---
name: "buildah-inspect"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "buildah"
version: "1:1.45.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/buildah-inspect"
---

# buildah-inspect(1)

Display information about working containers or images or manifest lists.

## NAME

buildah-inspect - Display information about working containers or images or manifest lists.

## SYNOPSIS

**buildah inspect** \[*options*\] \[**--**\] *object*

## DESCRIPTION

Prints the low-level information on Buildah object(s) (e.g. container, images, manifest lists) identified by name or ID. By default, this will render all results in a JSON array. If the container, image, or manifest lists have the same name, this will return container JSON for an unspecified type. If a format is specified, the given template will be executed for each result.

## OPTIONS

**--format**, **-f** *template*

Use *template* as a Go template when formatting the output.

Users of this option should be familiar with the  ⟨https://golang.org/pkg/text/template/⟩ in the Go standard library, and of internals of Buildah's implementation.

**--type**, **-t** **container** \| **image** \| **manifest**

Specify whether *object* is a container, image or a manifest list.

## EXAMPLE

buildah inspect containerID

buildah inspect --type container containerID

buildah inspect --type image imageID

buildah inspect --format '{{.OCIv1.Config.Env}}' alpine

## SEE ALSO

[buildah(1)](/buildah/1.md)