---
title: "list containers"
method: GET
path: "/releases/{release_id}/containers"
tags: ["Containers"]
---

# list containers

`GET /releases/{release_id}/containers`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.aptible.com`
- URL: `https://api.aptible.com/releases/{release_id}/containers`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Returns a paginated list of containers for the specified release.

## Path parameters

- `release_id` integer, required

## Query parameters

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

## Headers

- `Prefer` 'no_sensitive_extras=true'

## Response `200`

successful

- ListContainersForRelease200Response
  - `_embedded` ListContainersForRelease200ResponseEmbedded, required
    - `containers` Container[]
      - `id` integer, required
      - `host` string, required
      - `port` integer, required
      - `status` string, required
      - `docker_name` string, required
      - `_type` string, required
      - `created_at` string, dateTime, required
      - `updated_at` string, dateTime, required
      - `layer` string, required
      - `aws_instance_id` string, required
      - `instance_class` string, required
      - `memory_limit` integer, required
      - `port_mapping` array[], required
        - integer[]
      - `allocation` string[], required
      - `mounts` array[], required
        - string[]
      - `_links` ContainerLinks
        - `release` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
          - `href` string, uri
        - `vhost` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
          - `href` string, uri
        - `log_drain` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
          - `href` string, uri
        - `metric_drain` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
          - `href` string, uri
        - `self` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
          - `href` string, uri
  - `total_count` integer, required
  - `per_page` integer, required
  - `current_page` integer, required
  - `_links` ListContainersForRelease200ResponseLinks, required
    - `release` 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/releases/:release_id/containers/get.md)

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