Containerd

Containerd gRPC API

Core gRPC API for managing the full container lifecycle including containers, images, content, snapshots, namespaces, tasks, leases, events, and plugins. Provides low-level access to all containerd functionality through Protocol Buffers service definitions.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://containerd.io/docs/

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/containerd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/containerd-config-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/containerd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/containerd-oci-runtime-spec-schema.json

Other Resources

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Reference
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/tree/main/api
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/containerd/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: containerd:containerd-grpc-api
name: Containerd gRPC API
description: Core gRPC API for managing the full container lifecycle including containers, images, content,
  snapshots, namespaces, tasks, leases, events, and plugins. Provides low-level access to all containerd
  functionality through Protocol Buffers service definitions.
humanURL: https://github.com/containerd/containerd/tree/main/api
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://containerd.io/docs/
- type: Reference
  url: https://github.com/containerd/containerd/tree/main/api
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/containerd-config-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/containerd-oci-runtime-spec-schema.json
tags:
- Container Runtime
- gRPC
- Lifecycle Management