---
name: "podman-network-inspect"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "podman"
version: "6.1.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/podman-network-inspect"
---

# podman-network-inspect(1)

Display the network configuration for one or more networks

## NAME

podman-network-inspect - Display the network configuration for one or more networks

## SYNOPSIS

**podman network inspect** \[*options*\] *network* \[*network* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

Display the (JSON format) network configuration.

## OPTIONS

### --format, -f=*format*

Pretty-print networks to JSON or using a Go template.

| | |
| --- | --- |
| **Placeholder** | **Description** |
| .Containers ... | Running containers on this network. |
| .Created ... | Timestamp when the network was created |
| .DNSEnabled | Network has dns enabled (boolean) |
| .Driver | Network driver |
| .ID | Network ID |
| .Internal | Network is internal (boolean) |
| .IPAMOptions ... | Network ipam options |
| .IPv6Enabled | Network has ipv6 subnet (boolean) |
| .Labels ... | Network labels |
| .Name | Network name |
| .Network ... | Nested Network type |
| .NetworkDNSServers | Array of DNS servers used in this network |
| .NetworkInterface | Name of the network interface on the host |
| .Options ... | Network options |
| .Routes | List of static routes for this network |
| .Subnets | List of subnets on this network |

## EXAMPLE

Inspect the default podman network.

```
$ podman network inspect podman
[
    {
        "name": "podman",
        "id": "2f259bab93aaaaa2542ba43ef33eb990d0999ee1b9924b557b7be53c0b7a1bb9",
        "driver": "bridge",
        "network_interface": "podman0",
        "created": "2021-06-03T12:04:33.088567413+02:00",
        "subnets": [
            {
                "subnet": "10.88.0.0/16",
                "gateway": "10.88.0.1"
            }
        ],
        "ipv6_enabled": false,
        "internal": false,
        "dns_enabled": false,
        "ipam_options": {
            "driver": "host-local"
        }
    }
]
```

Show the subnet and gateway for a network.

```
$ podman network inspect podman --format "{{range .Subnets}}Subnet: {{.Subnet}} Gateway: {{.Gateway}}{{end}}"
Subnet: 10.88.0.0/16 Gateway: 10.88.0.1
```

## SEE ALSO

**[podman(1)](/podman/1.md)**, **[podman-network(1)](/podman-network/1.md)**, **[podman-network-ls(1)](/podman-network-ls/1.md)**, **[podman-network-create(1)](/podman-network-create/1.md)**

## HISTORY

August 2021, Updated with the new network format by Paul Holzinger pholzing@redhat.com ⟨mailto:pholzing@redhat.com⟩

August 2019, Originally compiled by Brent Baude bbaude@redhat.com ⟨mailto:bbaude@redhat.com⟩