---
title: "list ephemeral_containers"
method: GET
path: "/log_drains/{log_drain_id}/ephemeral_containers"
tags: ["EphemeralContainers"]
---

# list ephemeral_containers

`GET /log_drains/{log_drain_id}/ephemeral_containers`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.aptible.com`
- URL: `https://api.aptible.com/log_drains/{log_drain_id}/ephemeral_containers`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Returns a paginated list of ephemeral containers for the specified log drain.

## Path parameters

- `log_drain_id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `page` integer
- `per_page` integer
- `no_embed` boolean

## Headers

- `Prefer` 'no_sensitive_extras=true'

## Response `200`

successful

- ListEphemeralContainersForEphemeralSession200Response
  - `_embedded` ListEphemeralContainersForEphemeralSession200ResponseEmbedded, required
    - `ephemeral_containers` EphemeralContainer[]
      - `id` integer, required
      - `layer` string, required
      - `docker_name` string, required
      - `interactive` boolean, required
      - `memory_limit` integer, required
      - `allocation` string[], required
      - `created_at` string, dateTime, required
      - `updated_at` string, dateTime, required
      - `_type` string, required
      - `_links` EphemeralContainerLinks
        - `ephemeral_session` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
          - `href` string, uri
        - `log_drain` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
          - `href` string, uri
        - `self` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
          - `href` string, uri
  - `total_count` integer, required
  - `per_page` integer, required
  - `current_page` integer, required
  - `_links` ListEphemeralContainersForEphemeralSession200ResponseLinks, required
    - `ephemeral_session` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `log_drain` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `next` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `prev` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `self` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri

## Other responses

- `default`: Error response. Often a 4xx or 5xx status code

## Changes

- **2026-07-24** `1dc1e5b8c6eb`: 3 info
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `Prefer`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `no_embed`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `per_page`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/aptible/apis/aptible-api-v1/changes/log_drains/:log_drain_id/ephemeral_containers/get.md)

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