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Docker Remote API v1.6

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.
  • 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

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":"",
         "User":"",
         "Memory":0,
         "MemorySwap":0,
         "AttachStdin":false,
         "AttachStdout":true,
         "AttachStderr":true,
         "ExposedPorts":{},
         "Tty":false,
         "OpenStdin":false,
         "StdinOnce":false,
         "Env":null,
         "Cmd":[
                 "date"
         ],
         "Dns":null,
         "Image":"base",
         "Volumes":{},
         "VolumesFrom":"",
         "WorkingDir":""
    }

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 201 Created
    Content-Type: application/json

    {
         "Id":"e90e34656806"
         "Warnings":[]
    }

Json Parameters:

  • config the container's configuration

Query Parameters:

 
  • name container name to use

Status Codes:

  • 201 no error

  • 404 no such container

  • 406 impossible to attach (container not running)

  • 500 server error

    More Complex Example request, in 2 steps. First, use create to expose a Private Port, which can be bound back to a Public Port a startup:

    POST /containers/create HTTP/1.1
    Content-Type: application/json
    
    {
         "Cmd":[
                 "/usr/sbin/sshd","-D"
         ],
         "Image":"image-with-sshd",
         "ExposedPorts":{"22/tcp":{}}
         }
    

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 201 OK
    Content-Type: application/json

    {
         "Id":"e90e34656806"
         "Warnings":[]
    }

**Second, start (using the ID returned above) the image we just
created, mapping the ssh port 22 to something on the host**:

    POST /containers/e90e34656806/start HTTP/1.1
    Content-Type: application/json

    {
         "PortBindings": { "22/tcp": [{ "HostPort": "11022" }]}
         }

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
    Content-Length: 0

**Now you can ssh into your new container on port 11022.**

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,
                         "ExposedPorts": {},
                         "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": {}
    }

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

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

Start a container

POST /containers/(id)/start

Start the container id

Example request:

    POST /containers/(id)/start HTTP/1.1
    Content-Type: application/json

    {
         "Binds":["/tmp:/tmp"],
         "LxcConf":[{"Key":"lxc.utsname","Value":"docker"}],
         "ContainerIDFile": "",
         "Privileged": false,
         "PortBindings": {"22/tcp": [{HostIp:"", HostPort:""}]},
         "Links": [],
         "PublishAllPorts": false
    }

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
    Content-Type: text/plain

Json Parameters:

 
  • hostConfig the container's host configuration (optional)

Status Codes:

  • 204 no error
  • 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 OK

Query Parameters:

  • t number of seconds to wait before killing the container

Status Codes:

  • 204 no error
  • 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). When no 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

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/1.1 200 OK
    Content-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream

    {{ STREAM }}

Query Parameters:

  • logs 1/True/true or 0/False/false, return logs. Defaul 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:

  • 200 no error

  • 400 bad parameter

  • 404 no such container

  • 500 server error

    Stream details:

    When using the TTY setting is enabled in 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 bytes
    4. Read the extracted size and output it on the correct output
    5. Goto 1)

Attach to a container (websocket)

GET /containers/(id)/attach/ws

Attach to the container id via websocket

Implements websocket protocol handshake according to RFC 6455

Example request

    GET /containers/e90e34656806/attach/ws?logs=0&stream=1&stdin=1&stdout=1&stderr=1 HTTP/1.1

Example response

    {{ 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:

  • 200 no error
  • 400 bad parameter
  • 404 no such container
  • 500 server error

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

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/octet-stream

    {{ TAR STREAM }}

Status Codes:

  • 200 no error
  • 404 no such container
  • 500 server error

2.2 Images

List Images

GET /images/(format)

List images format could be json or viz (json default)

Example request:

    GET /images/json?all=0 HTTP/1.1

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    Content-Type: application/json

    [
         {
                 "Repository":"base",
                 "Tag":"ubuntu-12.10",
                 "Id":"b750fe79269d",
                 "Created":1364102658,
                 "Size":24653,
                 "VirtualSize":180116135
         },
         {
                 "Repository":"base",
                 "Tag":"ubuntu-quantal",
                 "Id":"b750fe79269d",
                 "Created":1364102658,
                 "Size":24653,
                 "VirtualSize":180116135
         }
    ]

Example request:

    GET /images/viz HTTP/1.1

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    Content-Type: text/plain

    digraph docker {
    "d82cbacda43a" -> "074be284591f"
    "1496068ca813" -> "08306dc45919"
    "08306dc45919" -> "0e7893146ac2"
    "b750fe79269d" -> "1496068ca813"
    base -> "27cf78414709" [style=invis]
    "f71189fff3de" -> "9a33b36209ed"
    "27cf78414709" -> "b750fe79269d"
    "0e7893146ac2" -> "d6434d954665"
    "d6434d954665" -> "d82cbacda43a"
    base -> "e9aa60c60128" [style=invis]
    "074be284591f" -> "f71189fff3de"
    "b750fe79269d" [label="b750fe79269d\nbase",shape=box,fillcolor="paleturquoise",style="filled,rounded"];
    "e9aa60c60128" [label="e9aa60c60128\nbase2",shape=box,fillcolor="paleturquoise",style="filled,rounded"];
    "9a33b36209ed" [label="9a33b36209ed\ntest",shape=box,fillcolor="paleturquoise",style="filled,rounded"];
    base [style=invisible]
    }

Query Parameters:

  • all 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by defaul

Status Codes:

  • 200 no error
  • 400 bad parameter
  • 500 server error

Create an image

POST /images/create

Create an image, either by pull it from the registry or by importing i

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/? (n/a)"}
    {"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, - means stdin
  • repo repository
  • tag tag
  • registry the registry to pull from

Status Codes:

  • 200 no error
  • 500 server error

Insert a file in an image

POST /images/(name)/insert

Insert a file from url in the image name at path

Example request:

    POST /images/test/insert?path=/usr&url=myurl HTTP/1.1

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    Content-Type: application/json

    {"status":"Inserting..."}
    {"status":"Inserting", "progress":"1/? (n/a)"}
    {"error":"Invalid..."}
    ...

Query Parameters:

  • url The url from where the file is taken
  • path The path where the file is stored

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

    {
         "id":"b750fe79269d2ec9a3c593ef05b4332b1d1a02a62b4accb2c21d589ff2f5f2dc",
         "parent":"27cf784147099545",
         "created":"2013-03-23T22:24:18.818426-07:00",
         "container":"3d67245a8d72ecf13f33dffac9f79dcdf70f75acb84d308770391510e0c23ad0",
         "container_config":
                 {
                         "Hostname":"",
                         "User":"",
                         "Memory":0,
                         "MemorySwap":0,
                         "AttachStdin":false,
                         "AttachStdout":false,
                         "AttachStderr":false,
                         "ExposedPorts":{},
                         "Tty":true,
                         "OpenStdin":true,
                         "StdinOnce":false,
                         "Env":null,
                         "Cmd": ["/bin/bash"],
                         "Dns":null,
                         "Image":"base",
                         "Volumes":null,
                         "VolumesFrom":"",
                         "WorkingDir":""
                 },
         "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)"}
{"error":"Invalid..."} ...

> The `X-Registry-Auth` header can be used to
> include a base64-encoded AuthConfig object.

Status Codes:

  • 200 no error :statuscode 404: no such image :statuscode 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"}
    ]

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

Example request:

    GET /images/search?term=sshd HTTP/1.1

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    Content-Type: application/json

    [
         {
                 "Name":"cespare/sshd",
                 "Description":""
         },
         {
                 "Name":"johnfuller/sshd",
                 "Description":""
         },
         {
                 "Name":"dhrp/mongodb-sshd",
                 "Description":""
         }
    ]

    :query term: term to search
    :statuscode 200: no error
    :statuscode 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

    {{ STREAM }}

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. I
may include any number of other files, which will be accessible in
the build context (See the ADD build command).

The Content-type header should be set to "application/tar".

Query Parameters:

  • t repository name (and optionally a tag) to be applied to the resulting image in case of success
  • remote build source URI (git or HTTPS/HTTP)
  • q suppress verbose build output
  • nocache do not use the cache when building the image

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
    Content-Type: text/plain

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,
         "Debug":false,
         "NFd": 11,
         "NGoroutines":21,
         "MemoryLimit":true,
         "SwapLimit":false,
         "IPv4Forwarding":true
    }

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

    {
         "Version":"0.2.2",
         "GitCommit":"5a2a5cc+CHANGES",
         "GoVersion":"go1.0.3"
    }

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&m=message&repo=myrepo HTTP/1.1
    Content-Type: application/json

    {
        "Cmd": ["cat", "/world"],
        "ExposedPorts":{"22/tcp":{}}
    }

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 201 OK
        Content-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream

    {"Id": "596069db4bf5"}

Query Parameters:

  • container source container
  • repo repository
  • tag tag
  • m commit message
  • author author (e.g., "John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>")

Status Codes:

  • 201 no error
  • 404 no such container
  • 500 server error

Monitor Docker's events

GET /events

Get 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, 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

Status Codes:

  • 200 no error
  • 500 server error

3. Going further

3.1 Inside docker run

Here are the steps of docker run :

  • 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. 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