Returns information about a plugin. By default, this command renders all results in a JSON array.

Options

Examples

Inspect a plugin

Name, shorthand	Default	Description
`--format` , `-f`		Format the output using the given Go template

The following example example inspects the tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin plugin:

$ docker plugin inspect tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin:latest

{
  "Id": "8c74c978c434745c3ade82f1bc0acf38d04990eaf494fa507c16d9f1daa99c21",
  "Name": "tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin:latest",
  "PluginReference": "tiborvas/sample-volume-plugin:latest",
  "Enabled": true,
  "Config": {
    "Mounts": [
      {
        "Name": "",
        "Description": "",
        "Settable": null,
        "Source": "/data",
        "Destination": "/data",
        "Type": "bind",
        "Options": [
          "shared",
          "rbind"
        ]
      },
      {
        "Name": "",
        "Description": "",
        "Settable": null,
        "Source": null,
        "Destination": "/foobar",
        "Type": "tmpfs",
        "Options": null
      }
    ],
    "Env": [
      "DEBUG=1"
    ],
    "Args": null,
    "Devices": null
  },
  "Manifest": {
    "ManifestVersion": "v0",
    "Description": "A test plugin for Docker",
    "Documentation": "https://docs.docker.com/engine/extend/plugins/",
    "Interface": {
      "Types": [
        "docker.volumedriver/1.0"
      ],
      "Socket": "plugins.sock"
    },
    "Entrypoint": [
      "plugin-sample-volume-plugin",
      "/data"
    ],
    "Workdir": "",
    "User": {
    },
    "Network": {
      "Type": "host"
    },
    "Capabilities": null,
    "Mounts": [
      {
        "Name": "",
        "Description": "",
        "Settable": null,
        "Source": "/data",
        "Destination": "/data",
        "Type": "bind",
        "Options": [
          "shared",
          "rbind"
        ]
      },
      {
        "Name": "",
        "Description": "",
        "Settable": null,
        "Source": null,
        "Destination": "/foobar",
        "Type": "tmpfs",
        "Options": null
      }
    ],
    "Devices": [
      {
        "Name": "device",
        "Description": "a host device to mount",
        "Settable": null,
        "Path": "/dev/cpu_dma_latency"
      }
    ],
    "Env": [
      {
        "Name": "DEBUG",
        "Description": "If set, prints debug messages",
        "Settable": null,
        "Value": "1"
      }
    ],
    "Args": {
      "Name": "args",
      "Description": "command line arguments",
      "Settable": null,
      "Value": [

      ]
    }
  }
}

Formatting the output

$ docker plugin inspect -f '{{.Id}}' tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin:latest

8c74c978c434745c3ade82f1bc0acf38d04990eaf494fa507c16d9f1daa99c21

Parent command

Related commands

Command	Description
docker plugin	Manage plugins

Command	Description
docker plugin create	Create a plugin from a rootfs and configuration. Plugin data directory must contain config.json and rootfs directory.
docker plugin disable	Disable a plugin
docker plugin enable	Enable a plugin
docker plugin inspect	Display detailed information on one or more plugins
docker plugin install	Install a plugin
docker plugin ls	List plugins
docker plugin push	Push a plugin to a registry
docker plugin rm	Remove one or more plugins
docker plugin set	Change settings for a plugin
docker plugin upgrade	Upgrade an existing plugin

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