diff --git a/docker/docker.go b/docker/docker.go
index dfaf9ee..87609bb 100644
--- a/docker/docker.go
+++ b/docker/docker.go
@@ -254,3 +254,10 @@ func StopDockerContainer(containerName string) error {
 
 	return shell.CombinedOutput(dockerBinary, cmdArgs)
 }
+
+// ContainerInstance simple model for a container
+type ContainerInstance struct {
+	ID     string `json:"id" binding:"required"`
+	Name   string `json:"name" binding:"required"`
+	Status string `json:"status" binding:"required"`
+}