@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ Docker client now hints potential proxies about connection hijacking using HTTP

 **New!**

 This endpoint now returns the list current execs associated with the container (`ExecIDs`).

+`POST /containers/(id)/rename`

+

+**New!**

+New endpoint to rename a container `id` to a new name.

+

 ## v1.16

 ### Full Documentation

@@ -647,27 +647,6 @@ Status Codes:

 -   **404** – no such container

 -   **500** – server error

-### Rename a container

-

-`POST /containers/(id)/rename/(new_name)`

-

-Rename the container `id` to a `new_name`

-

-**Example request**:

-

-        POST /containers/e90e34656806/rename/new_name HTTP/1.1

-

-**Example response**:

-

-        HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

-

-Status Codes:

-

--   **204** – no error

--   **404** – no such container

--   **409** - conflict name already assigned

--   **500** – server error

-

 ### Pause a container

 `POST /containers/(id)/pause`

@@ -599,6 +599,31 @@ Status Codes:

 -   **404** – no such container

 -   **500** – server error

+### Rename a container

+

+`POST /containers/(id)/rename`

+

+Rename the container `id` to a `new_name`

+

+**Example request**:

+

+        POST /containers/e90e34656806/rename?name=new_name HTTP/1.1

+

+**Example response**:

+

+        HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

+

+Query Parameters:

+

+-   **name** – new name for the container

+

+Status Codes:

+

+-   **204** – no error

+-   **404** – no such container

+-   **409** - conflict name already assigned

+-   **500** – server error

+

 ### Pause a container

 `POST /containers/(id)/pause`