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---
title: "Interface: DockerDesktopClient"
description: Docker extension API reference
keywords: Docker, extensions, sdk, API, reference
aliases:
- /desktop/extensions-sdk/dev/api/reference/interfaces/DockerDesktopClient/
- /extensions/extensions-sdk/dev/api/reference/interfaces/DockerDesktopClient/
---
An amalgam of the v0 and v1 interfaces of the Docker Desktop API client,
provided for backwards compatibility reasons. Unless you're working with
a legacy extension, use the v1 type instead.
## Properties
### backend
`Readonly` **backend**: `undefined` \| [`BackendV0`](BackendV0.md)
The `window.ddClient.backend` object can be used to communicate with the backend defined in the vm section of
the extension metadata.
The client is already connected to the backend.
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [extension](DockerDesktopClient.md#extension) instead.
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.backend
___
### extension
`Readonly` **extension**: [`Extension`](Extension.md)
The `ddClient.extension` object can be used to communicate with the backend defined in the vm section of the
extension metadata.
The client is already connected to the backend.
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV1.extension
___
### desktopUI
`Readonly` **desktopUI**: [`DesktopUI`](DesktopUI.md)
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV1.desktopUI
___
### host
`Readonly` **host**: [`Host`](Host.md)
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV1.host
___
### docker
`Readonly` **docker**: [`Docker`](Docker.md)
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV1.docker
## Container Methods
### listContainers
**listContainers**(`options`): `Promise`<`unknown`\>
Get the list of running containers (same as `docker ps`).
By default, this will not list stopped containers.
You can use the option `{"all": true}` to list all the running and stopped containers.
```typescript
const containers = await window.ddClient.listContainers();
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [listContainers](Docker.md#listcontainers) instead.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `options` | `never` | (Optional). A JSON like `{ "all": true, "limit": 10, "size": true, "filters": JSON.stringify({ status: ["exited"] }), }` For more information about the different properties see [the Docker API endpoint documentation](https://docs.docker.com/reference/api/engine/version/v1.52/#operation/ContainerList). |
#### Returns
`Promise`<`unknown`\>
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.listContainers
___
## Image Methods
### listImages
**listImages**(`options`): `Promise`<`unknown`\>
Get the list of images
```typescript
const images = await window.ddClient.listImages();
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [listImages](Docker.md#listimages) instead.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `options` | `never` | (Optional). A JSON like `{ "all": true, "filters": JSON.stringify({ dangling: ["true"] }), "digests": true }` For more information about the different properties see [the Docker API endpoint documentation](https://docs.docker.com/reference/api/engine/version/v1.52/#tag/Image). |
#### Returns
`Promise`<`unknown`\>
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.listImages
___
## Navigation Methods
### navigateToContainers
**navigateToContainers**(): `void`
Navigate to the container's window in Docker Desktop.
```typescript
window.ddClient.navigateToContainers();
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [viewContainers](NavigationIntents.md#viewcontainers) instead.
#### Returns
`void`
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToContainers
___
### navigateToContainer
**navigateToContainer**(`id`): `Promise`<`any`\>
Navigate to the container window in Docker Desktop.
```typescript
await window.ddClient.navigateToContainer(id);
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `id` | `string` | The full container id, e.g. `46b57e400d801762e9e115734bf902a2450d89669d85881058a46136520aca28`. You can use the `--no-trunc` flag as part of the `docker ps` command to display the full container id. |
#### Returns
`Promise`<`any`\>
A promise that fails if the container doesn't exist.
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToContainer
___
### navigateToContainerLogs
**navigateToContainerLogs**(`id`): `Promise`<`any`\>
Navigate to the container logs window in Docker Desktop.
```typescript
await window.ddClient.navigateToContainerLogs(id);
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `id` | `string` | The full container id, e.g. `46b57e400d801762e9e115734bf902a2450d89669d85881058a46136520aca28`. You can use the `--no-trunc` flag as part of the `docker ps` command to display the full container id. |
#### Returns
`Promise`<`any`\>
A promise that fails if the container doesn't exist.
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToContainerLogs
___
### navigateToContainerInspect
**navigateToContainerInspect**(`id`): `Promise`<`any`\>
Navigate to the container inspect window in Docker Desktop.
```typescript
await window.ddClient.navigateToContainerInspect(id);
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `id` | `string` | The full container id, e.g. `46b57e400d801762e9e115734bf902a2450d89669d85881058a46136520aca28`. You can use the `--no-trunc` flag as part of the `docker ps` command to display the full container id. |
#### Returns
`Promise`<`any`\>
A promise that fails if the container doesn't exist.
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToContainerInspect
___
### navigateToContainerStats
**navigateToContainerStats**(`id`): `Promise`<`any`\>
Navigate to the container stats to see the CPU, memory, disk read/write and network I/O usage.
```typescript
await window.ddClient.navigateToContainerStats(id);
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `id` | `string` | The full container id, e.g. `46b57e400d801762e9e115734bf902a2450d89669d85881058a46136520aca28`. You can use the `--no-trunc` flag as part of the `docker ps` command to display the full container id. |
#### Returns
`Promise`<`any`\>
A promise that fails if the container doesn't exist.
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToContainerStats
___
### navigateToImages
**navigateToImages**(): `void`
Navigate to the images window in Docker Desktop.
```typescript
await window.ddClient.navigateToImages(id);
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [viewImages](NavigationIntents.md#viewimages) instead.
#### Returns
`void`
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToImages
___
### navigateToImage
**navigateToImage**(`id`, `tag`): `Promise`<`any`\>
Navigate to a specific image referenced by `id` and `tag` in Docker Desktop.
In this navigation route you can find the image layers, commands, created time and size.
```typescript
await window.ddClient.navigateToImage(id, tag);
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [viewImage](NavigationIntents.md#viewimage) instead.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `id` | `string` | The full image id (including sha), e.g. `sha256:34ab3ae068572f4e85c448b4035e6be5e19cc41f69606535cd4d768a63432673`. |
| `tag` | `string` | The tag of the image, e.g. `latest`, `0.0.1`, etc. |
#### Returns
`Promise`<`any`\>
A promise that fails if the container doesn't exist.
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToImage
___
### navigateToVolumes
**navigateToVolumes**(): `void`
Navigate to the volumes window in Docker Desktop.
```typescript
await window.ddClient.navigateToVolumes();
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [viewVolumes](NavigationIntents.md#viewvolumes) instead.
#### Returns
`void`
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToVolumes
___
### navigateToVolume
**navigateToVolume**(`volume`): `void`
Navigate to a specific volume in Docker Desktop.
```typescript
window.ddClient.navigateToVolume(volume);
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [viewVolume](NavigationIntents.md#viewvolume) instead.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `volume` | `string` | The name of the volume, e.g. `my-volume`. |
#### Returns
`void`
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.navigateToVolume
___
## Other Methods
### execHostCmd
**execHostCmd**(`cmd`): `Promise`<[`ExecResultV0`](ExecResultV0.md)\>
Invoke a binary on the host. The binary is typically shipped with your extension using the host section in the extension metadata. Note that extensions run with user access rights, this API is not restricted to binaries listed in the host section of the extension metadata (some extensions might install software during user interaction, and invoke newly installed binaries even if not listed in the extension metadata)
```typescript
window.ddClient.execHostCmd(`cliShippedOnHost xxx`).then((cmdResult: any) => {
console.log(cmdResult);
});
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [exec](ExtensionCli.md#exec) instead.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `cmd` | `string` | The command to be executed. |
#### Returns
`Promise`<[`ExecResultV0`](ExecResultV0.md)\>
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.execHostCmd
___
### spawnHostCmd
**spawnHostCmd**(`cmd`, `args`, `callback`): `void`
Invoke an extension binary on your host and get the output stream.
```typescript
window.ddClient.spawnHostCmd(
`cliShippedOnHost`,
[`arg1`, `arg2`],
(data: any, err: any) => {
console.log(data.stdout, data.stderr);
// Once the command exits we get the status code
if (data.code) {
console.log(data.code);
}
}
);
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [exec](ExtensionCli.md#exec) instead.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `cmd` | `string` | The command to be executed. |
| `args` | `string`[] | The arguments of the command to execute. |
| `callback` | (`data`: `any`, `error`: `any`) => `void` | The callback function where to listen from the command output data and errors. |
#### Returns
`void`
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.spawnHostCmd
___
### execDockerCmd
**execDockerCmd**(`cmd`, `...args`): `Promise`<[`ExecResultV0`](ExecResultV0.md)\>
You can also directly execute the Docker binary.
```typescript
const output = await window.ddClient.execDockerCmd("info");
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [exec](DockerCommand.md#exec) instead.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `cmd` | `string` | The command to execute. |
| `...args` | `string`[] | The arguments of the command to execute. |
#### Returns
`Promise`<[`ExecResultV0`](ExecResultV0.md)\>
The result will contain both the standard output and the standard error of the executed command:
```json
{
"stderr": "...",
"stdout": "..."
}
```
For convenience, the command result object also has methods to easily parse it depending on the output format:
- `output.lines(): string[]` splits output lines.
- `output.parseJsonObject(): any` parses a well-formed JSON output.
- `output.parseJsonLines(): any[]` parses each output line as a JSON object.
If the output of the command is too long, or you need to get the output as a stream you can use the
* spawnDockerCmd function:
```typescript
window.ddClient.spawnDockerCmd("logs", ["-f", "..."], (data, error) => {
console.log(data.stdout);
});
```
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.execDockerCmd
___
### spawnDockerCmd
**spawnDockerCmd**(`cmd`, `args`, `callback`): `void`
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [exec](DockerCommand.md#exec) instead.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type |
| :------ | :------ |
| `cmd` | `string` |
| `args` | `string`[] |
| `callback` | (`data`: `any`, `error`: `any`) => `void` |
#### Returns
`void`
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.spawnDockerCmd
___
### openExternal
**openExternal**(`url`): `void`
Opens an external URL with the system default browser.
```typescript
window.ddClient.openExternal("https://docker.com");
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [openExternal](Host.md#openexternal) instead.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `url` | `string` | The URL the browser opens (must have the protocol `http` or `https`). |
#### Returns
`void`
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.openExternal
___
## Toast Methods
### toastSuccess
**toastSuccess**(`msg`): `void`
Display a toast message of type success.
```typescript
window.ddClient.toastSuccess("message");
```
>**Warning`**
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [success](Toast.md#success) instead.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `msg` | `string` | The message to display in the toast. |
#### Returns
`void`
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.toastSuccess
___
### toastWarning
▸ **toastWarning**(`msg`): `void`
Display a toast message of type warning.
```typescript
window.ddClient.toastWarning("message");
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [warning](Toast.md#warning) instead.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `msg` | `string` | The message to display in the toast. |
#### Returns
`void`
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.toastWarning
___
### toastError
▸ **toastError**(`msg`): `void`
Display a toast message of type error.
```typescript
window.ddClient.toastError("message");
```
> [!WARNING]
>
> It will be removed in a future version. Use [error](Toast.md#error) instead.
#### Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `msg` | `string` | The message to display in the toast. |
#### Returns
`void`
#### Inherited from
DockerDesktopClientV0.toastError