cli/resources/containers/methods/retrieve/index.md 2026-07-10 23:02 UTC to 2026-07-12 06:58 UTC

Retrieve container

$ openai containers retrieve

get /containers/{container_id}

Retrieve Container

Parameters

• --container-id: string

Returns

• ContainerGetResponse: object { id, created_at, name, 6 more }

  • id: string

    Unique identifier for the container.

  • created_at: number

    Unix timestamp (in seconds) when the container was created.

  • name: string

    Name of the container.

  • object: string

    The type of this object.

  • status: string

    Status of the container (e.g., active, deleted).

  • expires_after: optional object { anchor, minutes }

    The container will expire after this time period. The anchor is the reference point for the expiration. The minutes is the number of minutes after the anchor before the container expires.

    • anchor: optional "last_active_at"

      The reference point for the expiration.

      • "last_active_at"

    • minutes: optional number

      The number of minutes after the anchor before the container expires.

  • last_active_at: optional number

    Unix timestamp (in seconds) when the container was last active.

  • memory_limit: optional "1g" or "4g" or "16g" or "64g"

    The memory limit configured for the container.

    • "1g"

    • "4g"

    • "16g"

    • "64g"

  • network_policy: optional object { type, allowed_domains }

    Network access policy for the container.

    • type: "allowlist" or "disabled"

      The network policy mode.

      • "allowlist"

      • "disabled"

    • allowed_domains: optional array of string

      Allowed outbound domains when type is allowlist.

Example

openai containers retrieve \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --container-id container_id

Response

{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": 0,
  "name": "name",
  "object": "object",
  "status": "status",
  "expires_after": {
    "anchor": "last_active_at",
    "minutes": 0
  },
  "last_active_at": 0,
  "memory_limit": "1g",
  "network_policy": {
    "type": "allowlist",
    "allowed_domains": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}