---
title: "Changes to Inspect a container"
method: GET
path: "/containers/{id}/json"
---

# Changes to Inspect a container

`GET /containers/{id}/json`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 3 of 79 revisions.

- **2026-02-24** `6df97b60796c`: 1 breaking, 3 info
- **2026-02-14** `31f80d10d31a`: 11 breaking, 9 warning, 89 info
- **2026-02-09** `831637d06c77`: 3 info

## Changes

- **2026-02-24** `6df97b60796c`: 1 breaking, 3 info
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - api tag `Container` added
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - added the non-success response with the status `500`
- **2026-02-14** `31f80d10d31a`: 11 breaking, 9 warning, 89 info
  - for the `query` request parameter `size`, default value `false` was removed
  - the response property `GraphDriver` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `Storage` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the `Id` response property's maxLength was unset from `64` for the response status `200`
  - the `Id` response property's minLength was decreased from `64` to `0` for the response status `200`
  - the `Created` response's property format changed from `dateTime` to `date-time` for status `200`
  - the `HostConfig` response's property type changed from no type to `object` for status `200`
  - the `ImageManifestDescriptor` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
  - the `State/Health/Log/items/End` response's property format changed from `dateTime` to `date-time` for status `200`
  - removed the required property `GraphDriver/Data` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `GraphDriver/Name` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `ImageManifestDescriptor/annotations` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `ImageManifestDescriptor/artifactType` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `ImageManifestDescriptor/data` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `ImageManifestDescriptor/digest` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `ImageManifestDescriptor/mediaType` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `ImageManifestDescriptor/platform` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `ImageManifestDescriptor/size` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `ImageManifestDescriptor/urls` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `Storage/RootFS` from the response with the `200` status
  - api tag `Container` removed
  - removed the non-success response with the status `404`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `500`
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/Annotations` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/AutoRemove` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/Binds` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/BlkioDeviceReadBps` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/BlkioDeviceReadIOps` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/BlkioDeviceWriteBps` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/BlkioDeviceWriteIOps` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/BlkioWeight` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/BlkioWeightDevice` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/CapAdd` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/CapDrop` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/Cgroup` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/CgroupParent` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/CgroupnsMode` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/ConsoleSize` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/ContainerIDFile` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `HostConfig/CpuCount` to the response with the `200` status
  - …69 more
- **2026-02-09** `831637d06c77`: 3 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `500`

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