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Docker API: Search container images

Finds public Docker Hub container images matching a software name, in Docker Hub search order, with publisher, badge, stars, last update and exact total pulls when Docker Hub publishes them. Can keep only Docker Official Images and Verified Publisher images.

hub.docker.com (opens in a new tab)Version 1ReadNo sign-inVerified Nov 2, 2026

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 31, 2026, shown under Output.

Query, requiredquery

Software or container image to search for, for example postgres.

postgres

Max Results optionalmax_results

Maximum number of images to return, for example 20 (up to 100).

20 (default)

Whole number from 1 to 100.

Official Only optionalofficial_only

For example true to include only Docker Official Images and Verified Publisher images.

false (default)

True or false.

Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "images": [    {      "link": "https://hub.docker.com/_/postgres",      "badge": "official",      "stars": 15023,      "publisher": "library",      "image_name": "postgres",      "description": "The PostgreSQL object-relational database system provides reliability and data integrity.",      "total_pulls": 11635385361,      "last_updated": "2026-09-25"    },    {      "link": "https://hub.docker.com/r/cimg/postgres",      "badge": "verified publisher",      "stars": 9,      "publisher": "CircleCI",      "image_name": "cimg/postgres",      "description": null,      "total_pulls": 810616127,      "last_updated": "2026-08-14"    },    {      "link": "https://hub.docker.com/r/circleci/postgres",      "badge": "verified publisher",      "stars": 35,      "publisher": "CircleCI",      "image_name": "circleci/postgres",      "description": "The PostgreSQL object-relational database system provides reliability and data integrity.",      "total_pulls": 510187680,      "last_updated": "2021-12-18"    }  ]}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
hub.docker.com/search_container_images
Returns
image name, publisher, description, total pulls, stars, badge, last updated date, link

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method hub.docker.com/search_container_images with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

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