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Container → Inspect
AI-generatedSummary
Inspect a Docker container to retrieve its metadata
Inputs
- containerId (required) — Container name or full/short container ID
Output shape
a single record containing the container's full metadata JSON
Returns all fields defined by Docker's Inspect API; may be large and include nested structures.
Examples
Example 1: Inspect a container by its name
Set Container ID or Name to the target container's name
Example 2: Inspect a container by its short ID
Provide the short ID in the Container ID or Name field
Example 3: Inspect a stopped container
Use the container's ID even if it is not running; the node will still return its metadata