---
title: "Pause a sandbox (cloud sandboxes only)"
method: POST
path: "/api/sandboxes/{id}/pause"
tags: ["Sandboxes"]
---

# Pause a sandbox (cloud sandboxes only)

`POST /api/sandboxes/{id}/pause`

Initiates pause transition; returns {"status":"pausing"}. Final state lands asynchronously.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- SandboxLifecycleStatusResponse
  - `status` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — local sandbox cannot be paused
- `403` — not a member
- `404` — sandbox not found
- `409` — invalid state for pause
- `500` — internal error

## Changes

> 20 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2026-05-22** `17868243176e` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-05-22** `1ba39f384b63` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/agentserver/apis/agentserver-api/changes/api/sandboxes/:id/pause/post.md)

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