docker/cli · error

error: no such object: %s

Error message

error: no such object: %s

What it means

Error "error: no such object: %s" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/command/system/inspect.go:281

					}
				}
				if isSwarmSupported == swarmUnsupported {
					continue
				}
			}
			v, raw, err := inspectData.objectInspector(ref)
			if err != nil {
				if typeConstraint == "" && isErrSkippable(err) {
					continue
				}
				return v, raw, err
			}
			if getSize && !inspectData.isSizeSupported {
				_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(dockerCLI.Err(), "WARNING: --size ignored for", inspectData.objectType)
			}
			return v, raw, err
		}
		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("error: no such object: %s", ref)
	}
}

func isErrSkippable(err error) bool {
	return errdefs.IsNotFound(err) ||
		strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not supported") ||
		strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid reference format")
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/command/system/inspect.go:281 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/a13f7edfa5fd11d5.json. Report an issue: GitHub.