diff --git a/inspect.go b/inspect.go
index b4657194..8433f5b4 100644
--- a/inspect.go
+++ b/inspect.go
@@ -3,14 +3,36 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/reference"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/registry"
 	engineTypes "github.com/docker/engine-api/types"
 	containerTypes "github.com/docker/engine-api/types/container"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
+// fallbackError wraps an error that can possibly allow fallback to a different
+// endpoint.
+type fallbackError struct {
+	// err is the error being wrapped.
+	err error
+	// confirmedV2 is set to true if it was confirmed that the registry
+	// supports the v2 protocol. This is used to limit fallbacks to the v1
+	// protocol.
+	confirmedV2 bool
+}
+
+// Error renders the FallbackError as a string.
+func (f fallbackError) Error() string {
+	return f.err.Error()
+}
+
+type manifestFetcher interface {
+	Fetch(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named) (*imageInspect, error)
+}
+
 type imageInspect struct {
 	// I shouldn't need json tag here...
 	ID              string `json:"Id"`
@@ -54,6 +76,8 @@ func inspect(c *cli.Context) (*imageInspect, error) {
 	}
 
 	_ = authConfig
+	// TODO(runcom): ...
+	// both authConfig and unqualified images
 
 	return nil, nil
 }
@@ -73,6 +97,8 @@ func getData(ref reference.Named) (*imageInspect, error) {
 	// need to be run as root, really? :(
 	// just pass tlsconfig via cli?!?!?!
 	//
+	// this happens only with private registry, docker.io works out of the box
+	//
 	// TODO(runcom): do not assume docker is installed on the system!
 	// just fallback as for getAuthConfig
 	endpoints, err := registryService.LookupPullEndpoints(repoInfo)
@@ -80,7 +106,83 @@ func getData(ref reference.Named) (*imageInspect, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return nil, nil
+	var (
+		ctx                    = context.Background()
+		lastErr                error
+		discardNoSupportErrors bool
+		imgInspect             *imageInspect
+		confirmedV2            bool
+	)
+
+	for _, endpoint := range endpoints {
+		if confirmedV2 && endpoint.Version == registry.APIVersion1 {
+			logrus.Debugf("Skipping v1 endpoint %s because v2 registry was detected", endpoint.URL)
+			continue
+		}
+		logrus.Debugf("Trying to fetch image manifest of %s repository from %s %s", repoInfo.Name(), endpoint.URL, endpoint.Version)
+
+		//fetcher, err := newManifestFetcher(endpoint, repoInfo, config)
+		fetcher, err := newManifestFetcher(endpoint, repoInfo)
+		if err != nil {
+			lastErr = err
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if imgInspect, err = fetcher.Fetch(ctx, ref); err != nil {
+			// Was this fetch cancelled? If so, don't try to fall back.
+			fallback := false
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+			default:
+				if fallbackErr, ok := err.(fallbackError); ok {
+					fallback = true
+					confirmedV2 = confirmedV2 || fallbackErr.confirmedV2
+					err = fallbackErr.err
+				}
+			}
+			if fallback {
+				if _, ok := err.(registry.ErrNoSupport); !ok {
+					// Because we found an error that's not ErrNoSupport, discard all subsequent ErrNoSupport errors.
+					discardNoSupportErrors = true
+					// save the current error
+					lastErr = err
+				} else if !discardNoSupportErrors {
+					// Save the ErrNoSupport error, because it's either the first error or all encountered errors
+					// were also ErrNoSupport errors.
+					lastErr = err
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+			logrus.Debugf("Not continuing with error: %v", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		return imgInspect, nil
+	}
+
+	if lastErr == nil {
+		lastErr = fmt.Errorf("no endpoints found for %s", ref.String())
+	}
+
+	return nil, lastErr
+}
+
+func newManifestFetcher(endpoint registry.APIEndpoint, repoInfo *registry.RepositoryInfo) (manifestFetcher, error) {
+	switch endpoint.Version {
+	case registry.APIVersion2:
+		return &v2ManifestFetcher{
+			endpoint: endpoint,
+			//config:   config,
+			repoInfo: repoInfo,
+		}, nil
+		//case registry.APIVersion1:
+		//return &v1ManifestFetcher{
+		//endpoint: endpoint,
+		////config:   config,
+		//repoInfo: repoInfo,
+		//}, nil
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown version %d for registry %s", endpoint.Version, endpoint.URL)
 }
 
 func getAuthConfig(c *cli.Context, ref reference.Named) (engineTypes.AuthConfig, error) {
diff --git a/inspect_v2.go b/inspect_v2.go
index 06ab7d0f..b55c9247 100644
--- a/inspect_v2.go
+++ b/inspect_v2.go
@@ -1 +1,22 @@
 package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/docker/distribution"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/reference"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/registry"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+)
+
+type v2ManifestFetcher struct {
+	endpoint    registry.APIEndpoint
+	repoInfo    *registry.RepositoryInfo
+	repo        distribution.Repository
+	confirmedV2 bool
+}
+
+func (mf *v2ManifestFetcher) Fetch(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named) (*imageInspect, error) {
+	fmt.Println("ciaone")
+	return nil, nil
+}