : null, "ExposedPorts" : null, "Tty" : false, "OpenStdin" : false, "StdinOnce" : false, "Env" : [ "PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin" ], "Cmd" : [ "date" ], "Image" : "ubuntu", "Volumes" : null, "WorkingDir" : "", "Entrypoint" : null, "NetworkDisabled" : false, "MacAddress" : "", "OnBuild" : null, "SecurityOpt" : null }, "Image" : "5506de2b643be1e6febbf3b8a240760c6843244c41e12aa2f60ccbb7153d17f5", "NetworkSettings" : { "IPAddress" : "172.17.0.2", "IPPrefixLen" : 16, "MacAddress" : "02:42:ac:11:00:02", "Gateway" : "172.17.42.1", "Bridge" : "docker0", "PortMapping" : null, "Ports" : {} }, "ResolvConfPath" : "/var/lib/docker/containers/8f177a186b977fb451136e0fdf182abff5599a08b3c7f6ef0d36a55aaf89634c/resolv.conf", "HostnamePath" : "/var/lib/docker/containers/8f177a186b977fb451136e0fdf182abff5599a08b3c7f6ef0d36a55aaf89634c/hostname", "HostsPath" : "/var/lib/docker/containers/8f177a186b977fb451136e0fdf182abff5599a08b3c7f6ef0d36a55aaf89634c/hosts", "Name" : "/test", "Driver" : "aufs", "ExecDriver" : "native-0.2", "MountLabel" : "", "ProcessLabel" : "", "AppArmorProfile" : "", "RestartCount" : 0, "Volumes" : {}, "VolumesRW" : {} } } Status Codes: - **200** – no error - **404** – no such exec instance - **500** - server error # 3. Going further ## 3.1 Inside `docker run` As an example, the `docker run` command line makes the following API calls: - Create the container - If the status code is 404, it means the image doesn't exist: - Try to pull it - Then retry to create the container - Start the container - If you are not in detached mode: - Attach to the container, using logs=1 (to have stdout and stderr from the container's start) and stream=1 - If in detached mode or only stdin is attached: - Display the container's id ## 3.2 Hijacking In this version of the API, /attach, uses hijacking to transport stdin, stdout and stderr on the same socket. To hint potential proxies about connection hijacking, Docker client sends connection upgrade headers similarly to websocket. Upgrade: tcp Connection: Upgrade When Docker daemon detects the `Upgrade` header, it will switch its status code from **200 OK** to **101 UPGRADED** and resend the same headers. This might change in the future. ## 3.3 CORS Requests To enable cross origin requests to the remote api add the flag "--api-enable-cors" when running docker in daemon mode. $ docker -d -H="192.168.1.9:2375" --api-enable-cors