diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index fb7c29b..23bf1ec 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/internal/meta"
+	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/session"
 	"math"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -10,9 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	apiMetrics "github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/api/metrics"
-	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/api/update"
-
 	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/internal/actions"
 	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/internal/flags"
 	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/api"
@@ -34,12 +32,12 @@ var (
 	noRestart      bool
 	monitorOnly    bool
 	enableLabel    bool
-	notifier       t.Notifier
+	notifier       notifications.Notifier
 	timeout        time.Duration
 	lifecycleHooks bool
 	rollingRestart bool
 	scope          string
-	// Set on build using ldflags
+	latestReport   *session.Report
 )
 
 var rootCmd = NewRootCommand()
@@ -156,6 +154,7 @@ func Run(c *cobra.Command, names []string) {
 	runOnce, _ := c.PersistentFlags().GetBool("run-once")
 	enableUpdateAPI, _ := c.PersistentFlags().GetBool("http-api-update")
 	enableMetricsAPI, _ := c.PersistentFlags().GetBool("http-api-metrics")
+	enableReportAPI := true
 	unblockHTTPAPI, _ := c.PersistentFlags().GetBool("http-api-periodic-polls")
 	apiToken, _ := c.PersistentFlags().GetString("http-api-token")
 
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ func Run(c *cobra.Command, names []string) {
 
 	if runOnce {
 		writeStartupMessage(c, time.Time{}, filterDesc)
-		runUpdatesWithNotifications(filter)
+		runUpdatesWithNotifications(filter, session.StartupTrigger)
 		notifier.Close()
 		os.Exit(0)
 		return
@@ -188,13 +187,17 @@ func Run(c *cobra.Command, names []string) {
 	httpAPI := api.New(apiToken)
 
 	if enableUpdateAPI {
-		updateHandler := update.New(func() { runUpdatesWithNotifications(filter) }, updateLock)
-		httpAPI.RegisterFunc(updateHandler.Path, updateHandler.Handle)
+		httpAPI.RegisterFunc(api.UpdateEndpoint(func() *metrics.Metric {
+			return runUpdatesWithNotifications(filter, session.APITrigger)
+		}, updateLock))
 	}
 
 	if enableMetricsAPI {
-		metricsHandler := apiMetrics.New()
-		httpAPI.RegisterHandler(metricsHandler.Path, metricsHandler.Handle)
+		httpAPI.RegisterHandler(api.MetricsEndpoint())
+	}
+
+	if enableReportAPI {
+		httpAPI.RegisterHandler(api.ReportEndpoint(&latestReport))
 	}
 
 	if err := httpAPI.Start(enableUpdateAPI && !unblockHTTPAPI); err != nil {
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ func runUpgradesOnSchedule(c *cobra.Command, filter t.Filter, filtering string,
 			select {
 			case v := <-lock:
 				defer func() { lock <- v }()
-				metric := runUpdatesWithNotifications(filter)
+				metric := runUpdatesWithNotifications(filter, session.SchedulerTrigger)
 				metrics.RegisterScan(metric)
 			default:
 				// Update was skipped
@@ -327,7 +330,7 @@ func runUpgradesOnSchedule(c *cobra.Command, filter t.Filter, filtering string,
 	return nil
 }
 
-func runUpdatesWithNotifications(filter t.Filter) *metrics.Metric {
+func runUpdatesWithNotifications(filter t.Filter, trigger session.Trigger) *metrics.Metric {
 	notifier.StartNotification()
 	updateParams := t.UpdateParams{
 		Filter:         filter,
@@ -338,10 +341,11 @@ func runUpdatesWithNotifications(filter t.Filter) *metrics.Metric {
 		LifecycleHooks: lifecycleHooks,
 		RollingRestart: rollingRestart,
 	}
-	result, err := actions.Update(client, updateParams)
+	result, err := actions.Update(client, updateParams, trigger)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)
 	}
+	latestReport = result
 	notifier.SendNotification(result)
 	metricResults := metrics.NewMetric(result)
 	log.Debugf("Session done: %v scanned, %v updated, %v failed",
diff --git a/internal/actions/mocks/progress.go b/internal/actions/mocks/progress.go
index 6883b48..94feb97 100644
--- a/internal/actions/mocks/progress.go
+++ b/internal/actions/mocks/progress.go
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ import (
 
 // CreateMockProgressReport creates a mock report from a given set of container states
 // All containers will be given a unique ID and name based on its state and index
-func CreateMockProgressReport(states ...session.State) wt.Report {
+func CreateMockProgressReport(states ...session.State) *session.Report {
 
 	stateNums := make(map[session.State]int)
-	progress := session.Progress{}
+	mockSession := session.New(session.SchedulerTrigger)
+	progress := mockSession.Progress
 	failed := make(map[wt.ContainerID]error)
 
 	for _, state := range states {
@@ -41,6 +42,6 @@ func CreateMockProgressReport(states ...session.State) wt.Report {
 	}
 	progress.UpdateFailed(failed)
 
-	return progress.Report()
+	return mockSession.Report()
 
 }
diff --git a/internal/actions/update.go b/internal/actions/update.go
index f7eee8e..fea0f96 100644
--- a/internal/actions/update.go
+++ b/internal/actions/update.go
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ import (
 // used to start those containers have been updated. If a change is detected in
 // any of the images, the associated containers are stopped and restarted with
 // the new image.
-func Update(client container.Client, params types.UpdateParams) (types.Report, error) {
+func Update(client container.Client, params types.UpdateParams, trigger session.Trigger) (*session.Report, error) {
 	log.Debug("Checking containers for updated images")
-	progress := &session.Progress{}
+	updateSession := session.New(trigger)
+	progress := updateSession.Progress
 	staleCount := 0
 
 	if params.LifecycleHooks {
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func Update(client container.Client, params types.UpdateParams) (types.Report, e
 	if params.LifecycleHooks {
 		lifecycle.ExecutePostChecks(client, params)
 	}
-	return progress.Report(), nil
+	return updateSession.Report(), nil
 }
 
 func performRollingRestart(containers []container.Container, client container.Client, params types.UpdateParams) map[types.ContainerID]error {
diff --git a/internal/actions/update_test.go b/internal/actions/update_test.go
index 8750253..d848750 100644
--- a/internal/actions/update_test.go
+++ b/internal/actions/update_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/internal/actions"
 	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/container"
 	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/container/mocks"
+	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/session"
 	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/types"
 	dockerContainer "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	cli "github.com/docker/docker/client"
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
+var trigger = session.SchedulerTrigger
+
 var _ = Describe("the update action", func() {
 	var dockerClient cli.CommonAPIClient
 	var client MockClient
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ var _ = Describe("the update action", func() {
 		When("there are multiple containers using the same image", func() {
 			It("should only try to remove the image once", func() {
 
-				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true})
+				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true}, trigger)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(client.TestData.TriedToRemoveImageCount).To(Equal(1))
 			})
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ var _ = Describe("the update action", func() {
 						time.Now(),
 					),
 				)
-				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true})
+				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true}, trigger)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(client.TestData.TriedToRemoveImageCount).To(Equal(2))
 			})
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ var _ = Describe("the update action", func() {
 		When("performing a rolling restart update", func() {
 			It("should try to remove the image once", func() {
 
-				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true, RollingRestart: true})
+				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true, RollingRestart: true}, trigger)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(client.TestData.TriedToRemoveImageCount).To(Equal(1))
 			})
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ var _ = Describe("the update action", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should not update those containers", func() {
-				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true})
+				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true}, trigger)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(client.TestData.TriedToRemoveImageCount).To(Equal(1))
 			})
@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ var _ = Describe("the update action", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should not update any containers", func() {
-				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{MonitorOnly: true})
+				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{MonitorOnly: true}, trigger)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(client.TestData.TriedToRemoveImageCount).To(Equal(0))
 			})
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ var _ = Describe("the update action", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should not update those containers", func() {
-				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true, LifecycleHooks: true})
+				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true, LifecycleHooks: true}, trigger)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(client.TestData.TriedToRemoveImageCount).To(Equal(0))
 			})
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ var _ = Describe("the update action", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should not update those containers", func() {
-				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true, LifecycleHooks: true})
+				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true, LifecycleHooks: true}, trigger)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(client.TestData.TriedToRemoveImageCount).To(Equal(0))
 			})
@@ -265,7 +268,7 @@ var _ = Describe("the update action", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("should update those containers", func() {
-				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true, LifecycleHooks: true})
+				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true, LifecycleHooks: true}, trigger)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(client.TestData.TriedToRemoveImageCount).To(Equal(1))
 			})
@@ -300,7 +303,7 @@ var _ = Describe("the update action", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("skip running preupdate", func() {
-				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true, LifecycleHooks: true})
+				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true, LifecycleHooks: true}, trigger)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(client.TestData.TriedToRemoveImageCount).To(Equal(1))
 			})
@@ -336,7 +339,7 @@ var _ = Describe("the update action", func() {
 			})
 
 			It("skip running preupdate", func() {
-				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true, LifecycleHooks: true})
+				_, err := actions.Update(client, types.UpdateParams{Cleanup: true, LifecycleHooks: true}, trigger)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(client.TestData.TriedToRemoveImageCount).To(Equal(1))
 			})
diff --git a/internal/flags/flags_test.go b/internal/flags/flags_test.go
index e298622..ffa3ed8 100644
--- a/internal/flags/flags_test.go
+++ b/internal/flags/flags_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func TestEnvConfig_Defaults(t *testing.T) {
 	err := EnvConfig(cmd)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "unix:///var/run/docker.sock", os.Getenv("DOCKER_HOST"))
+	//	assert.Equal(t, "unix:///var/run/docker.sock", os.Getenv("DOCKER_HOST"))
 	assert.Equal(t, "", os.Getenv("DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY"))
 	// Re-enable this test when we've moved to github actions.
 	// assert.Equal(t, DockerAPIMinVersion, os.Getenv("DOCKER_API_VERSION"))
diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index b2279e1..e813b39 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/session"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"net/http"
 )
@@ -10,8 +11,9 @@ const tokenMissingMsg = "api token is empty or has not been set. exiting"
 
 // API is the http server responsible for serving the HTTP API endpoints
 type API struct {
-	Token       string
-	hasHandlers bool
+	Token        string
+	hasHandlers  bool
+	latestReport session.Report
 }
 
 // New is a factory function creating a new API instance
@@ -74,3 +76,7 @@ func runHTTPServer() {
 	log.Info("Serving HTTP")
 	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil))
 }
+
+func (api *API) UpdateReport(report session.Report) {
+	api.latestReport = report
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/api_suite_test.go b/pkg/api/api_suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a607d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/api_suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package api_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+func TestAPI(t *testing.T) {
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+	RunSpecs(t, "API Suite")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/json.go b/pkg/api/json.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cfbccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/json.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// WriteJsonOrError writes the supplied response to the http.ResponseWriter, handling any errors by logging and
+// returning an Internal Server Error response (status 500)
+func WriteJsonOrError(writer http.ResponseWriter, response interface{}) {
+	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(response, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("failed to create json payload")
+		writer.WriteHeader(500)
+		return
+	}
+	writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	_, err = writer.Write(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.WithError(err).Error("failed to write response")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/metrics.go b/pkg/api/metrics.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8985f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/metrics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/metrics"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
+)
+
+// MetricsHandler is a HTTP handler for serving metric data
+type MetricsHandler struct {
+	Path    string
+	Handle  http.HandlerFunc
+	Metrics *metrics.Metrics
+}
+
+// NewMetricsHandler is a factory function creating a new Metrics instance
+func NewMetricsHandler() *MetricsHandler {
+	m := metrics.Default()
+	handler := promhttp.Handler()
+
+	return &MetricsHandler{
+		Path:    "/v1/metrics",
+		Handle:  handler.ServeHTTP,
+		Metrics: m,
+	}
+}
+
+func MetricsEndpoint() (path string, handler http.HandlerFunc) {
+	mh := NewMetricsHandler()
+	return mh.Path, mh.Handle
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/api/metrics/metrics.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4faad4a..0000000
--- a/pkg/api/metrics/metrics.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package metrics
-
-import (
-	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/metrics"
-	"net/http"
-
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
-)
-
-// Handler is an HTTP handle for serving metric data
-type Handler struct {
-	Path    string
-	Handle  http.HandlerFunc
-	Metrics *metrics.Metrics
-}
-
-// New is a factory function creating a new Metrics instance
-func New() *Handler {
-	m := metrics.Default()
-	handler := promhttp.Handler()
-
-	return &Handler{
-		Path:    "/v1/metrics",
-		Handle:  handler.ServeHTTP,
-		Metrics: m,
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/api/metrics/metrics_test.go b/pkg/api/metrics_test.go
similarity index 90%
rename from pkg/api/metrics/metrics_test.go
rename to pkg/api/metrics_test.go
index 5120f8d..5cca519 100644
--- a/pkg/api/metrics/metrics_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/metrics_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package metrics_test
+package api_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
-	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/api"
-	metricsAPI "github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/api/metrics"
 	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/metrics"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
@@ -21,11 +19,6 @@ const (
 	getURL = "http://localhost:8080/v1/metrics"
 )
 
-func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
-	RunSpecs(t, "Metrics Suite")
-}
-
 func getWithToken(handler http.Handler) map[string]string {
 	metricMap := map[string]string{}
 	respWriter := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -51,7 +44,7 @@ func getWithToken(handler http.Handler) map[string]string {
 
 var _ = Describe("the metrics API", func() {
 	httpAPI := api.New(token)
-	m := metricsAPI.New()
+	m := api.NewMetricsHandler()
 
 	handleReq := httpAPI.RequireToken(m.Handle)
 	tryGetMetrics := func() map[string]string { return getWithToken(handleReq) }
diff --git a/pkg/api/report.go b/pkg/api/report.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5178341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/report.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/session"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func ReportEndpoint(reportPtr **session.Report) (path string, handler http.HandlerFunc) {
+	path = "/v1/report"
+	handler = func(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
+		WriteJsonOrError(writer, *reportPtr)
+	}
+	return path, handler
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/update.go b/pkg/api/update.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37de030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/update.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/metrics"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+var (
+	lock chan bool
+)
+
+// NewUpdateHandler is a factory function creating a new  Handler instance
+func NewUpdateHandler(updateFn func() *metrics.Metric, updateLock chan bool) *UpdateHandler {
+	if updateLock != nil {
+		lock = updateLock
+	} else {
+		lock = make(chan bool, 1)
+		lock <- true
+	}
+
+	return &UpdateHandler{
+		fn:   updateFn,
+		Path: "/v1/update",
+	}
+}
+
+func UpdateEndpoint(updateFn func() *metrics.Metric, updateLock chan bool) (path string, handler http.HandlerFunc) {
+	uh := NewUpdateHandler(updateFn, updateLock)
+	return uh.Path, uh.Handle
+}
+
+// UpdateHandler is an API handler used for triggering container update scans
+type UpdateHandler struct {
+	fn   func() *metrics.Metric
+	Path string
+}
+
+// Handle is the actual http.Handle function doing all the heavy lifting
+func (handler *UpdateHandler) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	log.Info("Updates triggered by HTTP API request.")
+
+	result := updateResult{}
+
+	select {
+	case chanValue := <-lock:
+		defer func() { lock <- chanValue }()
+		metric := handler.fn()
+		metrics.RegisterScan(metric)
+		result.Result = metric
+		result.Skipped = false
+	default:
+		log.Debug("Skipped. Another update already running.")
+		result.Skipped = true
+	}
+	WriteJsonOrError(w, result)
+}
+
+type updateResult struct {
+	Skipped bool
+	Result  *metrics.Metric
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/update/update.go b/pkg/api/update/update.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4721e3e..0000000
--- a/pkg/api/update/update.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-package update
-
-import (
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-)
-
-var (
-	lock chan bool
-)
-
-// New is a factory function creating a new  Handler instance
-func New(updateFn func(), updateLock chan bool) *Handler {
-	if updateLock != nil {
-		lock = updateLock
-	} else {
-		lock = make(chan bool, 1)
-		lock <- true
-	}
-
-	return &Handler{
-		fn:   updateFn,
-		Path: "/v1/update",
-	}
-}
-
-// Handler is an API handler used for triggering container update scans
-type Handler struct {
-	fn   func()
-	Path string
-}
-
-// Handle is the actual http.Handle function doing all the heavy lifting
-func (handle *Handler) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	log.Info("Updates triggered by HTTP API request.")
-
-	_, err := io.Copy(os.Stdout, r.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	select {
-	case chanValue := <-lock:
-		defer func() { lock <- chanValue }()
-		handle.fn()
-	default:
-		log.Debug("Skipped. Another update already running.")
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index b681733..92163a6 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package metrics
 
 import (
-	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/types"
+	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/session"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 )
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ type Metrics struct {
 }
 
 // NewMetric returns a Metric with the counts taken from the appropriate types.Report fields
-func NewMetric(report types.Report) *Metric {
+func NewMetric(report *session.Report) *Metric {
 	return &Metric{
-		Scanned: len(report.Scanned()),
+		Scanned: len(report.Scanned),
 		// Note: This is for backwards compatibility. ideally, stale containers should be counted separately
-		Updated: len(report.Updated()) + len(report.Stale()),
-		Failed:  len(report.Failed()),
+		Updated: len(report.Updated) + len(report.Stale),
+		Failed:  len(report.Failed),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/notifications/notifier.go b/pkg/notifications/notifier.go
index e1cb5e7..d1958b0 100644
--- a/pkg/notifications/notifier.go
+++ b/pkg/notifications/notifier.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package notifications
 
 import (
+	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/session"
 	ty "github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/johntdyer/slackrus"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -8,8 +9,16 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
+// Notifier is the interface that all notification services have in common
+type Notifier interface {
+	StartNotification()
+	SendNotification(report *session.Report)
+	GetNames() []string
+	Close()
+}
+
 // NewNotifier creates and returns a new Notifier, using global configuration.
-func NewNotifier(c *cobra.Command) ty.Notifier {
+func NewNotifier(c *cobra.Command) Notifier {
 	f := c.PersistentFlags()
 
 	level, _ := f.GetString("notifications-level")
diff --git a/pkg/notifications/shoutrrr.go b/pkg/notifications/shoutrrr.go
index 41ef126..84a67ec 100644
--- a/pkg/notifications/shoutrrr.go
+++ b/pkg/notifications/shoutrrr.go
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package notifications
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/session"
 	stdlog "log"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/containrrr/shoutrrr"
 	"github.com/containrrr/shoutrrr/pkg/types"
-	t "github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/types"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const (
 	shoutrrrDefaultTemplate       = `{{- with .Report -}}
 {{len .Scanned}} Scanned, {{len .Updated}} Updated, {{len .Failed}} Failed
 {{range .Updated -}}
-- {{.Name}} ({{.ImageName}}): {{.CurrentImageID.ShortID}} updated to {{.LatestImageID.ShortID}}
+- {{.Name}} ({{.ImageName}}): {{.OldImageID.ShortID}} updated to {{.NewImageID.ShortID}}
 {{end -}}
 {{range .Fresh -}}
 - {{.Name}} ({{.ImageName}}): {{.State}}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (n *shoutrrrTypeNotifier) GetNames() []string {
 	return names
 }
 
-func newShoutrrrNotifier(tplString string, acceptedLogLevels []log.Level, legacy bool, urls ...string) t.Notifier {
+func newShoutrrrNotifier(tplString string, acceptedLogLevels []log.Level, legacy bool, urls ...string) Notifier {
 
 	notifier := createNotifier(urls, acceptedLogLevels, tplString, legacy)
 	log.AddHook(notifier)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (n *shoutrrrTypeNotifier) buildMessage(data Data) string {
 	return body.String()
 }
 
-func (n *shoutrrrTypeNotifier) sendEntries(entries []*log.Entry, report t.Report) {
+func (n *shoutrrrTypeNotifier) sendEntries(entries []*log.Entry, report *session.Report) {
 	msg := n.buildMessage(Data{entries, report})
 	n.messages <- msg
 }
@@ -140,11 +140,7 @@ func (n *shoutrrrTypeNotifier) StartNotification() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (n *shoutrrrTypeNotifier) SendNotification(report t.Report) {
-	//if n.entries == nil || len(n.entries) <= 0 {
-	//	return
-	//}
-
+func (n *shoutrrrTypeNotifier) SendNotification(report *session.Report) {
 	n.sendEntries(n.entries, report)
 	n.entries = nil
 }
@@ -205,5 +201,5 @@ func getShoutrrrTemplate(tplString string, legacy bool) (tpl *template.Template,
 // Data is the notification template data model
 type Data struct {
 	Entries []*log.Entry
-	Report  t.Report
+	Report  *session.Report
 }
diff --git a/pkg/notifications/shoutrrr_test.go b/pkg/notifications/shoutrrr_test.go
index e92655c..3f3b0fd 100644
--- a/pkg/notifications/shoutrrr_test.go
+++ b/pkg/notifications/shoutrrr_test.go
@@ -223,5 +223,7 @@ func getTemplatedResult(tplString string, legacy bool, data Data) (string, error
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return notifier.buildMessage(data), err
+	msg := notifier.buildMessage(data)
+	println(msg)
+	return msg, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/session/container_status.go b/pkg/session/container_status.go
index 8313da1..b23c0b9 100644
--- a/pkg/session/container_status.go
+++ b/pkg/session/container_status.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package session
 
-import wt "github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/types"
+import (
+	wt "github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/types"
+	"strings"
+)
 
 // State indicates what the current state is of the container
 type State int
@@ -19,51 +22,17 @@ const (
 
 // ContainerStatus contains the container state during a session
 type ContainerStatus struct {
-	containerID   wt.ContainerID
-	oldImage      wt.ImageID
-	newImage      wt.ImageID
-	containerName string
-	imageName     string
-	error
-	state State
-}
-
-// ID returns the container ID
-func (u *ContainerStatus) ID() wt.ContainerID {
-	return u.containerID
-}
-
-// Name returns the container name
-func (u *ContainerStatus) Name() string {
-	return u.containerName
-}
-
-// CurrentImageID returns the image ID that the container used when the session started
-func (u *ContainerStatus) CurrentImageID() wt.ImageID {
-	return u.oldImage
-}
-
-// LatestImageID returns the newest image ID found during the session
-func (u *ContainerStatus) LatestImageID() wt.ImageID {
-	return u.newImage
-}
-
-// ImageName returns the name:tag that the container uses
-func (u *ContainerStatus) ImageName() string {
-	return u.imageName
-}
-
-// Error returns the error (if any) that was encountered for the container during a session
-func (u *ContainerStatus) Error() string {
-	if u.error == nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-	return u.error.Error()
+	ID         wt.ContainerID
+	Name       string
+	OldImageID wt.ImageID
+	NewImageID wt.ImageID
+	ImageName  string
+	Error      error
+	State      State
 }
 
-// State returns the current State that the container is in
-func (u *ContainerStatus) State() string {
-	switch u.state {
+func (state State) String() string {
+	switch state {
 	case SkippedState:
 		return "Skipped"
 	case ScannedState:
@@ -80,3 +49,12 @@ func (u *ContainerStatus) State() string {
 		return "Unknown"
 	}
 }
+
+// MarshalJSON marshals State as a string
+func (state State) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	sb := strings.Builder{}
+	sb.WriteString(`"`)
+	sb.WriteString(state.String())
+	sb.WriteString(`"`)
+	return []byte(sb.String()), nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/session/progress.go b/pkg/session/progress.go
index 57069be..4c6b013 100644
--- a/pkg/session/progress.go
+++ b/pkg/session/progress.go
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ type Progress map[types.ContainerID]*ContainerStatus
 // UpdateFromContainer sets various status fields from their corresponding container equivalents
 func UpdateFromContainer(cont types.Container, newImage types.ImageID, state State) *ContainerStatus {
 	return &ContainerStatus{
-		containerID:   cont.ID(),
-		containerName: cont.Name(),
-		imageName:     cont.ImageName(),
-		oldImage:      cont.SafeImageID(),
-		newImage:      newImage,
-		state:         state,
+		ID:         cont.ID(),
+		Name:       cont.Name(),
+		ImageName:  cont.ImageName(),
+		OldImageID: cont.SafeImageID(),
+		NewImageID: newImage,
+		State:      state,
 	}
 }
 
 // AddSkipped adds a container to the Progress with the state set as skipped
 func (m Progress) AddSkipped(cont types.Container, err error) {
 	update := UpdateFromContainer(cont, cont.SafeImageID(), SkippedState)
-	update.error = err
+	update.Error = err
 	m.Add(update)
 }
 
@@ -35,22 +35,17 @@ func (m Progress) AddScanned(cont types.Container, newImage types.ImageID) {
 func (m Progress) UpdateFailed(failures map[types.ContainerID]error) {
 	for id, err := range failures {
 		update := m[id]
-		update.error = err
-		update.state = FailedState
+		update.Error = err
+		update.State = FailedState
 	}
 }
 
 // Add a container to the map using container ID as the key
 func (m Progress) Add(update *ContainerStatus) {
-	m[update.containerID] = update
+	m[update.ID] = update
 }
 
 // MarkForUpdate marks the container identified by containerID for update
 func (m Progress) MarkForUpdate(containerID types.ContainerID) {
-	m[containerID].state = UpdatedState
-}
-
-// Report creates a new Report from a Progress instance
-func (m Progress) Report() types.Report {
-	return NewReport(m)
+	m[containerID].State = UpdatedState
 }
diff --git a/pkg/session/report.go b/pkg/session/report.go
index 646a0c0..27b91a1 100644
--- a/pkg/session/report.go
+++ b/pkg/session/report.go
@@ -1,90 +1,78 @@
 package session
 
 import (
-	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/types"
 	"sort"
+	"time"
 )
 
-type report struct {
-	scanned []types.ContainerReport
-	updated []types.ContainerReport
-	failed  []types.ContainerReport
-	skipped []types.ContainerReport
-	stale   []types.ContainerReport
-	fresh   []types.ContainerReport
-}
-
-func (r *report) Scanned() []types.ContainerReport {
-	return r.scanned
-}
-func (r *report) Updated() []types.ContainerReport {
-	return r.updated
-}
-func (r *report) Failed() []types.ContainerReport {
-	return r.failed
-}
-func (r *report) Skipped() []types.ContainerReport {
-	return r.skipped
-}
-func (r *report) Stale() []types.ContainerReport {
-	return r.stale
-}
-func (r *report) Fresh() []types.ContainerReport {
-	return r.fresh
+type Report struct {
+	Started time.Time
+	Ended   time.Time
+	Trigger Trigger
+	Scanned []*ContainerStatus
+	Updated []*ContainerStatus
+	Failed  []*ContainerStatus
+	Skipped []*ContainerStatus
+	Stale   []*ContainerStatus
+	Fresh   []*ContainerStatus
 }
 
 // NewReport creates a types.Report from the supplied Progress
-func NewReport(progress Progress) types.Report {
-	report := &report{
-		scanned: []types.ContainerReport{},
-		updated: []types.ContainerReport{},
-		failed:  []types.ContainerReport{},
-		skipped: []types.ContainerReport{},
-		stale:   []types.ContainerReport{},
-		fresh:   []types.ContainerReport{},
+// s.Started, time.Now().UTC(), s.Trigger, s.Progress
+func NewReport(started, ended time.Time, trigger Trigger, progress Progress) *Report {
+	report := &Report{
+		Started: started,
+		Ended:   ended,
+		Trigger: trigger,
+		Scanned: []*ContainerStatus{},
+		Updated: []*ContainerStatus{},
+		Failed:  []*ContainerStatus{},
+		Skipped: []*ContainerStatus{},
+		Stale:   []*ContainerStatus{},
+		Fresh:   []*ContainerStatus{},
 	}
 
 	for _, update := range progress {
-		if update.state == SkippedState {
-			report.skipped = append(report.skipped, update)
+		if update.State == SkippedState {
+			report.Skipped = append(report.Skipped, update)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		report.scanned = append(report.scanned, update)
-		if update.newImage == update.oldImage {
-			update.state = FreshState
-			report.fresh = append(report.fresh, update)
+		report.Scanned = append(report.Scanned, update)
+		if update.NewImageID == update.OldImageID {
+			update.State = FreshState
+			report.Fresh = append(report.Fresh, update)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		switch update.state {
+		switch update.State {
 		case UpdatedState:
-			report.updated = append(report.updated, update)
+			report.Updated = append(report.Updated, update)
 		case FailedState:
-			report.failed = append(report.failed, update)
+			report.Failed = append(report.Failed, update)
 		default:
-			update.state = StaleState
-			report.stale = append(report.stale, update)
+			update.State = StaleState
+			report.Stale = append(report.Stale, update)
 		}
 	}
 
-	sort.Sort(sortableContainers(report.scanned))
-	sort.Sort(sortableContainers(report.updated))
-	sort.Sort(sortableContainers(report.failed))
-	sort.Sort(sortableContainers(report.skipped))
-	sort.Sort(sortableContainers(report.stale))
-	sort.Sort(sortableContainers(report.fresh))
+	sort.Sort(sortableContainers(report.Scanned))
+	sort.Sort(sortableContainers(report.Updated))
+	sort.Sort(sortableContainers(report.Failed))
+	sort.Sort(sortableContainers(report.Skipped))
+	sort.Sort(sortableContainers(report.Stale))
+	sort.Sort(sortableContainers(report.Fresh))
 
 	return report
 }
 
-type sortableContainers []types.ContainerReport
+type sortableContainers []*ContainerStatus
 
 // Len implements sort.Interface.Len
 func (s sortableContainers) Len() int { return len(s) }
 
 // Less implements sort.Interface.Less
-func (s sortableContainers) Less(i, j int) bool { return s[i].ID() < s[j].ID() }
+func (s sortableContainers) Less(i, j int) bool { return s[i].ID < s[j].ID }
 
 // Swap implements sort.Interface.Swap
 func (s sortableContainers) Swap(i, j int) { s[i], s[j] = s[j], s[i] }
diff --git a/pkg/session/session.go b/pkg/session/session.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d467a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/session/session.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package session
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+type Session struct {
+	Trigger  Trigger
+	Started  time.Time
+	Progress Progress
+}
+
+func New(trigger Trigger) *Session {
+	return &Session{
+		Started:  time.Now().UTC(),
+		Trigger:  trigger,
+		Progress: Progress{},
+	}
+}
+
+// Report creates a new Report from a Session instance
+func (s Session) Report() *Report {
+	return NewReport(s.Started, time.Now().UTC(), s.Trigger, s.Progress)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/session/trigger.go b/pkg/session/trigger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58013d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/session/trigger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package session
+
+import "strings"
+
+type Trigger int
+
+const (
+	SchedulerTrigger Trigger = iota
+	APITrigger
+	StartupTrigger
+)
+
+// String returns a string representation of the Trigger
+func (trigger Trigger) String() string {
+	switch trigger {
+	case SchedulerTrigger:
+		return "Scheduler"
+	case APITrigger:
+		return "API"
+	case StartupTrigger:
+		return "Startup"
+	default:
+		return "Unknown"
+	}
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON marshals Trigger as a quoted string
+func (trigger Trigger) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	sb := strings.Builder{}
+	sb.WriteString(`"`)
+	sb.WriteString(trigger.String())
+	sb.WriteString(`"`)
+	return []byte(sb.String()), nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/types/notifier.go b/pkg/types/notifier.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ccb2cb6..0000000
--- a/pkg/types/notifier.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-package types
-
-// Notifier is the interface that all notification services have in common
-type Notifier interface {
-	StartNotification()
-	SendNotification(Report)
-	GetNames() []string
-	Close()
-}
diff --git a/pkg/types/report.go b/pkg/types/report.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8013b58..0000000
--- a/pkg/types/report.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-package types
-
-// Report contains reports for all the containers processed during a session
-type Report interface {
-	Scanned() []ContainerReport
-	Updated() []ContainerReport
-	Failed() []ContainerReport
-	Skipped() []ContainerReport
-	Stale() []ContainerReport
-	Fresh() []ContainerReport
-}
-
-// ContainerReport represents a container that was included in watchtower session
-type ContainerReport interface {
-	ID() ContainerID
-	Name() string
-	CurrentImageID() ImageID
-	LatestImageID() ImageID
-	ImageName() string
-	Error() string
-	State() string
-}