docker/cli · error

%s has no payload

Error message

%s has no payload

What it means

Error "%s has no payload" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/manifest/types/types.go:85

		refs := i.OCIManifest.References()
		digests = make([]digest.Digest, 0, len(refs))
		for _, descriptor := range refs {
			digests = append(digests, descriptor.Digest)
		}
	}
	return digests
}

// Payload returns the media type and bytes for the manifest
func (i ImageManifest) Payload() (string, []byte, error) {
	// TODO: If available, read content from a content store by digest
	switch {
	case i.SchemaV2Manifest != nil:
		return i.SchemaV2Manifest.Payload()
	case i.OCIManifest != nil:
		return i.OCIManifest.Payload()
	default:
		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("%s has no payload", i.Ref)
	}
}

// References implements the distribution.Manifest interface. It delegates to
// the underlying manifest.
func (i ImageManifest) References() []distribution.Descriptor {
	switch {
	case i.SchemaV2Manifest != nil:
		return i.SchemaV2Manifest.References()
	case i.OCIManifest != nil:
		return i.OCIManifest.References()
	default:
		return nil
	}
}

// NewImageManifest returns a new ImageManifest object. The values for Platform
// are initialized from those in the image

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/manifest/types/types.go:85 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/7a3f47e78439b8b8.json. Report an issue: GitHub.