docker-java · eddumelendez · Mar 6, 2026 · Mar 6, 2026
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectContainerCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectExecCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectImageCmd;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.ImageHistoryCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectNetworkCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectServiceCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectSwarmCmd;
@@ -142,6 +143,8 @@ public interface DockerClient extends Closeable {
 
     InspectImageCmd inspectImageCmd(@Nonnull String imageId);
 
+    ImageHistoryCmd imageHistoryCmd(@Nonnull String imageId);
+
     /**
      * @param name
      *            The name, e.g. "alexec/busybox" or just "busybox" if you want to default. Not null.

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectContainerCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectExecCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectImageCmd;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.ImageHistoryCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectNetworkCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectServiceCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectSwarmCmd;
@@ -179,6 +180,11 @@ public InspectImageCmd inspectImageCmd(@Nonnull String imageId) {
         return getDockerClient().inspectImageCmd(imageId);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ImageHistoryCmd imageHistoryCmd(@Nonnull String imageId) {
+        return getDockerClient().imageHistoryCmd(imageId);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public SaveImageCmd saveImageCmd(@Nonnull String name) {
         return getDockerClient().saveImageCmd(name);

@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ public InspectImageCmd.Exec createInspectImageCmdExec() {
         return getDockerCmdExecFactory().createInspectImageCmdExec();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ImageHistoryCmd.Exec createImageHistoryCmdExec() {
+        return getDockerCmdExecFactory().createImageHistoryCmdExec();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ListContainersCmd.Exec createListContainersCmdExec() {
         return getDockerCmdExecFactory().createListContainersCmdExec();

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public interface DockerCmdExecFactory extends Closeable {
 
     InspectImageCmd.Exec createInspectImageCmdExec();
 
+    ImageHistoryCmd.Exec createImageHistoryCmdExec();
+
     ListContainersCmd.Exec createListContainersCmdExec();
 
     CreateContainerCmd.Exec createCreateContainerCmdExec();

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package com.github.dockerjava.api.command;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.exception.NotFoundException;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.model.ImageHistory;
+
+/**
+ * Get the history of an image.
+ */
+public interface ImageHistoryCmd extends SyncDockerCmd<List<ImageHistory>> {
+
+    @CheckForNull
+    String getImageId();
+
+    ImageHistoryCmd withImageId(@Nonnull String imageId);
+
+    /**
+     * @throws NotFoundException
+     *             No such image
+     */
+    @Override
+    List<ImageHistory> exec() throws NotFoundException;
+
+    interface Exec extends DockerCmdSyncExec<ImageHistoryCmd, List<ImageHistory>> {
+    }
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package com.github.dockerjava.api.model;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
+import lombok.ToString;
+
+import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Represents an individual image layer information in response to the ImageHistory operation.
+ */
+@EqualsAndHashCode
+@ToString
+public class ImageHistory extends DockerObject implements Serializable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    @JsonProperty("Id")
+    private String id;
+
+    @JsonProperty("Created")
+    private Long created;
+
+    @JsonProperty("CreatedBy")
+    private String createdBy;
+
+    @JsonProperty("Tags")
+    private List<String> tags;
+
+    @JsonProperty("Size")
+    private Long size;
+
+    @JsonProperty("Comment")
+    private String comment;
+
+    @CheckForNull
+    public String getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public ImageHistory withId(String id) {
+        this.id = id;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @CheckForNull
+    public Long getCreated() {
+        return created;
+    }
+
+    public ImageHistory withCreated(Long created) {
+        this.created = created;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @CheckForNull
+    public String getCreatedBy() {
+        return createdBy;
+    }
+
+    public ImageHistory withCreatedBy(String createdBy) {
+        this.createdBy = createdBy;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @CheckForNull
+    public List<String> getTags() {
+        return tags;
+    }
+
+    public ImageHistory withTags(List<String> tags) {
+        this.tags = tags;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @CheckForNull
+    public Long getSize() {
+        return size;
+    }
+
+    public ImageHistory withSize(Long size) {
+        this.size = size;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @CheckForNull
+    public String getComment() {
+        return comment;
+    }
+
+    public ImageHistory withComment(String comment) {
+        this.comment = comment;
+        return this;
+    }
+}
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectContainerCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectExecCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectImageCmd;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.ImageHistoryCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectNetworkCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectServiceCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectSwarmCmd;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@
 import com.github.dockerjava.core.exec.InspectContainerCmdExec;
 import com.github.dockerjava.core.exec.InspectExecCmdExec;
 import com.github.dockerjava.core.exec.InspectImageCmdExec;
+import com.github.dockerjava.core.exec.ImageHistoryCmdExec;
 import com.github.dockerjava.core.exec.InspectNetworkCmdExec;
 import com.github.dockerjava.core.exec.InspectServiceCmdExec;
 import com.github.dockerjava.core.exec.InspectSwarmCmdExec;
@@ -281,6 +283,11 @@ public InspectImageCmd.Exec createInspectImageCmdExec() {
         return new InspectImageCmdExec(getBaseResource(), getDockerClientConfig());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ImageHistoryCmd.Exec createImageHistoryCmdExec() {
+        return new ImageHistoryCmdExec(getBaseResource(), getDockerClientConfig());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ListContainersCmd.Exec createListContainersCmdExec() {
         return new ListContainersCmdExec(getBaseResource(), getDockerClientConfig());

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectContainerCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectExecCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectImageCmd;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.ImageHistoryCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectNetworkCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectServiceCmd;
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectSwarmCmd;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@
 import com.github.dockerjava.core.command.InspectContainerCmdImpl;
 import com.github.dockerjava.core.command.InspectExecCmdImpl;
 import com.github.dockerjava.core.command.InspectImageCmdImpl;
+import com.github.dockerjava.core.command.ImageHistoryCmdImpl;
 import com.github.dockerjava.core.command.InspectServiceCmdImpl;
 import com.github.dockerjava.core.command.InspectSwarmCmdImpl;
 import com.github.dockerjava.core.command.InspectVolumeCmdImpl;
@@ -375,6 +377,11 @@ public InspectImageCmd inspectImageCmd(String imageId) {
         return new InspectImageCmdImpl(getDockerCmdExecFactory().createInspectImageCmdExec(), imageId);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ImageHistoryCmd imageHistoryCmd(String imageId) {
+        return new ImageHistoryCmdImpl(getDockerCmdExecFactory().createImageHistoryCmdExec(), imageId);
+    }
+
     /**
      * * CONTAINER API *
      */

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package com.github.dockerjava.core.command;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.ImageHistoryCmd;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.exception.NotFoundException;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.model.ImageHistory;
+
+/**
+ * Get the history of an image.
+ */
+public class ImageHistoryCmdImpl extends AbstrDockerCmd<ImageHistoryCmd, List<ImageHistory>> implements
+        ImageHistoryCmd {
+
+    private String imageId;
+
+    public ImageHistoryCmdImpl(ImageHistoryCmd.Exec exec, String imageId) {
+        super(exec);
+        withImageId(imageId);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getImageId() {
+        return imageId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ImageHistoryCmd withImageId(String imageId) {
+        this.imageId = Objects.requireNonNull(imageId, "imageId was not specified");
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws NotFoundException
+     *             No such image
+     */
+    @Override
+    public List<ImageHistory> exec() throws NotFoundException {
+        return super.exec();
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package com.github.dockerjava.core.exec;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.ImageHistoryCmd;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.model.ImageHistory;
+import com.github.dockerjava.core.DockerClientConfig;
+import com.github.dockerjava.core.MediaType;
+import com.github.dockerjava.core.WebTarget;
+
+public class ImageHistoryCmdExec extends AbstrSyncDockerCmdExec<ImageHistoryCmd, List<ImageHistory>> implements
+        ImageHistoryCmd.Exec {
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ImageHistoryCmdExec.class);
+
+    public ImageHistoryCmdExec(WebTarget baseResource, DockerClientConfig dockerClientConfig) {
+        super(baseResource, dockerClientConfig);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected List<ImageHistory> execute(ImageHistoryCmd command) {
+        WebTarget webResource = getBaseResource().path("/images/{id}/history").resolveTemplate("id",
+                command.getImageId());
+
+        LOGGER.trace("GET: {}", webResource);
+
+        return webResource.request().accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).get(new TypeReference<List<ImageHistory>>() {
+        });
+    }
+
+}