---
title: "context inspect"
description: "The context inspect command description and usage"
keywords: "context, inspect"
---

# context inspect

```markdown
Usage:  docker context inspect [OPTIONS] [CONTEXT] [CONTEXT...]

Display detailed information on one or more contexts

Options:
  -f, --format string   Format output using a custom template:
                        'json':             Print in JSON format
                        'TEMPLATE':         Print output using the given Go template.
                        Refer to https://docs.docker.com/go/formatting/ for more information about formatting output with templates
```

## Description

Inspects one or more contexts.

## Examples

### Inspect a context by name

```console
$ docker context inspect "local+aks"

[
  {
    "Name": "local+aks",
    "Metadata": {
      "Description": "Local Docker Engine",
      "StackOrchestrator": "swarm"
    },
    "Endpoints": {
      "docker": {
        "Host": "npipe:////./pipe/docker_engine",
        "SkipTLSVerify": false
      }
    },
    "TLSMaterial": {},
    "Storage": {
      "MetadataPath": "C:\\Users\\simon\\.docker\\contexts\\meta\\cb6d08c0a1bfa5fe6f012e61a442788c00bed93f509141daff05f620fc54ddee",
      "TLSPath": "C:\\Users\\simon\\.docker\\contexts\\tls\\cb6d08c0a1bfa5fe6f012e61a442788c00bed93f509141daff05f620fc54ddee"
    }
  }
]
```