Enable or disable on-demand scanning

The On-Demand Scanning API lets you to scan images stored locally on your computer, in Container Registry, or in Artifact Registry.

Note: Container Registry is deprecated and scheduled for shutdown. Organizations that haven't used Container Registry prior to January 8, 2024 have new gcr.io repositories hosted on Artifact Registry by default. After May 15, 2024, Google Cloud projects without previous usage of Container Registry will only support hosting and managing images for the gcr.io domain in Artifact Registry.

Container Registry is scheduled for shutdown on March 18, 2025. For details on the deprecation, see Container Registry deprecation.

See the Pricing page for pricing information.

Enable the On-Demand Scanning API

Disable the On-Demand Scanning API

To disable the On-Demand Scanning API follow the instructions to disable services.

What's next

• Get started with On-Demand Scanning API.
• Understand container scanning concepts.