This directory holds the authoritative specifications of APIs defined and implemented by Docker. Currently this includes:

  • The remote API by which a docker node can be queried over HTTP
  • The registry API by which a docker node can download and upload images for storage and sharing
  • The index search API by which a docker node can search the public index for images to download
  • The docker.io OAuth and accounts API which 3rd party services can use to access account information