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# iai images push

Push an image for a project

## Synopsis

Create a Docker image tarball and push it to the deployment images endpoint for a specific project.

Pushing to a tag that already exists upstream replaces the previous image: the old bytes are unrecoverable and nothing records that the code changed. The push is refused when the tag already exists — prefer a fresh tag (or the git SHA), or pass --force when replacing is intended. The check fails open when the existing tags cannot be listed.

```
iai images push [image_name] [flags]
```

## Examples

```
  iai images push my-service --tag 1.2.3
  iai images push my-service --tag 1.2.3 --force
  iai images push my-service --tag 1.2.3 --organization my-org --project my-project
```

## Options

```
      --force                 Push even when the tag already exists upstream, replacing the previous image (unrecoverable)
  -h, --help                  help for push
  -o, --organization string   Organization name that owns the project
  -p, --project string        Project name the image belongs to
  -t, --tag string            Tag for the image in the fixed registry (e.g. 1.2.3)
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --api-key string               API key for authentication
      --cfg-file string              Path to YAML config file with organization, project, and optional service definitions
      --deployment-hostname string   Hostname for the deployment API (default "https://deployment.interactive.ai")
      --hostname string              Hostname for the API (default "https://app.interactive.ai")
```

## SEE ALSO

* [iai images](/cli/iai_images.md) - Manage container images


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