docker/cli · error

digest parse of image %q failed: %w

Error message

digest parse of image %q failed: %w

What it means

Error "digest parse of image %q failed: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/command/manifest/push.go:164

	if manifestRepoHostname != targetRepoHostname {
		return manifestlist.ManifestDescriptor{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot use source images from a different registry than the target image: %s != %s", manifestRepoHostname, targetRepoHostname)
	}

	manifest := manifestlist.ManifestDescriptor{
		Descriptor: distribution.Descriptor{
			Digest:    imageManifest.Descriptor.Digest,
			Size:      imageManifest.Descriptor.Size,
			MediaType: imageManifest.Descriptor.MediaType,
		},
	}

	platform := types.PlatformSpecFromOCI(imageManifest.Descriptor.Platform)
	if platform != nil {
		manifest.Platform = *platform
	}

	if err := manifest.Descriptor.Digest.Validate(); err != nil {
		return manifestlist.ManifestDescriptor{}, fmt.Errorf("digest parse of image %q failed: %w", imageManifest.Ref, err)
	}

	return manifest, nil
}

func buildBlobRequestList(imageManifest types.ImageManifest, repoName reference.Named) ([]manifestBlob, error) {
	blobs := imageManifest.Blobs()
	blobReqs := make([]manifestBlob, 0, len(blobs))
	for _, blobDigest := range blobs {
		canonical, err := reference.WithDigest(repoName, blobDigest)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		var os string
		if imageManifest.Descriptor.Platform != nil {
			os = imageManifest.Descriptor.Platform.OS
		}
		blobReqs = append(blobReqs, manifestBlob{canonical: canonical, os: os})

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/command/manifest/push.go:164 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of docker/cli@e9452d6e78 (2026-08-01). Data as JSON: /data/errors/65c476bfed39533d.json. Report an issue: GitHub.