Docker

Docker Container API

Create and manage containers.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 25

GET /containers/json List containers #
POST /containers/create Create a container #
GET /containers/{id}/json Inspect a container #
GET /containers/{id}/top List processes running inside a container #
GET /containers/{id}/logs Get container logs #
GET /containers/{id}/changes Get changes on a container’s filesystem #
GET /containers/{id}/export Export a container #
GET /containers/{id}/stats Get container stats based on resource usage #
POST /containers/{id}/resize Resize a container TTY #
POST /containers/{id}/start Start a container #
POST /containers/{id}/stop Stop a container #
POST /containers/{id}/restart Restart a container #
POST /containers/{id}/kill Kill a container #
POST /containers/{id}/update Update a container #
POST /containers/{id}/rename Rename a container #
POST /containers/{id}/pause Pause a container #
POST /containers/{id}/unpause Unpause a container #
POST /containers/{id}/attach Attach to a container #
GET /containers/{id}/attach/ws Attach to a container via a websocket #
POST /containers/{id}/wait Wait for a container #
DELETE /containers/{id} Remove a container #
HEAD /containers/{id}/archive Get information about files in a container #
GET /containers/{id}/archive Get an archive of a filesystem resource in a container #
PUT /containers/{id}/archive Extract an archive of files or folders to a directory in a container #
POST /containers/prune Delete stopped containers #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.docker.com/
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GettingStarted
https://docs.docker.com/get-started/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/docker/refs/heads/main/openapi/docker-container-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

docker-container-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Docker Engine Container API
  version: '1.54'
  x-logo:
    url: https://docs.docker.com/assets/images/logo-docker-main.png
  description: The Engine API is an HTTP API served by Docker Engine.
servers:
- url: /v1.54
tags:


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