docker.io accounts API

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Docker ID accounts API

The accounts API is an API for accessing and updating Docker ID accounts.

Get a single user

GET /api/v1.1/users/:username/

Get profile info for the specified user.

Parameters:

  • username – username of the user whose profile info is being requested.

Request Headers:

  • Authorization – required authentication credentials of either type HTTP Basic or OAuth Bearer Token.

Status Codes:

  • 200 – success, user data returned.
  • 401 – authentication error.
  • 403 – permission error, authenticated user must be the user whose data is being requested, OAuth access tokens must have profile_read scope.
  • 404 – the specified username does not exist.

Example request:

    GET /api/v1.1/users/janedoe/ HTTP/1.1
    Host: www.docker.io
    Accept: application/json
    Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    Content-Type: application/json

    {
        "id": 2,
        "username": "janedoe",
        "url": "https://www.docker.io/api/v1.1/users/janedoe/",
        "date_joined": "2014-02-12T17:58:01.431312Z",
        "type": "User",
        "full_name": "Jane Doe",
        "location": "San Francisco, CA",
        "company": "Success, Inc.",
        "profile_url": "https://docker.io/",
        "gravatar_url": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0212b397124be4acd4e7dea9aa357.jpg?s=80&r=g&d=mm"
        "email": "jane.doe@example.com",
        "is_active": true
    }

Update a single user

PATCH /api/v1.1/users/:username/

Update profile info for the specified user.

Parameters:

  • username – username of the user whose profile info is being updated.

Json Parameters:

  • full_name (string) – (optional) the new name of the user.
  • location (string) – (optional) the new location.
  • company (string) – (optional) the new company of the user.
  • profile_url (string) – (optional) the new profile url.
  • gravatar_email (string) – (optional) the new Gravatar email address.

Request Headers:

  • Authorization – required authentication credentials of either type HTTP Basic or OAuth Bearer Token.
  • Content-Type – MIME Type of post data. JSON, url-encoded form data, etc.

Status Codes:

  • 200 – success, user data updated.
  • 400 – post data validation error.
  • 401 – authentication error.
  • 403 – permission error, authenticated user must be the user whose data is being updated, OAuth access tokens must have profile_write scope.
  • 404 – the specified username does not exist.

Example request:

    PATCH /api/v1.1/users/janedoe/ HTTP/1.1
    Host: www.docker.io
    Accept: application/json
    Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=

    {
        "location": "Private Island",
        "profile_url": "http://janedoe.com/",
        "company": "Retired",
    }

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    Content-Type: application/json

    {
        "id": 2,
        "username": "janedoe",
        "url": "https://www.docker.io/api/v1.1/users/janedoe/",
        "date_joined": "2014-02-12T17:58:01.431312Z",
        "type": "User",
        "full_name": "Jane Doe",
        "location": "Private Island",
        "company": "Retired",
        "profile_url": "http://janedoe.com/",
        "gravatar_url": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0212b397124be4acd4e7dea9aa357.jpg?s=80&r=g&d=mm"
        "email": "jane.doe@example.com",
        "is_active": true
    }

List email addresses for a user

GET /api/v1.1/users/:username/emails/

List email info for the specified user.

Parameters:

  • username – username of the user whose profile info is being updated.

Request Headers:

  • Authorization – required authentication credentials of either type HTTP Basic or OAuth Bearer Token

Status Codes:

  • 200 – success, user data updated.
  • 401 – authentication error.
  • 403 – permission error, authenticated user must be the user whose data is being requested, OAuth access tokens must have email_read scope.
  • 404 – the specified username does not exist.

Example request:

    GET /api/v1.1/users/janedoe/emails/ HTTP/1.1
    Host: www.docker.io
    Accept: application/json
    Authorization: Bearer zAy0BxC1wDv2EuF3tGs4HrI6qJp6KoL7nM

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    Content-Type: application/json

    [
        {
            "email": "jane.doe@example.com",
            "verified": true,
            "primary": true
        }
    ]

Add email address for a user

POST /api/v1.1/users/:username/emails/

Add a new email address to the specified user’s account. The email address must be verified separately, a confirmation email is not automatically sent.

Json Parameters:

  • email (string) – email address to be added.

Request Headers:

  • Authorization – required authentication credentials of either type HTTP Basic or OAuth Bearer Token.
  • Content-Type – MIME Type of post data. JSON, url-encoded form data, etc.

Status Codes:

  • 201 – success, new email added.
  • 400 – data validation error.
  • 401 – authentication error.
  • 403 – permission error, authenticated user must be the user whose data is being requested, OAuth access tokens must have email_write scope.
  • 404 – the specified username does not exist.

Example request:

    POST /api/v1.1/users/janedoe/emails/ HTTP/1.1
    Host: www.docker.io
    Accept: application/json
    Content-Type: application/json
    Authorization: Bearer zAy0BxC1wDv2EuF3tGs4HrI6qJp6KoL7nM

    {
        "email": "jane.doe+other@example.com"
    }

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 201 Created
    Content-Type: application/json

    {
        "email": "jane.doe+other@example.com",
        "verified": false,
        "primary": false
    }

Delete email address for a user

DELETE /api/v1.1/users/:username/emails/

Delete an email address from the specified user’s account. You cannot delete a user’s primary email address.

Json Parameters:

  • email (string) – email address to be deleted.

Request Headers:

  • Authorization – required authentication credentials of either type HTTP Basic or OAuth Bearer Token.
  • Content-Type – MIME Type of post data. JSON, url-encoded form data, etc.

Status Codes:

  • 204 – success, email address removed.
  • 400 – validation error.
  • 401 – authentication error.
  • 403 – permission error, authenticated user must be the user whose data is being requested, OAuth access tokens must have email_write scope.
  • 404 – the specified username or email address does not exist.

Example request:

    DELETE /api/v1.1/users/janedoe/emails/ HTTP/1.1
    Host: www.docker.io
    Accept: application/json
    Content-Type: application/json
    Authorization: Bearer zAy0BxC1wDv2EuF3tGs4HrI6qJp6KoL7nM

    {
        "email": "jane.doe+other@example.com"
    }

Example response:

    HTTP/1.1 204 NO CONTENT
    Content-Length: 0
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