docker buildx history inspect

Description	Inspect a build record
Usage	`docker buildx history inspect [OPTIONS] [REF]`

Description

Inspect a build record to view metadata such as duration, status, build inputs, platforms, outputs, and attached artifacts. You can also use flags to extract provenance, SBOMs, or other detailed information.

Options

Option	Default	Description
`--format`	`pretty`	Format the output

Examples

Inspect the most recent build

$ docker buildx history inspect
Name:           buildx (binaries)
Context:        .
Dockerfile:     Dockerfile
VCS Repository: https://github.com/crazy-max/buildx.git
VCS Revision:   f15eaa1ee324ffbbab29605600d27a84cab86361
Target:         binaries
Platforms:      linux/amd64
Keep Git Dir:   true

Started:        2025-02-07 11:56:24
Duration:       1m  1s
Build Steps:    16/16 (25% cached)

Image Resolve Mode:     local

Materials:
URI                                                             DIGEST
pkg:docker/docker/dockerfile@1                                  sha256:93bfd3b68c109427185cd78b4779fc82b484b0b7618e36d0f104d4d801e66d25
pkg:docker/[email protected]?platform=linux%2Famd64        sha256:2c49857f2295e89b23b28386e57e018a86620a8fede5003900f2d138ba9c4037
pkg:docker/tonistiigi/[email protected]?platform=linux%2Famd64           sha256:923441d7c25f1e2eb5789f82d987693c47b8ed987c4ab3b075d6ed2b5d6779a3

Attachments:
DIGEST                                                                  PLATFORM        TYPE
sha256:217329d2af959d4f02e3a96dcbe62bf100cab1feb8006a047ddfe51a5397f7e3                 https://slsa.dev/provenance/v0.2

Inspect a specific build

# Using a build ID
docker buildx history inspect qu2gsuo8ejqrwdfii23xkkckt

# Or using a relative offset
docker buildx history inspect ^1

Format the output (--format)

The formatting options (--format) pretty-prints the output to pretty (default), json or using a Go template.

Pretty output

$ docker buildx history inspect
Name:           buildx (binaries)
Context:        .
Dockerfile:     Dockerfile
VCS Repository: https://github.com/crazy-max/buildx.git
VCS Revision:   f15eaa1ee324ffbbab29605600d27a84cab86361
Target:         binaries
Platforms:      linux/amd64
Keep Git Dir:   true

Started:        2025-02-07 11:56:24
Duration:       1m  1s
Build Steps:    16/16 (25% cached)

Image Resolve Mode:     local

Materials:
URI                                                             DIGEST
pkg:docker/docker/dockerfile@1                                  sha256:93bfd3b68c109427185cd78b4779fc82b484b0b7618e36d0f104d4d801e66d25
pkg:docker/[email protected]?platform=linux%2Famd64        sha256:2c49857f2295e89b23b28386e57e018a86620a8fede5003900f2d138ba9c4037
pkg:docker/tonistiigi/[email protected]?platform=linux%2Famd64           sha256:923441d7c25f1e2eb5789f82d987693c47b8ed987c4ab3b075d6ed2b5d6779a3

Attachments:
DIGEST                                                                  PLATFORM        TYPE
sha256:217329d2af959d4f02e3a96dcbe62bf100cab1feb8006a047ddfe51a5397f7e3                 https://slsa.dev/provenance/v0.2

Print build logs: docker buildx history logs g9808bwrjrlkbhdamxklx660b

JSON output

$ docker buildx history inspect --format json
{
  "Name": "buildx (binaries)",
  "Ref": "5w7vkqfi0rf59hw4hnmn627r9",
  "Context": ".",
  "Dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
  "VCSRepository": "https://github.com/crazy-max/buildx.git",
  "VCSRevision": "f15eaa1ee324ffbbab29605600d27a84cab86361",
  "Target": "binaries",
  "Platform": [
    "linux/amd64"
  ],
  "KeepGitDir": true,
  "StartedAt": "2025-02-07T12:01:05.75807272+01:00",
  "CompletedAt": "2025-02-07T12:02:07.991778875+01:00",
  "Duration": 62233706155,
  "Status": "completed",
  "NumCompletedSteps": 16,
  "NumTotalSteps": 16,
  "NumCachedSteps": 4,
  "Config": {
    "ImageResolveMode": "local"
  },
  "Materials": [
    {
      "URI": "pkg:docker/docker/dockerfile@1",
      "Digests": [
        "sha256:93bfd3b68c109427185cd78b4779fc82b484b0b7618e36d0f104d4d801e66d25"
      ]
    },
    {
      "URI": "pkg:docker/[email protected]?platform=linux%2Famd64",
      "Digests": [
        "sha256:2c49857f2295e89b23b28386e57e018a86620a8fede5003900f2d138ba9c4037"
      ]
    },
    {
      "URI": "pkg:docker/tonistiigi/[email protected]?platform=linux%2Famd64",
      "Digests": [
        "sha256:923441d7c25f1e2eb5789f82d987693c47b8ed987c4ab3b075d6ed2b5d6779a3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "Attachments": [
    {
      "Digest": "sha256:450fdd2e6b868fecd69e9891c2c404ba461aa38a47663b4805edeb8d2baf80b1",
      "Type": "https://slsa.dev/provenance/v0.2"
    }
  ]
}

Go template output

$ docker buildx history inspect --format "{{.Name}}: {{.VCSRepository}} ({{.VCSRevision}})"
buildx (binaries): https://github.com/crazy-max/buildx.git (f15eaa1ee324ffbbab29605600d27a84cab86361)

Subcommands

Command	Description
`docker buildx history inspect attachment`	Inspect a build record attachment