---
title: "Grep a sandbox filesystem"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/sandboxes/{sandbox_id}/grep"
tags: ["sandboxes"]
---

# Grep a sandbox filesystem

`POST /api/v2/sandboxes/{sandbox_id}/grep`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.smith.langchain.com`
- URL: `https://api.smith.langchain.com/api/v2/sandboxes/{sandbox_id}/grep`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`
  - API key in header `X-Tenant-Id`
  - HTTP bearer

Search files under a root path for a literal text pattern (not a regex).

## Path parameters

- `sandbox_id` string, required

## Request body

- SandboxesGrepRequest
  - `glob` string
  - `limit` integer
  - `path` string
  - `pattern` string

## Response `200`

OK

- SandboxesGrepResponse
  - `matches` SandboxapiGrepMatch[]
    - `line` integer
    - `path` string
    - `text` string
  - `truncated` boolean

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `1a8ee9358d81`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/langchain-ai/apis/langsmith/changes/api/v2/sandboxes/:sandbox_id/grep/post.md)

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