---
type: reference
---

# Dockerfiles API

In GitLab, there is an API endpoint available for Dockerfiles. For more
information on Dockerfiles, see the
[Docker documentation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/).

## List Dockerfile templates

Get all Dockerfile templates.

```plaintext
GET /templates/dockerfiles
```

```shell
curl https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/templates/dockerfiles
```

Example response:

```json
[
  {
    "key": "Binary",
    "name": "Binary"
  },
  {
    "key": "Binary-alpine",
    "name": "Binary-alpine"
  },
  {
    "key": "Binary-scratch",
    "name": "Binary-scratch"
  },
  {
    "key": "Golang",
    "name": "Golang"
  },
  {
    "key": "Golang-alpine",
    "name": "Golang-alpine"
  },
  {
    "key": "Golang-scratch",
    "name": "Golang-scratch"
  },
  {
    "key": "HTTPd",
    "name": "HTTPd"
  },
  {
    "key": "Node",
    "name": "Node"
  },
  {
    "key": "Node-alpine",
    "name": "Node-alpine"
  },
  {
    "key": "OpenJDK",
    "name": "OpenJDK"
  },
  {
    "key": "OpenJDK-alpine",
    "name": "OpenJDK-alpine"
  },
  {
    "key": "PHP",
    "name": "PHP"
  },
  {
    "key": "Python",
    "name": "Python"
  },
  {
    "key": "Python-alpine",
    "name": "Python-alpine"
  },
  {
    "key": "Python2",
    "name": "Python2"
  },
  {
    "key": "Ruby",
    "name": "Ruby"
  },
  {
    "key": "Ruby-alpine",
    "name": "Ruby-alpine"
  },
  {
    "key": "Rust",
    "name": "Rust"
  },
  {
    "key": "Swift",
    "name": "Swift"
  }
]
```

## Single Dockerfile template

Get a single Dockerfile template.

```plaintext
GET /templates/dockerfiles/:key
```

| Attribute  | Type   | Required | Description |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------- |
| `key`      | string | yes      | The key of the Dockerfile template |

```shell
curl https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/templates/dockerfiles/Binary
```

Example response:

```json
{
  "name": "Binary",
  "content": "# This file is a template, and might need editing before it works on your project.\n# This Dockerfile installs a compiled binary into a bare system.\n# You must either commit your compiled binary into source control (not recommended)\n# or build the binary first as part of a CI/CD pipeline.\n\nFROM buildpack-deps:buster\n\nWORKDIR /usr/local/bin\n\n# Change `app` to whatever your binary is called\nAdd app .\nCMD [\"./app\"]\n"
}
```

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