:title: Remote API
:description: API Documentation for Docker
:keywords: API, Docker, rcli, REST, documentation

=================
Docker Remote API
=================

.. contents:: Table of Contents

1. Brief introduction
=====================

- The Remote API is replacing rcli
- Default port in the docker deamon is 4243 
- The API tends to be REST, but for some complex commands, like attach or pull, the HTTP connection is hijacked to transport stdout stdin and stderr

2. Version
==========

The current verson of the API is 1.1
Calling /images/<name>/insert is the same as calling /v1.1/images/<name>/insert
You can still call an old version of the api using /v1.0/images/<name>/insert

3. Endpoints
============

3.1 Containers
--------------

List containers
***************

.. http:get:: /containers/json

	List containers

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   GET /containers/json?all=1&before=8dfafdbc3a40 HTTP/1.1
	   
	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json
	   
	   [
		{
			"Id": "8dfafdbc3a40",
			"Image": "base:latest",
			"Command": "echo 1",
			"Created": 1367854155,
			"Status": "Exit 0"
		},
		{
			"Id": "9cd87474be90",
			"Image": "base:latest",
			"Command": "echo 222222",
			"Created": 1367854155,
			"Status": "Exit 0"
		},
		{
			"Id": "3176a2479c92",
			"Image": "base:latest",
			"Command": "echo 3333333333333333",
			"Created": 1367854154,
			"Status": "Exit 0"
		},
		{
			"Id": "4cb07b47f9fb",
			"Image": "base:latest",
			"Command": "echo 444444444444444444444444444444444",
			"Created": 1367854152,
			"Status": "Exit 0"
		}
	   ]
 
	:query all: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default
	:query limit: Show ``limit`` last created containers, include non-running ones.
	:query since: Show only containers created since Id, include non-running ones.
	:query before: Show only containers created before Id, include non-running ones.
	:statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 400: bad parameter
	:statuscode 500: server error


Create a container
******************

.. http:post:: /containers/create

	Create a container

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   POST /containers/create HTTP/1.1
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   {
		"Hostname":"",
		"User":"",
		"Memory":0,
		"MemorySwap":0,
		"AttachStdin":false,
		"AttachStdout":true,
		"AttachStderr":true,
		"PortSpecs":null,
		"Tty":false,
		"OpenStdin":false,
		"StdinOnce":false,
		"Env":null,
		"Cmd":[
			"date"
		],
		"Dns":null,
		"Image":"base",
		"Volumes":{},
		"VolumesFrom":""
	   }
	   
	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 201 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   {
		"Id":"e90e34656806"
		"Warnings":[]
	   }
	
	:jsonparam config: the container's configuration
	:statuscode 201: no error
	:statuscode 404: no such container
	:statuscode 406: impossible to attach (container not running)
	:statuscode 500: server error


Inspect a container
*******************

.. http:get:: /containers/(id)/json

	Return low-level information on the container ``id``

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   GET /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/json HTTP/1.1
	   
	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   {
			"Id": "4fa6e0f0c6786287e131c3852c58a2e01cc697a68231826813597e4994f1d6e2",
			"Created": "2013-05-07T14:51:42.041847+02:00",
			"Path": "date",
			"Args": [],
			"Config": {
				"Hostname": "4fa6e0f0c678",
				"User": "",
				"Memory": 0,
				"MemorySwap": 0,
				"AttachStdin": false,
				"AttachStdout": true,
				"AttachStderr": true,
				"PortSpecs": null,
				"Tty": false,
				"OpenStdin": false,
				"StdinOnce": false,
				"Env": null,
				"Cmd": [
					"date"
				],
				"Dns": null,
				"Image": "base",
				"Volumes": {},
				"VolumesFrom": ""
			},
			"State": {
				"Running": false,
				"Pid": 0,
				"ExitCode": 0,
				"StartedAt": "2013-05-07T14:51:42.087658+02:01360",
				"Ghost": false
			},
			"Image": "b750fe79269d2ec9a3c593ef05b4332b1d1a02a62b4accb2c21d589ff2f5f2dc",
			"NetworkSettings": {
				"IpAddress": "",
				"IpPrefixLen": 0,
				"Gateway": "",
				"Bridge": "",
				"PortMapping": null
			},
			"SysInitPath": "/home/kitty/go/src/github.com/dotcloud/docker/bin/docker",
			"ResolvConfPath": "/etc/resolv.conf",
			"Volumes": {}
	   }

	:statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 404: no such container
	:statuscode 500: server error


Inspect changes on a container's filesystem
*******************************************

.. http:get:: /containers/(id)/changes

	Inspect changes on container ``id`` 's filesystem

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   GET /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/changes HTTP/1.1

	   
	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json
	   
	   [
		{
			"Path":"/dev",
			"Kind":0
		},
		{
			"Path":"/dev/kmsg",
			"Kind":1
		},
		{
			"Path":"/test",
			"Kind":1
		}
	   ]

	:statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 404: no such container
	:statuscode 500: server error


Export a container
******************

.. http:get:: /containers/(id)/export

	Export the contents of container ``id``

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   GET /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/export HTTP/1.1

	   
	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/octet-stream
	   
	   {{ STREAM }}

	:statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 404: no such container
	:statuscode 500: server error


Start a container
*****************

.. http:post:: /containers/(id)/start

	Start the container ``id``

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   POST /containers/e90e34656806/start HTTP/1.1
	   
	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   	
	:statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 404: no such container
	:statuscode 500: server error


Stop a contaier
***************

.. http:post:: /containers/(id)/stop

	Stop the container ``id``

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   POST /containers/e90e34656806/stop?t=5 HTTP/1.1
	   
	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 204 OK
	   	
	:query t: number of seconds to wait before killing the container
	:statuscode 204: no error
	:statuscode 404: no such container
	:statuscode 500: server error


Restart a container
*******************

.. http:post:: /containers/(id)/restart

	Restart the container ``id``

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   POST /containers/e90e34656806/restart?t=5 HTTP/1.1
	   
	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 204 OK
	   	
	:query t: number of seconds to wait before killing the container
	:statuscode 204: no error
	:statuscode 404: no such container
	:statuscode 500: server error


Kill a container
****************

.. http:post:: /containers/(id)/kill

	Kill the container ``id``

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   POST /containers/e90e34656806/kill HTTP/1.1
	   
	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 204 OK
	   	
	:statuscode 204: no error
	:statuscode 404: no such container
	:statuscode 500: server error


Attach to a container
*********************

.. http:post:: /containers/(id)/attach

	Attach to the container ``id``

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   POST /containers/16253994b7c4/attach?logs=1&stream=0&stdout=1 HTTP/1.1
	   
	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream

	   {{ STREAM }}
	   	
	:query logs: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, return logs. Default false
	:query stream: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, return stream. Default false
	:query stdin: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, if stream=true, attach to stdin. Default false
	:query stdout: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, if logs=true, return stdout log, if stream=true, attach to stdout. Default false
	:query stderr: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, if logs=true, return stderr log, if stream=true, attach to stderr. Default false
	:statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 400: bad parameter
	:statuscode 404: no such container
	:statuscode 500: server error


Wait a container
****************

.. http:post:: /containers/(id)/wait

	Block until container ``id`` stops, then returns the exit code

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   POST /containers/16253994b7c4/wait HTTP/1.1
	   
	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   {"StatusCode":0}
	   	
	:statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 404: no such container
	:statuscode 500: server error


Remove a container
*******************

.. http:delete:: /containers/(id)

	Remove the container ``id`` from the filesystem

	**Example request**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           DELETE /containers/16253994b7c4?v=1 HTTP/1.1

        **Example response**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 204 OK

	:query v: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Remove the volumes associated to the container. Default false
        :statuscode 204: no error
	:statuscode 400: bad parameter
        :statuscode 404: no such container
        :statuscode 500: server error


3.2 Images
----------

List Images
***********

.. http:get:: /images/(format)

	List images ``format`` could be json or viz (json default)

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   GET /images/json?all=0 HTTP/1.1

	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json
	   
	   [
		{
			"Repository":"base",
			"Tag":"ubuntu-12.10",
			"Id":"b750fe79269d",
			"Created":1364102658
		},
		{
			"Repository":"base",
			"Tag":"ubuntu-quantal",
			"Id":"b750fe79269d",
			"Created":1364102658
		}
	   ]


	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   GET /images/viz HTTP/1.1

	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: text/plain

	   digraph docker {
	   "d82cbacda43a" -> "074be284591f"
	   "1496068ca813" -> "08306dc45919"
	   "08306dc45919" -> "0e7893146ac2"
	   "b750fe79269d" -> "1496068ca813"
	   base -> "27cf78414709" [style=invis]
	   "f71189fff3de" -> "9a33b36209ed"
	   "27cf78414709" -> "b750fe79269d"
	   "0e7893146ac2" -> "d6434d954665"
	   "d6434d954665" -> "d82cbacda43a"
	   base -> "e9aa60c60128" [style=invis]
	   "074be284591f" -> "f71189fff3de"
	   "b750fe79269d" [label="b750fe79269d\nbase",shape=box,fillcolor="paleturquoise",style="filled,rounded"];
	   "e9aa60c60128" [label="e9aa60c60128\nbase2",shape=box,fillcolor="paleturquoise",style="filled,rounded"];
	   "9a33b36209ed" [label="9a33b36209ed\ntest",shape=box,fillcolor="paleturquoise",style="filled,rounded"];
	   base [style=invisible]
	   }
 
	:query all: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default
	:statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 400: bad parameter
	:statuscode 500: server error


Create an image
***************

.. http:post:: /images/create

	Create an image, either by pull it from the registry or by importing it

	**Example request**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           POST /images/create?fromImage=base HTTP/1.1

        **Example response v1.1**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   {"status":"Pulling..."}
	   {"status":"Pulling", "progress":"1/? (n/a)"}
	   {"error":"Invalid..."}
	   ...

        **Example response v1.0**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream

	   {{ STREAM }}

        :query fromImage: name of the image to pull
	:query fromSrc: source to import, - means stdin
        :query repo: repository
	:query tag: tag
	:query registry: the registry to pull from
        :statuscode 200: no error
        :statuscode 500: server error


Insert a file in a image
************************

.. http:post:: /images/(name)/insert

	Insert a file from ``url`` in the image ``name`` at ``path``

	**Example request**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           POST /images/test/insert?path=/usr&url=myurl HTTP/1.1

	**Example response v1.1**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   {"status":"Inserting..."}
	   {"status":"Inserting", "progress":"1/? (n/a)"}
	   {"error":"Invalid..."}
	   ...

	**Example response v1.0**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK

	   {{ STREAM }}

	:statuscode 200: no error
        :statuscode 500: server error


Inspect an image
****************

.. http:get:: /images/(name)/json

	Return low-level information on the image ``name``

	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   GET /images/base/json HTTP/1.1

	**Example response**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   {
		"id":"b750fe79269d2ec9a3c593ef05b4332b1d1a02a62b4accb2c21d589ff2f5f2dc",
		"parent":"27cf784147099545",
		"created":"2013-03-23T22:24:18.818426-07:00",
		"container":"3d67245a8d72ecf13f33dffac9f79dcdf70f75acb84d308770391510e0c23ad0",
		"container_config":
			{
				"Hostname":"",
				"User":"",
				"Memory":0,
				"MemorySwap":0,
				"AttachStdin":false,
				"AttachStdout":false,
				"AttachStderr":false,
				"PortSpecs":null,
				"Tty":true,
				"OpenStdin":true,
				"StdinOnce":false,
				"Env":null,
				"Cmd": ["/bin/bash"]
				,"Dns":null,
				"Image":"base",
				"Volumes":null,
				"VolumesFrom":""
			}
	   }

	:statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 404: no such image
        :statuscode 500: server error


Get the history of an image
***************************

.. http:get:: /images/(name)/history

        Return the history of the image ``name``

        **Example request**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           GET /images/base/history HTTP/1.1

        **Example response**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   [
		{
			"Id":"b750fe79269d",
			"Created":1364102658,
			"CreatedBy":"/bin/bash"
		},
		{
			"Id":"27cf78414709",
			"Created":1364068391,
			"CreatedBy":""
		}
	   ]

        :statuscode 200: no error
        :statuscode 404: no such image
        :statuscode 500: server error


Push an image on the registry
*****************************

.. http:post:: /images/(name)/push

	Push the image ``name`` on the registry

	 **Example request**:

	 .. sourcecode:: http

	    POST /images/test/push HTTP/1.1

	 **Example response v1.1**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   {"status":"Pushing..."}
	   {"status":"Pushing", "progress":"1/? (n/a)"}
	   {"error":"Invalid..."}
	   ...

	 **Example response v1.0**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream

	   {{ STREAM }}

	:query registry: the registry you wan to push, optional
	:statuscode 200: no error
        :statuscode 404: no such image
        :statuscode 500: server error


Tag an image into a repository
******************************

.. http:post:: /images/(name)/tag

	Tag the image ``name`` into a repository

        **Example request**:

        .. sourcecode:: http
			
	   POST /images/test/tag?repo=myrepo&force=0 HTTP/1.1

	**Example response**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK

	:query repo: The repository to tag in
	:query force: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, default false
	:statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 400: bad parameter
	:statuscode 404: no such image
	:statuscode 409: conflict
        :statuscode 500: server error


Remove an image
***************

.. http:delete:: /images/(name)

	Remove the image ``name`` from the filesystem 
	
	**Example request**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   DELETE /images/test HTTP/1.1

	**Example response v1.0**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 204 OK

	**Example response v1.1**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-type: application/json

	   [
	    {"Untagged":"3e2f21a89f"},
	    {"Deleted":"3e2f21a89f"},
	    {"Deleted":"53b4f83ac9"}
	   ]

	:query force: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, default false
	:statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 204: no error
        :statuscode 404: no such image
	:statuscode 409: conflict
        :statuscode 500: server error


Search images
*************

.. http:get:: /images/search

	Search for an image in the docker index
	
	**Example request**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           GET /images/search?term=sshd HTTP/1.1

	**Example response**:

	.. sourcecode:: http

	   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json
	   
	   [
		{
			"Name":"cespare/sshd",
			"Description":""
		},
		{
			"Name":"johnfuller/sshd",
			"Description":""
		},
		{
			"Name":"dhrp/mongodb-sshd",
			"Description":""
		}
	   ]

	:query term: term to search
	:statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 500: server error


3.3 Misc
--------

Build an image from Dockerfile via stdin
****************************************

.. http:post:: /build

	Build an image from Dockerfile via stdin

	**Example request**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           POST /build HTTP/1.1
	   
	   {{ STREAM }}

	**Example response**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   
	   {{ STREAM }}

	:query t: tag to be applied to the resulting image in case of success
	:statuscode 200: no error
        :statuscode 500: server error


Get default username and email
******************************

.. http:get:: /auth

	Get the default username and email

	**Example request**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           GET /auth HTTP/1.1

        **Example response**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   {
		"username":"hannibal",
		"email":"hannibal@a-team.com"
	   }

        :statuscode 200: no error
        :statuscode 500: server error


Set auth configuration
**********************

.. http:post:: /auth

        Get the default username and email

        **Example request**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           POST /auth HTTP/1.1
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   {
		"username":"hannibal",
		"password:"xxxx",
		"email":"hannibal@a-team.com"
	   }

        **Example response**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK

        :statuscode 200: no error
        :statuscode 204: no error
        :statuscode 500: server error


Display system-wide information
*******************************

.. http:get:: /info

	Display system-wide information
	
	**Example request**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           GET /info HTTP/1.1

        **Example response**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   {
		"Containers":11,
		"Images":16,
		"Debug":false,
		"NFd": 11,
		"NGoroutines":21,
		"MemoryLimit":true,
		"SwapLimit":false
	   }

        :statuscode 200: no error
        :statuscode 500: server error


Show the docker version information
***********************************

.. http:get:: /version

	Show the docker version information

	**Example request**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           GET /version HTTP/1.1

        **Example response**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 200 OK
	   Content-Type: application/json

	   {
		"Version":"0.2.2",
		"GitCommit":"5a2a5cc+CHANGES",
		"GoVersion":"go1.0.3"
	   }

        :statuscode 200: no error
	:statuscode 500: server error


Create a new image from a container's changes
*********************************************

.. http:post:: /commit

	Create a new image from a container's changes

	**Example request**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           POST /commit?container=44c004db4b17&m=message&repo=myrepo HTTP/1.1

        **Example response**:

        .. sourcecode:: http

           HTTP/1.1 201 OK
	   Content-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream

           {"Id":"596069db4bf5"}

	:query container: source container
	:query repo: repository
	:query tag: tag
	:query m: commit message
	:query author: author (eg. "John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>")
	:query run: config automatically applied when the image is run. (ex: {"Cmd": ["cat", "/world"], "PortSpecs":["22"]})
        :statuscode 201: no error
	:statuscode 404: no such container
        :statuscode 500: server error


3. Going further
================

3.1 Inside 'docker run'
-----------------------

Here are the steps of 'docker run' :

* Create the container
* If the status code is 404, it means the image doesn't exists:
        * Try to pull it
        * Then retry to create the container
* Start the container
* If you are not in detached mode:
        * Attach to the container, using logs=1 (to have stdout and stderr from the container's start) and stream=1
* If in detached mode or only stdin is attached:
	* Display the container's id


3.2 Hijacking
-------------

In this first version of the API, some of the endpoints, like /attach, /pull or /push uses hijacking to transport stdin,
stdout and stderr on the same socket. This might change in the future.

3.3 CORS Requests
-----------------

To enable cross origin requests to the remote api add the flag "-api-enable-cors" when running docker in daemon mode.
    
    docker -d -H="192.168.1.9:4243" -api-enable-cors


==================================
Docker Remote API Client Libraries
==================================

These libraries have been not tested by the Docker Maintainers for
compatibility. Please file issues with the library owners.  If you
find more library implementations, please list them in Docker doc bugs
and we will add the libraries here.

+----------------------+----------------+--------------------------------------------+
| Language/Framework   | Name           | Repository                                 |
+======================+================+============================================+
| Python               | docker-py      | https://github.com/dotcloud/docker-py      |
+----------------------+----------------+--------------------------------------------+
| Ruby                 | docker-ruby    | https://github.com/ActiveState/docker-ruby |
+----------------------+----------------+--------------------------------------------+
| Ruby                 | docker-client  | https://github.com/geku/docker-client      |
+----------------------+----------------+--------------------------------------------+
| Javascript           | docker-js      | https://github.com/dgoujard/docker-js      |
+----------------------+----------------+--------------------------------------------+
| Javascript (Angular) | dockerui       | https://github.com/crosbymichael/dockerui  |
| **WebUI**            |                |                                            |
+----------------------+----------------+--------------------------------------------+