---
title: "Changes to Get image information from the registry"
method: GET
path: "/distribution/{name}/json"
---

# Changes to Get image information from the registry

`GET /distribution/{name}/json`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 3 of 79 revisions.

- **2026-02-24** `6df97b60796c`: 1 breaking, 4 info
- **2026-02-14** `31f80d10d31a`: 1 breaking, 4 info
- **2026-02-09** `831637d06c77`: 3 info

## Changes

- **2026-02-24** `6df97b60796c`: 1 breaking, 4 info
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - api operation id `DistributionInspectOp` removed and replaced with `DistributionInspect`
  - api tag `Distribution` added
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `500`
- **2026-02-14** `31f80d10d31a`: 1 breaking, 4 info
  - the `Descriptor/urls/items/` response's property format changed from `uri` to no format for status `200`
  - api operation id `DistributionInspect` removed and replaced with `DistributionInspectOp`
  - api tag `Distribution` removed
  - removed the non-success response with the status `401`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `500`
- **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 `401`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `500`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/hexlet/apis/docker-engine-api/docs/distribution/:name/json/get.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/hexlet/apis/docker-engine-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/hexlet/apis/docker-engine-api/changes/distribution/:name/json/get)