---
title: "Check image manifest"
method: HEAD
path: "/v2/{name}/manifests/{reference}"
---

# Check image manifest

`HEAD /v2/{name}/manifests/{reference}`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/project-zot/apis/open-container-initiative-distribution-specification/docs/v2/:name/manifests/:reference/head.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Check an image's manifest given a reference or a digest

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required
- `reference` string, required

## Response `200`

ok

- string

## Other responses

- `404`: not found
- `500`: internal server error
- `503`: storage temporarily unavailable or synchronization failed

## Changes

- **2026-10-03** `a71dfdefa646`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `503`
- **2026-03-29** `d4080fc55805`: 1 warning
  - the optional response header `constants.DistContentDigestKey` removed for the status `200`
- **2023-08-15** `e1cb0f758314`: 1 warning
  - the optional response header `cosntants.DistContentDigestKey` removed for the status `200`
- **2022-05-22** `70a742cfacf2`: 1 warning
  - the optional response header `api.DistContentDigestKey` removed for the status `200`
- **2021-10-21** `81b68c5e4fde`: 1 warning
  - the optional response header `Docker-Content-Digest` removed for the status `200`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/project-zot/apis/open-container-initiative-distribution-specification/changes/v2/:name/manifests/:reference/head.md)

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