---
title: "Get a list of Containers"
method: POST
path: "/containers/list"
tags: ["containers"]
---

# Get a list of Containers

`POST /containers/list`

This operation gets a list of Containers, allowing for sorting and pagination. Note: Entities that have not been created successfully are not listed.

## Request body

- ContainerListMetadata — All api calls that return a list will have this metadata block as input
  - `filter` string — The filter in FIQL syntax used for the results.
  - `kind` string — The kind name
  - `sort_order` string — The sort order in which results are returned
  - `offset` integer — Offset from the start of the entity list
  - `length` integer — The number of records to retrieve relative to the offset
  - `sort_attribute` string — The attribute to perform sort on

## Response `200`

Success

- ContainerListIntentResponse — Response object for intentful operation of containers
  - `entities` ContainerIntentResource[]
    - `status` ContainerDefStatus — Container Status Definition.
      - `state` string — State of the container.
      - `message_list` MessageResource[]
        - `message` string, required — If state is ERROR, a message describing the error.
        - `reason` string, required — If state is ERROR, a machine-readable snake-cased string.
        - `details` object — Custom key-value details relevant to the status.
      - `name` string, required — Container name.
      - `resources` ContainerResourcesDefStatus, required — Container Resources Status Definition.
        - `registry_reference` DockerRegistryReference — The reference to a docker_registry
          - `kind` string, required — The kind name
          - `name` string
          - `uuid` string, UUID, required
        - `image_name` string, required — Image name used for container.
        - `volume_list` VolumeGroupDefStatus[] — Volumes associated with this container.
          - `state` string — The state of the volume group entity.
          - `message_list` MessageResource[]
            - `message` string, required — If state is ERROR, a message describing the error.
            - `reason` string, required — If state is ERROR, a machine-readable snake-cased string.
            - `details` object — Custom key-value details relevant to the status.
          - `name` string, required — Volume group name.
          - `resources` VolumeGroupResources, required — Volume group resources.
            - `flash_mode` string — Flash Mode, if enabled all volume disks of the VG will be pinned to SSD tier.
            - `iscsi_target_name` string — iSCSI target full name
            - `file_system_type` string — File system to be used for volume
            - `size_bytes` integer — The total size of the Volume Group in bytes
            - `sharing_status` string — Whether the volume group can be shared across multiple iSCSI initiators.
            - `attachment_list` AttachmentReference[] — VMs attached to volume group.
              - …
            - `disk_list` VolumeDiskResource[] — Volume group disk specification.
              - …
            - `size_mib` integer — The total size of the Volume Group in mib
            - `iscsi_target_prefix` string — iSCSI target prefix-name.
          - `description` string — Volume group description.
        - `container_state` string — Current state of the Container.
        - `runtime_name` string — Name of container given by runtime.
        - `container_options` ContainerOptionsStatus — Container options in use by the container
          - `network_port_bindings` unknown
          - `volume_mount_map` unknown
          - `container_runtime` string — Name of container runtime.
          - `container_additional_options` string — Additional options to be used for container.
          - `num_cpu_shares` integer — Number of cpu shares.
          - `environments` unknown
          - `command` string — Command to be executed for the container.
          - `restart_policy` string — Container restart policy.
          - `memory_mib` integer — Memory in MiBs.
        - `subnet_reference_list` SubnetReference[] — Networks associated with this container.
          - `kind` string, required — The kind name
          - `name` string
          - `uuid` string, UUID, required
        - `volume_reference_list` VolumeGroupReference[] — Referenced Volumes associated with this container.
          - `kind` string, required — The kind name
          - `name` string
          - `uuid` string, UUID, required
    - `spec` Container — Container Entity Definition.
      - `name` string — Container name.
      - `resources` ContainerResources, required — Container Resources Definition.
        - `container_state` string — Desired state of the container.
        - `container_options` ContainerOptions — Container options required to run the container.
          - `network_port_bindings` unknown
          - `volume_mount_map` unknown
          - `container_runtime` string — Name of container runtime.
          - `container_additional_options` string — Additional options to be used for container.
          - `num_cpu_shares` integer — Number of cpu shares.
          - `environments` unknown
          - `command` string — Command to be executed in the container.
          - `restart_policy` string — Container restart policy.
          - `memory_mib` integer — Memory in MiBs.
        - `registry_reference` DockerRegistryReference — The reference to a docker_registry
          - `kind` string, required — The kind name
          - `name` string
          - `uuid` string, UUID, required
        - `subnet_reference_list` SubnetReference[] — Networks associated with this container.
          - `kind` string, required — The kind name
          - `name` string
          - `uuid` string, UUID, required
        - `volume_reference_list` VolumeGroupReference[] — Referenced volumes associated with this container.
          - `kind` string, required — The kind name
          - `name` string
          - `uuid` string, UUID, required
        - `image_name` string, required — Image name to be used for container.
        - `volume_list` VolumeGroup[] — Volumes associated with this container.
          - `name` string, required — Volume group name.
          - `resources` VolumeGroupResources, required — Volume group resources.
            - `flash_mode` string — Flash Mode, if enabled all volume disks of the VG will be pinned to SSD tier.
            - `iscsi_target_name` string — iSCSI target full name
            - `file_system_type` string — File system to be used for volume
            - `size_bytes` integer — The total size of the Volume Group in bytes
            - `sharing_status` string — Whether the volume group can be shared across multiple iSCSI initiators.
            - `attachment_list` AttachmentReference[] — VMs attached to volume group.
              - …
            - `disk_list` VolumeDiskResource[] — Volume group disk specification.
              - …
            - `size_mib` integer — The total size of the Volume Group in mib
            - `iscsi_target_prefix` string — iSCSI target prefix-name.
          - `description` string — Volume group description.
    - `api_version` string
    - `metadata` ContainerMetadata, required — The container kind metadata
      - `last_update_time` string, date-time — UTC date and time in RFC-3339 format when container was last updated
      - `kind` string, required — The kind name
      - `uuid` string, UUID — container uuid
      - `spec_version` integer — Version number of the latest spec.
      - `creation_time` string, date-time — UTC date and time in RFC-3339 format when container was created
      - `spec_hash` string — Hash of the spec. This will be returned from server.
      - `should_force_translate` boolean — Applied on Prism Central only. Indicate whether force to translate the spec of the fanout request to fit the target cluster API schema.
      - `owner_reference` UserReference — The reference to a user
        - `kind` string, required — The kind name
        - `name` string
        - `uuid` string, UUID, required
      - `categories` object — Categories for the container
      - `name` string — container name
  - `api_version` string, required
  - `metadata` ContainerListMetadataOutput, required — All api calls that return a list will have this metadata block
    - `filter` string — The filter used for the results
    - `kind` string — The kind name
    - `sort_order` string — The sort order in which results are returned
    - `offset` integer — Offset from the start of the entity list
    - `total_matches` integer — Total matches found
    - `length` integer — The number of records retrieved relative to the offset
    - `sort_attribute` string — The attribute to perform sort on

## Other responses

- `default` — Internal Error

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