docker/cli · error

missing node id in details: %v

Error message

missing node id in details: %v

What it means

Error "missing node id in details: %v" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/command/service/logs.go:338

		output = append(output, ' ')
	}

	// add the log message itself, finally
	output = append(output, parts[detailsIndex+1]...)

	_, err = lw.w.Write(output)
	if err != nil {
		return 0, err
	}

	return len(buf), nil
}

// parseContext returns a log context and REMOVES the context from the details map
func parseContext(details map[string]string) (logContext, error) {
	nodeID, ok := details["com.docker.swarm.node.id"]
	if !ok {
		return logContext{}, fmt.Errorf("missing node id in details: %v", details)
	}
	delete(details, "com.docker.swarm.node.id")

	serviceID, ok := details["com.docker.swarm.service.id"]
	if !ok {
		return logContext{}, fmt.Errorf("missing service id in details: %v", details)
	}
	delete(details, "com.docker.swarm.service.id")

	taskID, ok := details["com.docker.swarm.task.id"]
	if !ok {
		return logContext{}, fmt.Errorf("missing task id in details: %s", details)
	}
	delete(details, "com.docker.swarm.task.id")

	return logContext{
		nodeID:    nodeID,
		serviceID: serviceID,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/command/service/logs.go:338 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/6d75ea455d0c0961.json. Report an issue: GitHub.