Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au> (github: SvenDowideit)
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page_title: Remote API v1.0 page_description: API Documentation for Docker page_keywords: API, Docker, rcli, REST, documentation
Docker Remote API v1.0
Table of Contents
- Docker Remote API v1.0
1. Brief introduction
- The Remote API is replacing rcli
- Default port in the docker daemon is 4243
- 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 HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json [ { "Id": "8dfafdbc3a40", "Image": "ubuntu:latest", "Command": "echo 1", "Created": 1367854155, "Status": "Exit 0" }, { "Id": "9cd87474be90", "Image": "ubuntu:latest", "Command": "echo 222222", "Created": 1367854155, "Status": "Exit 0" }, { "Id": "3176a2479c92", "Image": "centos:latest", "Command": "echo 3333333333333333", "Created": 1367854154, "Status": "Exit 0" }, { "Id": "4cb07b47f9fb", "Image": "fedora:latest", "Command": "echo 444444444444444444444444444444444", "Created": 1367854152, "Status": "Exit 0" } ]Query Parameters:
- all – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default
- limit – Show
limitlast 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.
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, "PortSpecs":null, "Tty":false, "OpenStdin":false, "StdinOnce":false, "Env":null, "Cmd":[ "date" ], "Dns":null, "Image":"ubuntu", "Volumes":{}, "VolumesFrom":"" }Example response:
HTTP/1.1 201 OK Content-Type: application/json { "Id":"e90e34656806" "Warnings":[] }Json Parameters:
- config – the container’s configuration
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
idExample request:
GET /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/json HTTP/1.1Example 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": "ubuntu", "Volumes": {}, "VolumesFrom": "" }, "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/dotcloud/docker/bin/docker", "ResolvConfPath": "/etc/resolv.conf", "Volumes": {} }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 filesystemExample request:
GET /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/changes HTTP/1.1Example 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
idExample request:
GET /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/export HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/octet-stream {{ STREAM }}Status Codes:
- 200 – no error
- 404 – no such container
- 500 – server error
Start a container
POST /containers/(id)/start- Start the container
idExample request:
POST /containers/e90e34656806/start HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OKStatus Codes:
- 200 – no error
- 404 – no such container
- 500 – server error
Stop a container
POST /containers/(id)/stop- Stop the container
idExample request:
POST /containers/e90e34656806/stop?t=5 HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 204 OKQuery 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
idExample request:
POST /containers/e90e34656806/restart?t=5 HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 204 OKQuery 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
idExample request:
POST /containers/e90e34656806/kill HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 204 OKStatus Codes:
- 204 – no error
- 404 – no such container
- 500 – server error
Attach to a container
POST /containers/(id)/attach- Attach to the container
idExample request:
POST /containers/16253994b7c4/attach?logs=1&stream=0&stdout=1 HTTP/1.1Example 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. 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
idstops, then returns the exit codeExample request:
POST /containers/16253994b7c4/wait HTTP/1.1Example 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
idfrom the filesystemExample request:
DELETE /containers/16253994b7c4?v=1 HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 204 OKQuery 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
2.2 Images
List Images
GET /images/(format)- List images
formatcould be json or viz (json default)Example request:
GET /images/json?all=0 HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json [ { "Repository":"ubuntu", "Tag":"precise", "Id":"b750fe79269d", "Created":1364102658 }, { "Repository":"ubuntu", "Tag":"12.04", "Id":"b750fe79269d", "Created":1364102658 } ]Example request:
GET /images/viz HTTP/1.1Example 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\nubuntu",shape=box,fillcolor="paleturquoise",style="filled,rounded"]; "e9aa60c60128" [label="e9aa60c60128\ncentos",shape=box,fillcolor="paleturquoise",style="filled,rounded"]; "9a33b36209ed" [label="9a33b36209ed\nfedora",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 default
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
it
Example request:
POST /images/create?fromImage=ubuntu HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream {{ STREAM }}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
urlin the imagenameatpathExample request:
POST /images/test/insert?path=/usr&url=myurl HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK {{ STREAM }}Status Codes:
- 200 – no error
- 500 – server error
Inspect an image
GET /images/(name)/json- Return low-level information on the image
nameExample request:
GET /images/centos/json HTTP/1.1Example 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, "PortSpecs":null, "Tty":true, "OpenStdin":true, "StdinOnce":false, "Env":null, "Cmd": ["/bin/bash"] ,"Dns":null, "Image":"centos", "Volumes":null, "VolumesFrom":"" } }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
nameExample request:
GET /images/fedora/history HTTP/1.1Example 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
nameon the registryExample request:
POST /images/test/push HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream {{ STREAM }}Query Parameters:
- registry – the registry you wan to push, optional
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
nameinto a repositoryExample request:
POST /images/test/tag?repo=myrepo&force=0 HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 201 OKQuery Parameters:
- repo – The repository to tag in
- force – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, default false
Status Codes:
- 201 – no error
- 400 – bad parameter
- 404 – no such image
- 500 – server error
Remove an image
DELETE /images/(name)- Remove the image
namefrom the filesystemExample request:
DELETE /images/test HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 204 OKStatus Codes:
- 204 – no error
- 404 – no such image
- 500 – server error
Search images
GET /images/search- Search for an image in the docker index
Example request:
GET /images/search?term=sshd HTTP/1.1Example 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 {{ STREAM }}Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK {{ STREAM }}Query Parameters:
- t – repository name to be applied to the resulting image in case of success
Status Codes:
- 200 – no error
- 500 – server error
Get default username and email
GET /auth- Get the default username and email
Example request:
GET /auth HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json { "username":"hannibal", "email":"hannibal@a-team.com" }Status Codes:
- 200 – no error
- 500 – server error
Check auth configuration and store it
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" }Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OKStatus 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/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/json { "Containers":11, "Images":16, "Debug":false, "NFd": 11, "NGoroutines":21, "MemoryLimit":true, "SwapLimit":false }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/1.1Example 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"], "PortSpecs":["22"] }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 (eg. "John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>")
Status Codes:
- 201 – no error
- 404 – no such container
- 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 exists:
- 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 first version of the API, some of the endpoints, like /attach, /pull or /push uses hijacking to transport stdin, stdout and stderr on the same socket. This might change in the future.