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# network inspect

    Usage:  docker network inspect [OPTIONS] NETWORK [NETWORK..]

    Displays detailed information on a network

      --help=false       Print usage

Returns information about one or more networks. By default, this command renders all results in a JSON object. For example, if you connect two containers to a network:

```bash
$ sudo docker run -itd --name=container1 busybox
f2870c98fd504370fb86e59f32cd0753b1ac9b69b7d80566ffc7192a82b3ed27

$ sudo docker run -itd --name=container2 busybox
bda12f8922785d1f160be70736f26c1e331ab8aaf8ed8d56728508f2e2fd4727
```

The `network inspect` command shows the containers, by id, in its results.

```bash
$ sudo docker network inspect bridge
[
  {
      "name": "bridge",
      "id": "7fca4eb8c647e57e9d46c32714271e0c3f8bf8d17d346629e2820547b2d90039",
      "driver": "bridge",
      "containers": {
          "bda12f8922785d1f160be70736f26c1e331ab8aaf8ed8d56728508f2e2fd4727": {
              "endpoint": "e0ac95934f803d7e36384a2029b8d1eeb56cb88727aa2e8b7edfeebaa6dfd758",
              "mac_address": "02:42:ac:11:00:03",
              "ipv4_address": "172.17.0.3/16",
              "ipv6_address": ""
          },
          "f2870c98fd504370fb86e59f32cd0753b1ac9b69b7d80566ffc7192a82b3ed27": {
              "endpoint": "31de280881d2a774345bbfb1594159ade4ae4024ebfb1320cb74a30225f6a8ae",
              "mac_address": "02:42:ac:11:00:02",
              "ipv4_address": "172.17.0.2/16",
              "ipv6_address": ""
          }
      }
  }
]
```


## Related information

* [network disconnect ](network_disconnect.md)
* [network connect](network_connect.md)
* [network create](network_create.md)
* [network ls](network_ls.md)
* [network rm](network_rm.md)
* [Understand Docker container networks](../../userguide/networking/dockernetworks.md)