Open Container Initiative Manifests API

The Manifests API from Open Container Initiative — 1 operation(s) for manifests.

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open-container-initiative-manifests-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: OCI Distribution Specification Blobs Manifests API
  description: The Open Container Initiative Distribution Specification standardizes the HTTP API for distributing container images and other content. Registries that implement this specification expose endpoints for managing blobs, manifests, tags, and referrers under the /v2/ namespace.
  version: 1.1.0
  contact:
    name: Open Container Initiative
    url: https://opencontainers.org/
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://{registry}
  description: An OCI-compliant container registry
  variables:
    registry:
      default: registry.example.com
      description: The hostname of the registry
tags:
- name: Manifests
paths:
  /v2/{name}/manifests/{reference}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Name'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Reference'
    get:
      summary: Retrieve a manifest
      operationId: getManifest
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Manifest returned.
        '404':
          description: Manifest not found.
      tags:
      - Manifests
    head:
      summary: Check whether a manifest exists
      operationId: headManifest
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Manifest exists.
        '404':
          description: Manifest not found.
      tags:
      - Manifests
    put:
      summary: Push a manifest
      description: Upload or replace a manifest at the given reference (tag or digest).
      operationId: putManifest
      parameters:
      - name: tag
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: Optional tags to assign when pushing by digest.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Manifest stored.
      tags:
      - Manifests
    delete:
      summary: Delete a manifest
      operationId: deleteManifest
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Manifest deleted.
      tags:
      - Manifests
components:
  parameters:
    Reference:
      name: reference
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: A tag or digest identifying a manifest.
    Name:
      name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The repository name (may contain slashes).