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Image → Inspect

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Summary

Inspect a Docker image to retrieve its metadata and configuration.

Inputs

  • imageReference (required) — The image name, tag, digest, or ID to inspect.

Output shape

a JSON object containing the image's configuration, layers, and inspect details

All properties of the inspect response are included; optional fields may be omitted if not present.

Examples

Example 1: Inspect an alpine image by tag

Set Image Reference to "alpine:3.20"

Example 2: Inspect an image by digest

Set Image Reference to "sha256:abc123..."

Example 3: Programmatically trigger inspection in a workflow

Use the Image node with operation "Inspect" and provide the reference via the Image Reference field

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