---
name: "buildah-manifest-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-manifest-inspect"
---

# buildah-manifest-inspect(1)

Display a manifest list or image index.

## NAME

buildah-manifest-inspect - Display a manifest list or image index.

## SYNOPSIS

**buildah manifest inspect** *listNameOrIndexName*

## DESCRIPTION

Displays the manifest list or image index stored using the specified image name.

## RETURN VALUE

A formatted JSON representation of the manifest list or image index.

## OPTIONS

**--authfile** *path*

Path of the authentication file. Default is ${XDG\_RUNTIME\_DIR}/containers/auth.json, which is set using **buildah login**. If the authorization state is not found there, $HOME/.docker/config.json is checked, which is set using **docker login**.

**--tls-verify** *bool-value*

Require HTTPS and verification of certificates when talking to container registries (defaults to true).  TLS verification cannot be used when talking to an insecure registry.

## EXAMPLE

```
buildah manifest inspect mylist:v1.11
```

## SEE ALSO

[buildah(1)](/buildah/1.md), [buildah-manifest(1)](/buildah-manifest/1.md), [buildah-manifest-create(1)](/buildah-manifest-create/1.md), [buildah-manifest-add(1)](/buildah-manifest-add/1.md), [buildah-manifest-remove(1)](/buildah-manifest-remove/1.md), [buildah-manifest-annotate(1)](/buildah-manifest-annotate/1.md), [buildah-manifest-push(1)](/buildah-manifest-push/1.md), [buildah-rmi(1)](/buildah-rmi/1.md)