Docker Engine API
  1. Container
Docker Engine API
  • System
    • Ping
      GET
    • Check auth configuration
      POST
    • Monitor events
      GET
    • Get system information
      GET
    • Get data usage information
      GET
    • Get version
      GET
  • Image
    • Build an image
    • Delete builder cache
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    • Create an image
    • Export several images
    • List Images
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    • Inspect an image
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    • Tag an image
  • Config
    • List configs
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    • Update a Config
  • Container
    • Create a container
      POST
    • List containers
      GET
    • Delete stopped containers
      POST
    • Remove a container
      DELETE
    • Get an archive of a filesystem resource in a container
      GET
    • Get information about files in a container
      HEAD
    • Extract an archive of files or folders to a directory in a container
      PUT
    • Attach to a container
      POST
    • Attach to a container via a websocket
      GET
    • Get changes on a container’s filesystem
      GET
    • Export a container
      GET
    • Inspect a container
      GET
    • Kill a container
      POST
    • Get container logs
      GET
    • Pause a container
      POST
    • Rename a container
      POST
    • Resize a container TTY
      POST
    • Restart a container
      POST
    • Start a container
      POST
    • Get container stats based on resource usage
      GET
    • Stop a container
      POST
    • List processes running inside a container
      GET
    • Unpause a container
      POST
    • Update a container
      POST
    • Wait for a container
      POST
  • Exec
    • Create an exec instance
    • Inspect an exec instance
    • Resize an exec instance
    • Start an exec instance
  • Distribution
    • Get image information from the registry
  • Network
    • List networks
    • Create a network
    • Delete unused networks
    • Remove a network
    • Inspect a network
    • Connect a container to a network
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  • Node
    • List nodes
    • Delete a node
    • Inspect a node
    • Update a node
  • Plugin
    • List plugins
    • Create a plugin
    • Get plugin privileges
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    • Enable a plugin
    • Inspect a plugin
    • Push a plugin
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    • Upgrade a plugin
  • Secret
    • List secrets
    • Create a secret
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    • Inspect a secret
    • Update a Secret
  • Service
    • List services
    • Create a service
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    • Inspect a service
    • Get service logs
    • Update a service
  • Session (experimental)
    • Initialize interactive session
  • Swarm
    • Inspect swarm
    • Initialize a new swarm
    • Join an existing swarm
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    • Unlock a locked manager
    • Get the unlock key
    • Update a swarm
  • Task
    • List tasks
    • Inspect a task
  • Volume
    • List volumes
    • Create a volume
    • Delete unused volumes
    • Remove a volume
    • Inspect a volume
  • Get task logs
    GET
  1. Container

List processes running inside a container

/v1.33
/v1.33
/v1.33
/v1.33
GET
/containers/{id}/top
Container
On Unix systems, this is done by running the ps command. This endpoint is not supported on Windows.
Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
Java
Swift
curl --location --request GET '/v1.33/containers//top'
Response Response Example
200 - response
{
    "Processes": [
        [
            "root",
            "13642",
            "882",
            "0",
            "17:03",
            "pts/0",
            "00:00:00",
            "/bin/bash"
        ],
        [
            "root",
            "13735",
            "13642",
            "0",
            "17:06",
            "pts/0",
            "00:00:00",
            "sleep 10"
        ]
    ],
    "Titles": [
        "UID",
        "PID",
        "PPID",
        "C",
        "STIME",
        "TTY",
        "TIME",
        "CMD"
    ]
}

Request

Path Params
id
string 
required
ID or name of the container
Query Params
ps_args
string 
optional
The arguments to pass to ps. For example, aux

Responses

🟢200no error
application/json
Body
Processes
array [array] 
optional
Each process running in the container, where each is process is an array of values corresponding to the titles
string 
optional
Titles
array[string]
optional
The ps column titles
🟠404no such container
🔴500server error
Modified at 2022-09-10 17:56:06
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