Docker

Docker Service API

Services are the definitions of tasks to run on a swarm. Swarm mode must be enabled for these endpoints to work.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 6

GET /services List services #
POST /services/create Create a service #
GET /services/{id} Inspect a service #
DELETE /services/{id} Delete a service #
POST /services/{id}/update Update a service #
GET /services/{id}/logs Get service logs #

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-service-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

docker-service-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Docker Engine Service 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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