Returns comprehensive details about a repository including description, star count, pull count, last updated timestamp, and visibility status. Use this to verify repository existence and get metadata before pulling images.
From spec: Returns detailed information about a specific repository including description, pull count, star count, and more.
Usage Tips
- Returns 404 if repository does not exist
- For official images, use 'library' as namespace
- Pull count indicates image popularity
- Check last_updated to determine if an image is actively maintained
Parameters (2)
namespace(string, path, required)
The namespace of the repository (e.g., 'library' for official images)
repository(string, path, required)
The name of the repository
Examples (1)
Get details for the official nginx repositorydoc_extracted
Demonstrates fetching metadata for the official nginx image repository