docker/cli · error

unsupported manifest type: %T

Error message

unsupported manifest type: %T

What it means

Error "unsupported manifest type: %T" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at internal/registryclient/fetcher.go:183

		}
		manifest, err := manSvc.Get(ctx, manifestDescriptor.Digest)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		manifestRef, err := reference.WithDigest(ref, manifestDescriptor.Digest)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		var imageManifest types.ImageManifest
		switch v := manifest.(type) {
		case *schema2.DeserializedManifest:
			imageManifest, err = pullManifestSchemaV2(ctx, manifestRef, repo, *v)
		case *ocischema.DeserializedManifest:
			imageManifest, err = pullManifestOCISchema(ctx, manifestRef, repo, *v)
		default:
			err = fmt.Errorf("unsupported manifest type: %T", manifest)
		}
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		// Replace platform from config
		p := manifestDescriptor.Platform
		imageManifest.Descriptor.Platform = types.OCIPlatform(&p)

		infos = append(infos, imageManifest)
	}
	return infos, nil
}

func continueOnError(err error) bool {
	switch v := err.(type) {
	case errcode.Errors:
		if len(v) == 0 {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/registryclient/fetcher.go:183 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/5ba3a12f911d6e14.json. Report an issue: GitHub.