Performing container operations using APIs

In the previous recipe, we launched a container and executed a command inside the container using the /create, /attach, and /start API. In this recipe, we perform a few more operations on the container.

How to do it...

In this recipe, we'll look at a few container operations:

1. To list containers, use the following API:

 

Here are a few examples:

• Here is how to get all the running containers:

$ curl --unix-socket /var/run/docker.sock \       http:/containers/json

• Here is how to get all the running containers, including the stopped ones:

$ curl --unix-socket /var/run/docker.sock \       http:/containers/json?all=1

2. To inspect a container, use the following API:

 

Here is an example of inspecting a container 591ab8ac2650:

$ curl --unix-socket /var/run/docker.sock \ 
        http:/containers/591ab8ac2650/json

3. To get the list of processes running inside a container, use the following API:

 

Here is an example of listing the process running inside the 591ab8ac2650 container...