docker/cli · error

%s no tag or digest

Error message

%s no tag or digest

What it means

Error "%s no tag or digest" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at internal/registryclient/client.go:195

	fetch := func(ctx context.Context, repo distribution.Repository, ref reference.Named) (bool, error) {
		var err error
		result, err = fetchList(ctx, repo, ref)
		return len(result) > 0, err
	}

	err := c.iterateEndpoints(ctx, ref, fetch)
	return result, err
}

func getManifestOptionsFromReference(ref reference.Named) (digest.Digest, []distribution.ManifestServiceOption, error) {
	if tagged, isTagged := ref.(reference.NamedTagged); isTagged {
		tag := tagged.Tag()
		return "", []distribution.ManifestServiceOption{distribution.WithTag(tag)}, nil
	}
	if digested, isDigested := ref.(reference.Canonical); isDigested {
		return digested.Digest(), []distribution.ManifestServiceOption{}, nil
	}
	return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("%s no tag or digest", ref)
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/registryclient/client.go:195 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/c3518160b4d784d2.json. Report an issue: GitHub.