Open Container Initiative

aid: open-container-initiative
name: Open Container Initiative
description: >-
  The Open Container Initiative (OCI) is an open governance structure for creating open industry standards around
  container formats and runtimes, hosted under the Linux Foundation.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Cloud Native
  - Containers
  - OCI
  - Open Source
  - Standards
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/open-container-initiative/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: open-container-initiative:open-container-initiative
    name: Open Container Initiative
    description: >-
      The Open Container Initiative (OCI) is an open governance structure for creating open industry standards around
      container formats and runtimes, including the Runtime Specification, Image Specification, and Distribution
      Specification.
    humanURL: https://opencontainers.org/
    tags:
      - Containers
      - OCI
      - Standards
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://opencontainers.org/about/overview/
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://opencontainers.org/community/overview/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/open-container-initiative-openapi.yml
common:
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-container-initiative
  - type: Website
    url: https://opencontainers.org/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/opencontainers
  - type: Blog
    url: https://opencontainers.org/posts/
  - type: Community
    url: https://opencontainers.org/community/overview/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://opencontainers.org/faq/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com