Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au> (github: SvenDowideit)
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- title
- Remote API v1.0
- description
- API Documentation for Docker
- keywords
- API, Docker, rcli, REST, documentation
Docker Remote API v1.0
Table of Contents
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
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 all
- 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default
- query limit
- Show
limitlast created containers, include non-running ones.- query since
- Show only containers created since Id, include non-running ones.
- query before
- Show only containers created before Id, include non-running ones.
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 400
- bad parameter
- statuscode 500
- server error
Create a container
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":[] }
- jsonparam config
- the container's configuration
- statuscode 201
- no error
- statuscode 404
- no such container
- statuscode 406
- impossible to attach (container not running)
- statuscode 500
- server error
Inspect a container
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": {} }
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 404
- no such container
- statuscode 500
- server error
Inspect changes on a container's filesystem
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 } ]
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 404
- no such container
- statuscode 500
- server error
Export a container
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 }}
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 404
- no such container
- statuscode 500
- server error
Start a container
Start the container
idExample request:
POST /containers/e90e34656806/start HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 404
- no such container
- statuscode 500
- server error
Stop a container
Stop the container
idExample request:
POST /containers/e90e34656806/stop?t=5 HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 204 OK
- query t
- number of seconds to wait before killing the container
- statuscode 204
- no error
- statuscode 404
- no such container
- statuscode 500
- server error
Restart a container
Restart the container
idExample request:
POST /containers/e90e34656806/restart?t=5 HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 204 OK
- query t
- number of seconds to wait before killing the container
- statuscode 204
- no error
- statuscode 404
- no such container
- statuscode 500
- server error
Kill a container
Kill the container
idExample request:
POST /containers/e90e34656806/kill HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 204 OK
- statuscode 204
- no error
- statuscode 404
- no such container
- statuscode 500
- server error
Attach to a container
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 logs
- 1/True/true or 0/False/false, return logs. Default false
- query stream
- 1/True/true or 0/False/false, return stream. Default false
- query stdin
- 1/True/true or 0/False/false, if stream=true, attach to stdin. Default false
- query stdout
- 1/True/true or 0/False/false, if logs=true, return stdout log, if stream=true, attach to stdout. Default false
- query stderr
- 1/True/true or 0/False/false, if logs=true, return stderr log, if stream=true, attach to stderr. Default false
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 400
- bad parameter
- statuscode 404
- no such container
- statuscode 500
- server error
Wait a container
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}
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 404
- no such container
- statuscode 500
- server error
Remove a container
Remove the container
idfrom the filesystemExample request:
DELETE /containers/16253994b7c4?v=1 HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 204 OK
- query v
- 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Remove the volumes associated to the container. Default false :statuscode 204: no error
- statuscode 400
- bad parameter :statuscode 404: no such container :statuscode 500: server error
2.2 Images
List Images
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 all
- 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 400
- bad parameter
- statuscode 500
- server error
Create an image
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 OKContent-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream
{{ STREAM }}
- query fromImage
- name of the image to pull
- query fromSrc
- source to import, - means stdin :query repo: repository
- query tag
- tag
- query registry
- the registry to pull from :statuscode 200: no error :statuscode 500: server error
Insert a file in an image
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 }}
- statuscode 200
- no error :statuscode 500: server error
Inspect an image
Return low-level information on the image
nameExample request:
GET /images/centos/json HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OKContent-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":"" } }
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 404
- no such image :statuscode 500: server error
Get the history of an image
Return the history of the image
nameExample request:
GET /images/fedora/history HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OKContent-Type: application/json
[
"Id":"b750fe79269d", "Created":1364102658, "CreatedBy":"/bin/bash"
}, { "Id":"27cf78414709", "Created":1364068391, "CreatedBy":"" } ]
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 404
- no such image
- statuscode 500
- server error
Push an image on the registry
Push the image
nameon the registryExample request:
POST /images/test/push HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OKContent-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream
{{ STREAM }}
- query registry
- the registry you wan to push, optional
- statuscode 200
- no error :statuscode 404: no such image :statuscode 500: server error
Tag an image into a repository
Tag the image
nameinto a repositoryExample request:
POST /images/test/tag?repo=myrepo&force=0 HTTP/1.1
Example response:
HTTP/1.1 201 OK
- query repo
- The repository to tag in
- query force
- 1/True/true or 0/False/false, default false
- statuscode 201
- no error
- statuscode 400
- bad parameter
- statuscode 404
- no such image :statuscode 500: server error
Remove an image
Remove the image
namefrom the filesystemExample request:
DELETE /images/test HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 204 OK
- statuscode 204
- no error :statuscode 404: no such image :statuscode 500: server error
Search images
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
Build an image from Dockerfile via stdin
Example request:
POST /build HTTP/1.1{{ STREAM }}
Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK{{ STREAM }}
- query t
- repository name to be applied to the resulting image in case of success
- statuscode 200
- no error :statuscode 500: server error
Get default username and email
Get the default username and email
Example request:
GET /auth HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OKContent-Type: application/json
{ "username":"hannibal", "email":"hannibal@a-team.com" }
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 500
- server error
Check auth configuration and store it
Get the default username and email
Example request:
POST /auth HTTP/1.1Content-Type: application/json
{ "username":"hannibal", "password:"xxxx", "email":"hannibal@a-team.com" }
Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 204
- no error
- statuscode 500
- server error
Display system-wide information
Display system-wide information
Example request:
GET /info HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OKContent-Type: application/json
{ "Containers":11, "Images":16, "Debug":false, "NFd": 11, "NGoroutines":21, "MemoryLimit":true, "SwapLimit":false }
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 500
- server error
Show the docker version information
Show the docker version information
Example request:
GET /version HTTP/1.1Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OKContent-Type: application/json
{ "Version":"0.2.2", "GitCommit":"5a2a5cc+CHANGES", "GoVersion":"go1.0.3" }
- statuscode 200
- no error
- statuscode 500
- server error
Create a new image from a container's changes
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 container
- source container
- query repo
- repository
- query tag
- tag
- query m
- commit message
- query author
- author (eg. "John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>")
- statuscode 201
- no error
- statuscode 404
- no such container
- statuscode 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.