APIActive

Docker Engine API

RESTful API for interacting with the Docker daemon, accessed by an HTTP client such as wget or curl.

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Field note

What it does

Docker provides an API for interacting with the Docker daemon (called the Docker Engine API). It is a RESTful API accessed by an HTTP client such as wget or curl, or the HTTP library of most modern programming languages.

Capabilities

Available capabilities

Tags

Tags

Ways to use it

Ways to use it

rest

Not filed / https://docs.docker.com/reference/api/engine/

rest

Not filed / https://docs.docker.com/reference/api/engine/sdk

sdk

Go / https://docs.docker.com/reference/api/engine/sdk

sdk

Python / https://docs.docker.com/reference/api/engine/sdk

Product features

Product features

About my dockerfile

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directive=value

directive=value1

directive=value2

Dockerfile reference

Format

Go SDK

Docker Engine SDK for Go, supporting API version negotiation.

Parser directives

Python SDK

Docker Engine SDK for Python.

syntax=value

unknowndirective=value

Versioned API

The API version you use depends on the version of your Docker daemon and Docker client.