github.com/nf/docker@v1.8.1/docs/reference/api/README.md (about)

     1  This directory holds the authoritative specifications of APIs defined and implemented by Docker. Currently this includes:
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     3   * The remote API by which a docker node can be queried over HTTP
     4   * The registry API by which a docker node can download and upload
     5     images for storage and sharing
     6   * The index search API by which a docker node can search the public
     7     index for images to download
     8   * The docker.io OAuth and accounts API which 3rd party services can
     9     use to access account information