docker/cli · error

missing task id in details: %s

Error message

missing task id in details: %s

What it means

Error "missing task id in details: %s" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/command/service/logs.go:350

}

// 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,
		taskID:    taskID,
	}, nil
}

type logContext struct {
	nodeID    string
	serviceID string
	taskID    string
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/command/service/logs.go:350 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/11af0701fb0f9823.json. Report an issue: GitHub.