docker/cli · error

got wrong object to inspect :%v

Error message

got wrong object to inspect :%v

What it means

Error "got wrong object to inspect :%v" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/command/node/formatter.go:207

func (c *nodeContext) EngineVersion() string {
	return c.n.Description.Engine.EngineVersion
}

// inspectFormatWrite renders the context for a list of nodes.
func inspectFormatWrite(fmtCtx formatter.Context, refs []string, getRef inspect.GetRefFunc) error {
	if fmtCtx.Format != nodeInspectPrettyTemplate {
		return inspect.Inspect(fmtCtx.Output, refs, string(fmtCtx.Format), getRef)
	}
	return fmtCtx.Write(&nodeInspectContext{}, func(format func(subContext formatter.SubContext) error) error {
		for _, ref := range refs {
			nodeI, _, err := getRef(ref)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			node, ok := nodeI.(swarm.Node)
			if !ok {
				return fmt.Errorf("got wrong object to inspect :%v", ok)
			}
			if err := format(&nodeInspectContext{Node: node}); err != nil {
				return err
			}
		}
		return nil
	})
}

type nodeInspectContext struct {
	swarm.Node
	formatter.SubContext
}

func (ctx *nodeInspectContext) ID() string {
	return ctx.Node.ID
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/command/node/formatter.go:207 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/d164c2dbfafd6b75.json. Report an issue: GitHub.