---
title: "Pause sandbox"
method: POST
path: "/sandboxes/{sandboxID}/pause"
tags: ["sandboxes"]
---

# Pause sandbox

`POST /sandboxes/{sandboxID}/pause`

Pause the sandbox

## Path parameters

- `sandboxID` string, required

## Request body

- SandboxPauseRequest
  - `memory` boolean — Whether to capture a full memory snapshot. When false, only the filesystem is persisted and resuming the sandbox cold-boots (reboots) it from disk, losing in-memory state, running processes, and open connections. Resume it with an explicit request (connect or resume); auto-resume, which can be triggered by arbitrary traffic, refuses such a sandbox. Defaults to true.

## Response `204`

The sandbox was paused successfully and can be resumed

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication error
- `404` — Not found
- `409` — Conflict
- `500` — Server error

## Changes

- **2026-07-24** `93ed246a4c10` — 2 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `AdminApiKeyAuth AND AdminTeamAuth` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `Supabase1TokenAuth AND Supabase2TeamAuth` was removed from the API
- **2026-06-25** `27c151bab195` — 1 info
  - added optional request body
- **2026-05-27** `e13ef89d456c` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `AuthProviderBearerAuth AND AuthProviderTeamAuth` was added to the API
- **2025-03-21** `ca973917d2e1` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `Supabase1TokenAuth AND Supabase2TeamAuth` was added to the API
- **2025-01-17** `7043712f7bb5` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/e2b-dev/apis/e2b-api/changes/sandboxes/:sandboxID/pause/post.md)

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