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     1  ---
     2  title: "events"
     3  description: "The events command description and usage"
     4  keywords: "events, container, report"
     5  ---
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    15  
    16  # events
    17  
    18  ```markdown
    19  Usage:  docker events [OPTIONS]
    20  
    21  Get real time events from the server
    22  
    23  Options:
    24    -f, --filter value   Filter output based on conditions provided (default [])
    25        --format string  Format the output using the given Go template
    26        --help           Print usage
    27        --since string   Show all events created since timestamp
    28        --until string   Stream events until this timestamp
    29  ```
    30  
    31  ## Description
    32  
    33  Use `docker events` to get real-time events from the server. These events differ
    34  per Docker object type.
    35  
    36  ### Object types
    37  
    38  #### Containers
    39  
    40  Docker containers report the following events:
    41  
    42  - `attach`
    43  - `commit`
    44  - `copy`
    45  - `create`
    46  - `destroy`
    47  - `detach`
    48  - `die`
    49  - `exec_create`
    50  - `exec_detach`
    51  - `exec_start`
    52  - `export`
    53  - `health_status`
    54  - `kill`
    55  - `oom`
    56  - `pause`
    57  - `rename`
    58  - `resize`
    59  - `restart`
    60  - `start`
    61  - `stop`
    62  - `top`
    63  - `unpause`
    64  - `update`
    65  
    66  #### Images
    67  
    68  Docker images report the following events:
    69  
    70  - `delete`
    71  - `import`
    72  - `load`
    73  - `pull`
    74  - `push`
    75  - `save`
    76  - `tag`
    77  - `untag`
    78  
    79  #### Plugins
    80  
    81  Docker plugins report the following events:
    82  
    83  - `enable`
    84  - `disable`
    85  - `install`
    86  - `remove`
    87  
    88  #### Volumes
    89  
    90  Docker volumes report the following events:
    91  
    92  - `create`
    93  - `destroy`
    94  - `mount`
    95  - `unmount`
    96  
    97  #### Networks
    98  
    99  Docker networks report the following events:
   100  
   101  - `create`
   102  - `connect`
   103  - `destroy`
   104  - `disconnect`
   105  - `remove`
   106  
   107  #### Daemons
   108  
   109  Docker daemons report the following events:
   110  
   111  - `reload`
   112  
   113  #### Services
   114  
   115  Docker services report the following events:
   116  
   117  - `create`
   118  - `remove`
   119  - `update`
   120  
   121  #### Nodes
   122  
   123  Docker nodes report the following events:
   124  
   125  - `create`
   126  - `remove`
   127  - `update`
   128  
   129  #### Secrets
   130  
   131  Docker secrets report the following events:
   132  
   133  - `create`
   134  - `remove`
   135  - `update`
   136  
   137  #### Configs
   138  
   139  Docker configs report the following events:
   140  
   141  - `create`
   142  - `remove`
   143  - `update`
   144  
   145  ### Limiting, filtering, and formatting the output
   146  
   147  #### Limit events by time
   148  
   149  The `--since` and `--until` parameters can be Unix timestamps, date formatted
   150  timestamps, or Go duration strings (e.g. `10m`, `1h30m`) computed
   151  relative to the client machine’s time. If you do not provide the `--since` option,
   152  the command returns only new and/or live events.  Supported formats for date
   153  formatted time stamps include RFC3339Nano, RFC3339, `2006-01-02T15:04:05`,
   154  `2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999`, `2006-01-02Z07:00`, and `2006-01-02`. The local
   155  timezone on the client will be used if you do not provide either a `Z` or a
   156  `+-00:00` timezone offset at the end of the timestamp.  When providing Unix
   157  timestamps enter seconds[.nanoseconds], where seconds is the number of seconds
   158  that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (midnight UTC/GMT), not counting leap
   159  seconds (aka Unix epoch or Unix time), and the optional .nanoseconds field is a
   160  fraction of a second no more than nine digits long.
   161  
   162  #### Filtering
   163  
   164  The filtering flag (`-f` or `--filter`) format is of "key=value". If you would
   165  like to use multiple filters, pass multiple flags (e.g.,
   166  `--filter "foo=bar" --filter "bif=baz"`)
   167  
   168  Using the same filter multiple times will be handled as a *OR*; for example
   169  `--filter container=588a23dac085 --filter container=a8f7720b8c22` will display
   170  events for container 588a23dac085 *OR* container a8f7720b8c22
   171  
   172  Using multiple filters will be handled as a *AND*; for example
   173  `--filter container=588a23dac085 --filter event=start` will display events for
   174  container container 588a23dac085 *AND* the event type is *start*
   175  
   176  The currently supported filters are:
   177  
   178  * config (`config=<name or id>`)
   179  * container (`container=<name or id>`)
   180  * daemon (`daemon=<name or id>`)
   181  * event (`event=<event action>`)
   182  * image (`image=<tag or id>`)
   183  * label (`label=<key>` or `label=<key>=<value>`)
   184  * network (`network=<name or id>`)
   185  * node (`node=<id>`)
   186  * plugin (`plugin=<name or id>`)
   187  * scope (`scope=<local or swarm>`)
   188  * secret (`secret=<name or id>`)
   189  * service (`service=<name or id>`)
   190  * type (`type=<container or image or volume or network or daemon or plugin or service or node or secret or config>`)
   191  * volume (`volume=<name>`)
   192  
   193  #### Format
   194  
   195  If a format (`--format`) is specified, the given template will be executed
   196  instead of the default
   197  format. Go's [text/template](http://golang.org/pkg/text/template/) package
   198  describes all the details of the format.
   199  
   200  If a format is set to `{{json .}}`, the events are streamed as valid JSON
   201  Lines. For information about JSON Lines, please refer to http://jsonlines.org/ .
   202  
   203  ## Examples
   204  
   205  ### Basic example
   206  
   207  You'll need two shells for this example.
   208  
   209  **Shell 1: Listening for events:**
   210  
   211  ```bash
   212  $ docker events
   213  ```
   214  
   215  **Shell 2: Start and Stop containers:**
   216  
   217  ```bash
   218  $ docker create --name test alpine:latest top
   219  $ docker start test
   220  $ docker stop test
   221  ```
   222  
   223  **Shell 1: (Again .. now showing events):**
   224  
   225  ```none
   226  2017-01-05T00:35:58.859401177+08:00 container create 0fdb48addc82871eb34eb23a847cfd033dedd1a0a37bef2e6d9eb3870fc7ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   227  2017-01-05T00:36:04.703631903+08:00 network connect e2e1f5ceda09d4300f3a846f0acfaa9a8bb0d89e775eb744c5acecd60e0529e2 (container=0fdb...ff37, name=bridge, type=bridge)
   228  2017-01-05T00:36:04.795031609+08:00 container start 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   229  2017-01-05T00:36:09.830268747+08:00 container kill 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test, signal=15)
   230  2017-01-05T00:36:09.840186338+08:00 container die 0fdb...ff37 (exitCode=143, image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   231  2017-01-05T00:36:09.880113663+08:00 network disconnect e2e...29e2 (container=0fdb...ff37, name=bridge, type=bridge)
   232  2017-01-05T00:36:09.890214053+08:00 container stop 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   233  ```
   234  
   235  To exit the `docker events` command, use `CTRL+C`.
   236  
   237  ### Filter events by time
   238  
   239  You can filter the output by an absolute timestamp or relative time on the host
   240  machine, using the following different time syntaxes:
   241  
   242  ```bash
   243  $ docker events --since 1483283804
   244  2017-01-05T00:35:41.241772953+08:00 volume create testVol (driver=local)
   245  2017-01-05T00:35:58.859401177+08:00 container create d9cd...4d70 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   246  2017-01-05T00:36:04.703631903+08:00 network connect e2e1...29e2 (container=0fdb...ff37, name=bridge, type=bridge)
   247  2017-01-05T00:36:04.795031609+08:00 container start 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   248  2017-01-05T00:36:09.830268747+08:00 container kill 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test, signal=15)
   249  2017-01-05T00:36:09.840186338+08:00 container die 0fdb...ff37 (exitCode=143, image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   250  2017-01-05T00:36:09.880113663+08:00 network disconnect e2e...29e2 (container=0fdb...ff37, name=bridge, type=bridge)
   251  2017-01-05T00:36:09.890214053+08:00 container stop 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   252  
   253  $ docker events --since '2017-01-05'
   254  2017-01-05T00:35:41.241772953+08:00 volume create testVol (driver=local)
   255  2017-01-05T00:35:58.859401177+08:00 container create d9cd...4d70 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   256  2017-01-05T00:36:04.703631903+08:00 network connect e2e1...29e2 (container=0fdb...ff37, name=bridge, type=bridge)
   257  2017-01-05T00:36:04.795031609+08:00 container start 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   258  2017-01-05T00:36:09.830268747+08:00 container kill 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test, signal=15)
   259  2017-01-05T00:36:09.840186338+08:00 container die 0fdb...ff37 (exitCode=143, image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   260  2017-01-05T00:36:09.880113663+08:00 network disconnect e2e...29e2 (container=0fdb...ff37, name=bridge, type=bridge)
   261  2017-01-05T00:36:09.890214053+08:00 container stop 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   262  
   263  $ docker events --since '2013-09-03T15:49:29'
   264  2017-01-05T00:35:41.241772953+08:00 volume create testVol (driver=local)
   265  2017-01-05T00:35:58.859401177+08:00 container create d9cd...4d70 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   266  2017-01-05T00:36:04.703631903+08:00 network connect e2e1...29e2 (container=0fdb...ff37, name=bridge, type=bridge)
   267  2017-01-05T00:36:04.795031609+08:00 container start 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   268  2017-01-05T00:36:09.830268747+08:00 container kill 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test, signal=15)
   269  2017-01-05T00:36:09.840186338+08:00 container die 0fdb...ff37 (exitCode=143, image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   270  2017-01-05T00:36:09.880113663+08:00 network disconnect e2e...29e2 (container=0fdb...ff37, name=bridge, type=bridge)
   271  2017-01-05T00:36:09.890214053+08:00 container stop 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   272  
   273  $ docker events --since '10m'
   274  2017-01-05T00:35:41.241772953+08:00 volume create testVol (driver=local)
   275  2017-01-05T00:35:58.859401177+08:00 container create d9cd...4d70 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   276  2017-01-05T00:36:04.703631903+08:00 network connect e2e1...29e2 (container=0fdb...ff37, name=bridge, type=bridge)
   277  2017-01-05T00:36:04.795031609+08:00 container start 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   278  2017-01-05T00:36:09.830268747+08:00 container kill 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test, signal=15)
   279  2017-01-05T00:36:09.840186338+08:00 container die 0fdb...ff37 (exitCode=143, image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   280  2017-01-05T00:36:09.880113663+08:00 network disconnect e2e...29e2 (container=0fdb...ff37, name=bridge, type=bridge)
   281  2017-01-05T00:36:09.890214053+08:00 container stop 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   282  
   283  $ docker events --since '2017-01-05T00:35:30' --until '2017-01-05T00:36:05'
   284  2017-01-05T00:35:41.241772953+08:00 volume create testVol (driver=local)
   285  2017-01-05T00:35:58.859401177+08:00 container create d9cd...4d70 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   286  2017-01-05T00:36:04.703631903+08:00 network connect e2e1...29e2 (container=0fdb...ff37, name=bridge, type=bridge)
   287  2017-01-05T00:36:04.795031609+08:00 container start 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   288  ```
   289  
   290  ### Filter events by criteria
   291  
   292  The following commands show several different ways to filter the `docker event`
   293  output.
   294  
   295  ```bash
   296  $ docker events --filter 'event=stop'
   297  
   298  2017-01-05T00:40:22.880175420+08:00 container stop 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   299  2017-01-05T00:41:17.888104182+08:00 container stop 2a8f...4e78 (image=alpine, name=kickass_brattain)
   300  
   301  $ docker events --filter 'image=alpine'
   302  
   303  2017-01-05T00:41:55.784240236+08:00 container create d9cd...4d70 (image=alpine, name=happy_meitner)
   304  2017-01-05T00:41:55.913156783+08:00 container start d9cd...4d70 (image=alpine, name=happy_meitner)
   305  2017-01-05T00:42:01.106875249+08:00 container kill d9cd...4d70 (image=alpine, name=happy_meitner, signal=15)
   306  2017-01-05T00:42:11.111934041+08:00 container kill d9cd...4d70 (image=alpine, name=happy_meitner, signal=9)
   307  2017-01-05T00:42:11.119578204+08:00 container die d9cd...4d70 (exitCode=137, image=alpine, name=happy_meitner)
   308  2017-01-05T00:42:11.173276611+08:00 container stop d9cd...4d70 (image=alpine, name=happy_meitner)
   309  
   310  $ docker events --filter 'container=test'
   311  
   312  2017-01-05T00:43:00.139719934+08:00 container start 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   313  2017-01-05T00:43:09.259951086+08:00 container kill 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test, signal=15)
   314  2017-01-05T00:43:09.270102715+08:00 container die 0fdb...ff37 (exitCode=143, image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   315  2017-01-05T00:43:09.312556440+08:00 container stop 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   316  
   317  $ docker events --filter 'container=test' --filter 'container=d9cdb1525ea8'
   318  
   319  2017-01-05T00:44:11.517071981+08:00 container start 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   320  2017-01-05T00:44:17.685870901+08:00 container start d9cd...4d70 (image=alpine, name=happy_meitner)
   321  2017-01-05T00:44:29.757658470+08:00 container kill 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test, signal=9)
   322  2017-01-05T00:44:29.767718510+08:00 container die 0fdb...ff37 (exitCode=137, image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   323  2017-01-05T00:44:29.815798344+08:00 container destroy 0fdb...ff37 (image=alpine:latest, name=test)
   324  
   325  $ docker events --filter 'container=test' --filter 'event=stop'
   326  
   327  2017-01-05T00:46:13.664099505+08:00 container stop a9d1...e130 (image=alpine, name=test)
   328  
   329  $ docker events --filter 'type=volume'
   330  
   331  2015-12-23T21:05:28.136212689Z volume create test-event-volume-local (driver=local)
   332  2015-12-23T21:05:28.383462717Z volume mount test-event-volume-local (read/write=true, container=562f...5025, destination=/foo, driver=local, propagation=rprivate)
   333  2015-12-23T21:05:28.650314265Z volume unmount test-event-volume-local (container=562f...5025, driver=local)
   334  2015-12-23T21:05:28.716218405Z volume destroy test-event-volume-local (driver=local)
   335  
   336  $ docker events --filter 'type=network'
   337  
   338  2015-12-23T21:38:24.705709133Z network create 8b11...2c5b (name=test-event-network-local, type=bridge)
   339  2015-12-23T21:38:25.119625123Z network connect 8b11...2c5b (name=test-event-network-local, container=b4be...c54e, type=bridge)
   340  
   341  $ docker events --filter 'container=container_1' --filter 'container=container_2'
   342  
   343  2014-09-03T15:49:29.999999999Z07:00 container die 4386fb97867d (image=ubuntu-1:14.04)
   344  2014-05-10T17:42:14.999999999Z07:00 container stop 4386fb97867d (image=ubuntu-1:14.04)
   345  2014-05-10T17:42:14.999999999Z07:00 container die 7805c1d35632 (imager=redis:2.8)
   346  2014-09-03T15:49:29.999999999Z07:00 container stop 7805c1d35632 (image=redis:2.8)
   347  
   348  $ docker events --filter 'type=volume'
   349  
   350  2015-12-23T21:05:28.136212689Z volume create test-event-volume-local (driver=local)
   351  2015-12-23T21:05:28.383462717Z volume mount test-event-volume-local (read/write=true, container=562fe10671e9273da25eed36cdce26159085ac7ee6707105fd534866340a5025, destination=/foo, driver=local, propagation=rprivate)
   352  2015-12-23T21:05:28.650314265Z volume unmount test-event-volume-local (container=562fe10671e9273da25eed36cdce26159085ac7ee6707105fd534866340a5025, driver=local)
   353  2015-12-23T21:05:28.716218405Z volume destroy test-event-volume-local (driver=local)
   354  
   355  $ docker events --filter 'type=network'
   356  
   357  2015-12-23T21:38:24.705709133Z network create 8b111217944ba0ba844a65b13efcd57dc494932ee2527577758f939315ba2c5b (name=test-event-network-local, type=bridge)
   358  2015-12-23T21:38:25.119625123Z network connect 8b111217944ba0ba844a65b13efcd57dc494932ee2527577758f939315ba2c5b (name=test-event-network-local, container=b4be644031a3d90b400f88ab3d4bdf4dc23adb250e696b6328b85441abe2c54e, type=bridge)
   359  
   360  $ docker events --filter 'type=plugin'
   361  
   362  2016-07-25T17:30:14.825557616Z plugin pull ec7b87f2ce84330fe076e666f17dfc049d2d7ae0b8190763de94e1f2d105993f (name=tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin:latest)
   363  2016-07-25T17:30:14.888127370Z plugin enable ec7b87f2ce84330fe076e666f17dfc049d2d7ae0b8190763de94e1f2d105993f (name=tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin:latest)
   364  
   365  $ docker events -f type=service
   366  
   367  2017-07-12T06:34:07.999446625Z service create wj64st89fzgchxnhiqpn8p4oj (name=reverent_albattani)
   368  2017-07-12T06:34:21.405496207Z service remove wj64st89fzgchxnhiqpn8p4oj (name=reverent_albattani)
   369  
   370  $ docker events -f type=node
   371  
   372  2017-07-12T06:21:51.951586759Z node update 3xyz5ttp1a253q74z1thwywk9 (name=ip-172-31-23-42, state.new=ready, state.old=unknown)
   373  
   374  $ docker events -f type=secret
   375  
   376  2017-07-12T06:32:13.915704367Z secret create s8o6tmlnndrgzbmdilyy5ymju (name=new_secret)
   377  2017-07-12T06:32:37.052647783Z secret remove s8o6tmlnndrgzbmdilyy5ymju (name=new_secret)
   378  
   379  $  docker events -f type=config
   380  2017-07-12T06:44:13.349037127Z config create u96zlvzdfsyb9sg4mhyxfh3rl (name=abc)
   381  2017-07-12T06:44:36.327694184Z config remove u96zlvzdfsyb9sg4mhyxfh3rl (name=abc)
   382  
   383  $ docker events --filter 'scope=swarm'
   384  
   385  2017-07-10T07:46:50.250024503Z service create m8qcxu8081woyof7w3jaax6gk (name=affectionate_wilson)
   386  2017-07-10T07:47:31.093797134Z secret create 6g5pufzsv438p9tbvl9j94od4 (name=new_secret)
   387  ```
   388  
   389  ### Format the output
   390  
   391  ```bash
   392  $ docker events --filter 'type=container' --format 'Type={{.Type}}  Status={{.Status}}  ID={{.ID}}'
   393  
   394  Type=container  Status=create  ID=2ee349dac409e97974ce8d01b70d250b85e0ba8189299c126a87812311951e26
   395  Type=container  Status=attach  ID=2ee349dac409e97974ce8d01b70d250b85e0ba8189299c126a87812311951e26
   396  Type=container  Status=start  ID=2ee349dac409e97974ce8d01b70d250b85e0ba8189299c126a87812311951e26
   397  Type=container  Status=resize  ID=2ee349dac409e97974ce8d01b70d250b85e0ba8189299c126a87812311951e26
   398  Type=container  Status=die  ID=2ee349dac409e97974ce8d01b70d250b85e0ba8189299c126a87812311951e26
   399  Type=container  Status=destroy  ID=2ee349dac409e97974ce8d01b70d250b85e0ba8189299c126a87812311951e26
   400  ```
   401  
   402  #### Format as JSON
   403  
   404  ```none
   405      $ docker events --format '{{json .}}'
   406  
   407      {"status":"create","id":"196016a57679bf42424484918746a9474cd905dd993c4d0f4..
   408      {"status":"attach","id":"196016a57679bf42424484918746a9474cd905dd993c4d0f4..
   409      {"Type":"network","Action":"connect","Actor":{"ID":"1b50a5bf755f6021dfa78e..
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