---
title: "Get version"
method: GET
path: "/version"
tags: ["System"]
---

# Get version

`GET /version`

Returns the version of Docker that is running and various information about the system that Docker is running on.

## Response `200`

no error

- SystemVersion — Response of Engine API: GET "/version"
  - `Platform` object
    - `Name` string, required
  - `Components` object[] — Information about system components
    - `Name` string, required — Name of the component
    - `Version` string, required — Version of the component
    - `Details` object, nullable — Key/value pairs of strings with additional information about the component. These values are intended for informational purposes only, and their content is not defined, and not part of the API specification. These messages can be printed by the client as information to the user.
  - `Version` string — The version of the daemon
  - `ApiVersion` string — The default (and highest) API version that is supported by the daemon
  - `MinAPIVersion` string — The minimum API version that is supported by the daemon
  - `GitCommit` string — The Git commit of the source code that was used to build the daemon
  - `GoVersion` string — The version Go used to compile the daemon, and the version of the Go runtime in use.
  - `Os` string — The operating system that the daemon is running on ("linux" or "windows")
  - `Arch` string — The architecture that the daemon is running on
  - `KernelVersion` string — The kernel version (`uname -r`) that the daemon is running on. This field is omitted when empty.
  - `Experimental` boolean — Indicates if the daemon is started with experimental features enabled. This field is omitted when empty / false.
  - `BuildTime` string — The date and time that the daemon was compiled.

## Other responses

- `500` — server error

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