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 # nodegistry
 Docker Registry Remote API module.
+
+## Example
+Get the manifest of an image stored on a private registry.
+```javascript
+const Registry = require('nodegistry');
+
+let registry = new Registry({
+  credentials: {
+    user: 'yourUsername',
+    pass: 'yourPassword'
+  },
+  url: 'https://repository.yourcompany.com/v2',
+});
+
+let manifest = await registry.getRepository('mariadb').getManifest('10');
+console.log(manifest._body);
+
+```