aid: podman
name: Podman
description: >-
  Podman is a daemonless, open-source container engine for developing, managing, and running OCI containers on Linux,
  supporting both rootful and rootless operation as a drop-in replacement for Docker. The Podman REST API exposes a
  Docker-compatible surface alongside Libpod-specific endpoints for pods, volumes, networks, secrets, generators, and
  system management.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/podman.png
tags:
  - Cloud Native
  - Containers
  - DevOps
  - OCI
  - Open Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/podman/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: podman:podman-artifacts-api
  name: Podman artifacts API
  description: Actions related to artifacts
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - artifacts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-artifacts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-containers-api
  name: Podman containers API
  description: Actions related to containers
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - containers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-containers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-containers-compat-api
  name: Podman containers (compat) API
  description: Actions related to containers for the compatibility endpoints
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - containers (compat)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-containers-compat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-exec-api
  name: Podman exec API
  description: Actions related to exec
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - exec
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-exec-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-exec-compat-api
  name: Podman exec (compat) API
  description: Actions related to exec for the compatibility endpoints
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - exec (compat)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-exec-compat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-images-api
  name: Podman images API
  description: Actions related to images
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - images
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-images-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-images-compat-api
  name: Podman images (compat) API
  description: Actions related to images for the compatibility endpoints
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - images (compat)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-images-compat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-manifests-api
  name: Podman manifests API
  description: Actions related to manifests
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - manifests
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-manifests-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-networks-api
  name: Podman networks API
  description: Actions related to networks
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - networks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-networks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-networks-compat-api
  name: Podman networks (compat) API
  description: Actions related to networks for the compatibility endpoints
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - networks (compat)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-networks-compat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-pods-api
  name: Podman pods API
  description: Actions related to pods
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - pods
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-pods-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-quadlets-api
  name: Podman quadlets API
  description: The quadlets API from Podman — 5 operation(s) for quadlets.
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - quadlets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-quadlets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-secrets-api
  name: Podman secrets API
  description: Actions related to secrets
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - secrets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-secrets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-secrets-compat-api
  name: Podman secrets (compat) API
  description: Actions related to secrets for the compatibility endpoints
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - secrets (compat)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-secrets-compat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-system-api
  name: Podman system API
  description: Actions related to Podman engine
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - system
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-system-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-system-compat-api
  name: Podman system (compat) API
  description: Actions related to Podman and compatibility engines
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - system (compat)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-system-compat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-volumes-api
  name: Podman volumes API
  description: Actions related to volumes
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - volumes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-volumes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
- aid: podman:podman-volumes-compat-api
  name: Podman volumes (compat) API
  description: Actions related to volumes for the compatibility endpoints
  humanURL: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  baseURL: http://d/v6.0.0/libpod
  tags:
  - volumes (compat)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/podman-volumes-compat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-service.1.html
common:
  - type: License
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://github.com/containers/podman/blob/main/LICENSE
  - type: AgenticAccess
    url: agentic-access/podman-agentic-access.yml
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/podman-domain-security.yml
  - type: Website
    url: https://podman.io/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.podman.io/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/containers
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/containers/podman
  - type: Blog
    url: https://podman.io/blogs/
  - type: Community
    url: https://podman.io/community/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://podman.io/get-started
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com