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Docker is a platform for developers and sysadmins to build, share, and run applications in containers, packaging code and dependencies together for consistent deployment across environments.

Docker publishes 15 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Config API, Container API, Distribution API, and 12 more. Tagged areas include Cloud, Containers, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Microservices.

Docker’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, changelog, CLI, and 36 more developer resources.

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45.2/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 42/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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15 APIs 2 MCP Servers
CloudContainersDevOpsInfrastructureMicroservices

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Composite quality — 45.2/100 · developing
Contract Quality 8.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 8.9 / 13
Governance 1.4 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 42/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 3 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 15

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Docker Config API

Configs are application configurations that can be used by services. Swarm mode must be enabled for these endpoints to work.

Docker Container API

Create and manage containers.

Docker Distribution API

The Distribution API from Docker — 1 operation(s) for distribution.

Docker Exec API

Run new commands inside running containers. Refer to the [command-line reference](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/exec/) for more information. To exec a com...

Docker Image API

The Image API from Docker — 15 operation(s) for image.

Docker Network API

Networks are user-defined networks that containers can be attached to. See the [networking documentation](https://docs.docker.com/network/) for more information.

Docker Node API

Nodes are instances of the Engine participating in a swarm. Swarm mode must be enabled for these endpoints to work.

Docker Plugin API

The Plugin API from Docker — 11 operation(s) for plugin.

Docker Secret API

Secrets are sensitive data that can be used by services. Swarm mode must be enabled for these endpoints to work.

Docker Service API

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

Docker Session API

The Session API from Docker — 1 operation(s) for session.

Docker Swarm API

Engines can be clustered together in a swarm. Refer to the [swarm mode documentation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/) for more information.

Docker System API

The System API from Docker — 6 operation(s) for system.

Docker Task API

A task is a container running on a swarm. It is the atomic scheduling unit of swarm. Swarm mode must be enabled for these endpoints to work.

Docker Volume API

Create and manage persistent storage that can be attached to containers.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Docker Engine API

OPEN COLLECTION

Arazzo Workflows 13

Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.

Docker Build, Tag, and Push an Image

Check registry credentials, build an image from a build context, tag it for a registry, and push it.

ARAZZO

Docker Snapshot a Running Container as an Image

Pause a running container, commit its filesystem to a new image, unpause it, and tag the snapshot for a registry.

ARAZZO

Docker Deploy a Replicated Swarm Service with a Secret

Confirm the node is in a swarm, create a secret, deploy a replicated service that mounts it, and watch the tasks converge.

ARAZZO

Docker Run a Command Inside a Running Container

Confirm a container is running, create an exec instance, start it, and read back the command exit code.

ARAZZO

Docker Review Privileges and Install a Plugin

Read the privileges a plugin demands, install it with those privileges acknowledged, enable it, and confirm it is running.

ARAZZO

Docker Create a Network and Attach a Container

Create a user-defined bridge network, create a container, connect it with an alias, start it, and verify the attachment.

ARAZZO

Docker Create a Volume and Mount It Into a Container

Create a named volume, create a container that binds it to a mount path, start the container, and confirm the volume is in use.

ARAZZO

Docker Reclaim Disk Space on a Host

Measure disk usage, prune stopped containers, dangling images, unused volumes and networks, and the build cache, then measure again.

ARAZZO

Docker Roll a Swarm Service Onto a New Image

Read a service's current version, update it to a new image, watch the tasks reconverge, and tail the service logs.

ARAZZO

Docker Pull an Image and Run a Container

Pull an image from a registry, create a container from it, start it, and read back its running state.

ARAZZO

Docker Search, Pull, and Vet an Image

Search the registry for an official image, pull it, then inspect its metadata and layer history before use.

ARAZZO

Docker Stop and Remove a Container

Find a container by name, stop it gracefully, wait for it to exit, and remove it with its anonymous volumes.

ARAZZO

Docker Troubleshoot a Failing Container

Gather the full diagnostic picture for a container — state, logs, processes, resource stats, and filesystem drift.

ARAZZO

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MCP Servers 2

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Docker MCP (artifact)

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Docker Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Docker Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Docker Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Docker Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Docker Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Docker Agentic Access

107 operations · 62 acting · 4 human-in-the-loop

107 operations · 62 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup
Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 6

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 MCPServer
MCPServer
 LlmsText
LlmsText
 WellKnown
WellKnown
 MCPServer
MCPServer
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 18

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance
Conformance
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Conventions
Conventions
 DataModel
DataModel
 Arazzo
Arazzo
 Arazzo
Arazzo
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Arazzo
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Arazzo
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Arazzo
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Arazzo
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Arazzo
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Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Packages
Packages
 CLI
CLI

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 SecurityTxt
SecurityTxt

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 4

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog
 Twitter
Twitter

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay
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Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: docker
name: Docker
description: Docker is a platform for developers and sysadmins to build, share, and run applications in containers, packaging
  code and dependencies together for consistent deployment across environments.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://www.docker.com/sites/default/files/d8/2019-07/docker-logo-blue.png
access: 3rd-Party
tags:
- Cloud
- Containers
- DevOps
- Infrastructure
- Microservices
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/docker/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-06-05'
modified: '2026-06-20'
position: Consumer
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: docker:docker-config-api
  name: Docker Config API
  description: 'Configs are application configurations that can be used by services. Swarm

    mode must be enabled for these endpoints to work.'
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Config
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-config-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-container-api
  name: Docker Container API
  description: Create and manage containers.
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Container
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-container-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-distribution-api
  name: Docker Distribution API
  description: The Distribution API from Docker — 1 operation(s) for distribution.
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Distribution
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-distribution-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-exec-api
  name: Docker Exec API
  description: 'Run new commands inside running containers. Refer to the

    [command-line reference](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/exec/)

    for more information.


    To exec a command in a container, you first need to create an exec instance,

    then start it. These two API endpoints are wrapped up in a single command-line

    command, `docker exec`.'
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Exec
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-exec-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-image-api
  name: Docker Image API
  description: The Image API from Docker — 15 operation(s) for image.
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Image
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-image-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-network-api
  name: Docker Network API
  description: 'Networks are user-defined networks that containers can be attached to.

    See the [networking documentation](https://docs.docker.com/network/)

    for more information.'
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Network
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-network-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-node-api
  name: Docker Node API
  description: 'Nodes are instances of the Engine participating in a swarm. Swarm mode

    must be enabled for these endpoints to work.'
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Node
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-node-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-plugin-api
  name: Docker Plugin API
  description: The Plugin API from Docker — 11 operation(s) for plugin.
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Plugin
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-plugin-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-secret-api
  name: Docker Secret API
  description: 'Secrets are sensitive data that can be used by services. Swarm mode must

    be enabled for these endpoints to work.'
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Secret
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-secret-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-service-api
  name: Docker Service API
  description: 'Services are the definitions of tasks to run on a swarm. Swarm mode must

    be enabled for these endpoints to work.'
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Service
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-service-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-session-api
  name: Docker Session API
  description: The Session API from Docker — 1 operation(s) for session.
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Session
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-session-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-swarm-api
  name: Docker Swarm API
  description: 'Engines can be clustered together in a swarm. Refer to the

    [swarm mode documentation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/)

    for more information.'
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Swarm
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-swarm-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-system-api
  name: Docker System API
  description: The System API from Docker — 6 operation(s) for system.
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - System
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-system-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-task-api
  name: Docker Task API
  description: 'A task is a container running on a swarm. It is the atomic scheduling unit

    of swarm. Swarm mode must be enabled for these endpoints to work.'
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Task
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-task-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
- aid: docker:docker-volume-api
  name: Docker Volume API
  description: Create and manage persistent storage that can be attached to containers.
  humanURL: https://www.docker.com/
  tags:
  - Volume
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/docker-volume-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.docker.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/docker-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/docker-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/docker-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/docker
- type: Website
  url: https://www.docker.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.docker.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.docker.com/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/docker
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.docker.com/pricing/
- type: Signup
  url: https://hub.docker.com/signup
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://www.dockerstatus.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-terms-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.docker.com/legal/privacy
- type: Twitter
  url: https://twitter.com/docker
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.docker.com/partners/
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/docker/mcp-gateway
  type: MCPServer
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.docker.com/llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/docker-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/docker-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/docker-security.txt
- name: Docker MCP (artifact)
  type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/docker-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/docker-llms.txt
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/docker-openapi-overlay.yaml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/docker-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/docker-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/docker-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/docker-conventions.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/docker-changelog.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/docker-cli.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/docker-data-model.yml
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-run-container-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Pull an Image and Run a Container
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-stop-and-remove-container-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Stop and Remove a Container
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-build-and-push-image-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Build, Tag, and Push an Image
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-exec-command-in-container-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Run a Command Inside a Running Container
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-troubleshoot-container-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Troubleshoot a Failing Container
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-search-and-pull-image-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Search, Pull, and Vet an Image
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-provision-network-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Create a Network and Attach a Container
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-provision-volume-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Create a Volume and Mount It Into a Container
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-deploy-swarm-service-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Deploy a Replicated Swarm Service with a Secret
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-rolling-update-service-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Roll a Swarm Service Onto a New Image
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-reclaim-disk-space-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Reclaim Disk Space on a Host
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-commit-container-to-image-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Snapshot a Running Container as an Image
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/docker-install-plugin-workflow.yml
  name: Docker Review Privileges and Install a Plugin
integrations:
- name: Become a Docker Verified Publisher
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: Docker, Inc.
  email: info@docker.com
  url: https://www.docker.com