# docker buildx history inspect
Inspect a build
### Subcommands
| Name | Description |
|:-----------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------|
| [`attachment`](buildx_history_inspect_attachment.md) | Inspect a build attachment |
### Options
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|:----------------------|:---------|:---------|:-----------------------------------------|
| `--builder` | `string` | | Override the configured builder instance |
| `-D`, `--debug` | `bool` | | Enable debug logging |
| [`--format`](#format) | `string` | `pretty` | Format the output |
## Description
Inspect a build record to view metadata such as duration, status, build inputs,
platforms, outputs, and attached artifacts. You can also use flags to extract
provenance, SBOMs, or other detailed information.
## Examples
### Inspect the most recent build
```console
$ docker buildx history inspect
Name: buildx (binaries)
Context: .
Dockerfile: Dockerfile
VCS Repository: https://github.com/crazy-max/buildx.git
VCS Revision: f15eaa1ee324ffbbab29605600d27a84cab86361
Target: binaries
Platforms: linux/amd64
Keep Git Dir: true
Started: 2025-02-07 11:56:24
Duration: 1m 1s
Build Steps: 16/16 (25% cached)
Image Resolve Mode: local
Materials:
URI DIGEST
pkg:docker/docker/dockerfile@1 sha256:93bfd3b68c109427185cd78b4779fc82b484b0b7618e36d0f104d4d801e66d25
pkg:docker/golang@1.23-alpine3.21?platform=linux%2Famd64 sha256:2c49857f2295e89b23b28386e57e018a86620a8fede5003900f2d138ba9c4037
pkg:docker/tonistiigi/xx@1.6.1?platform=linux%2Famd64 sha256:923441d7c25f1e2eb5789f82d987693c47b8ed987c4ab3b075d6ed2b5d6779a3
Attachments:
DIGEST PLATFORM TYPE
sha256:217329d2af959d4f02e3a96dcbe62bf100cab1feb8006a047ddfe51a5397f7e3 https://slsa.dev/provenance/v0.2
```
### Inspect a specific build
```console
# Using a build ID
docker buildx history inspect qu2gsuo8ejqrwdfii23xkkckt
# Or using a relative offset
docker buildx history inspect ^1
```
### Format the output (--format)
The formatting options (`--format`) pretty-prints the output to `pretty` (default),
`json` or using a Go template.
**Pretty output**
```console
$ docker buildx history inspect
Name: buildx (binaries)
Context: .
Dockerfile: Dockerfile
VCS Repository: https://github.com/crazy-max/buildx.git
VCS Revision: f15eaa1ee324ffbbab29605600d27a84cab86361
Target: binaries
Platforms: linux/amd64
Keep Git Dir: true
Started: 2025-02-07 11:56:24
Duration: 1m 1s
Build Steps: 16/16 (25% cached)
Image Resolve Mode: local
Materials:
URI DIGEST
pkg:docker/docker/dockerfile@1 sha256:93bfd3b68c109427185cd78b4779fc82b484b0b7618e36d0f104d4d801e66d25
pkg:docker/golang@1.23-alpine3.21?platform=linux%2Famd64 sha256:2c49857f2295e89b23b28386e57e018a86620a8fede5003900f2d138ba9c4037
pkg:docker/tonistiigi/xx@1.6.1?platform=linux%2Famd64 sha256:923441d7c25f1e2eb5789f82d987693c47b8ed987c4ab3b075d6ed2b5d6779a3
Attachments:
DIGEST PLATFORM TYPE
sha256:217329d2af959d4f02e3a96dcbe62bf100cab1feb8006a047ddfe51a5397f7e3 https://slsa.dev/provenance/v0.2
Print build logs: docker buildx history logs g9808bwrjrlkbhdamxklx660b
```
**JSON output**
```console
$ docker buildx history inspect --format json
{
"Name": "buildx (binaries)",
"Ref": "5w7vkqfi0rf59hw4hnmn627r9",
"Context": ".",
"Dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
"VCSRepository": "https://github.com/crazy-max/buildx.git",
"VCSRevision": "f15eaa1ee324ffbbab29605600d27a84cab86361",
"Target": "binaries",
"Platform": [
"linux/amd64"
],
"KeepGitDir": true,
"StartedAt": "2025-02-07T12:01:05.75807272+01:00",
"CompletedAt": "2025-02-07T12:02:07.991778875+01:00",
"Duration": 62233706155,
"Status": "completed",
"NumCompletedSteps": 16,
"NumTotalSteps": 16,
"NumCachedSteps": 4,
"Config": {
"ImageResolveMode": "local"
},
"Materials": [
{
"URI": "pkg:docker/docker/dockerfile@1",
"Digests": [
"sha256:93bfd3b68c109427185cd78b4779fc82b484b0b7618e36d0f104d4d801e66d25"
]
},
{
"URI": "pkg:docker/golang@1.23-alpine3.21?platform=linux%2Famd64",
"Digests": [
"sha256:2c49857f2295e89b23b28386e57e018a86620a8fede5003900f2d138ba9c4037"
]
},
{
"URI": "pkg:docker/tonistiigi/xx@1.6.1?platform=linux%2Famd64",
"Digests": [
"sha256:923441d7c25f1e2eb5789f82d987693c47b8ed987c4ab3b075d6ed2b5d6779a3"
]
}
],
"Attachments": [
{
"Digest": "sha256:450fdd2e6b868fecd69e9891c2c404ba461aa38a47663b4805edeb8d2baf80b1",
"Type": "https://slsa.dev/provenance/v0.2"
}
]
}
```
**Go template output**
```console
$ docker buildx history inspect --format "{{.Name}}: {{.VCSRepository}} ({{.VCSRevision}})"
buildx (binaries): https://github.com/crazy-max/buildx.git (f15eaa1ee324ffbbab29605600d27a84cab86361)
```