---
title: "Fork a drive"
method: POST
path: "/v2/sandboxes/drives/{name}/fork"
tags: ["sandboxes"]
---

# Fork a drive

`POST /v2/sandboxes/drives/{name}/fork`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.vercel.com`
- URL: `https://api.vercel.com/v2/sandboxes/drives/{name}/fork`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Fork the provided drive into a new one with the provided name, inheriting the region and max size.

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required: Name of the source drive to fork.

## Query parameters

- `projectId` string: The project ID or name associated with the drive. Required unless using a Vercel OIDC token scoped to a project.
- `teamId` string
- `slug` string

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required: Name for the forked drive. Must be unique per project and URL-safe (alphanumeric, hyphens, underscores).

## Response `201`

- object
  - `drive` Drive, required: This object contains information related to a Vercel Sandbox Drive.
    - `createdAt` number, required: The time when the drive was created, in milliseconds since the epoch.
    - `currentSandboxName` string: Current sandbox name the drive is attached to, if any.
    - `currentSessionId` string: Current session ID the drive is attached to, if any.
    - `id` string, required: The unique drive ID.
    - `maxSizeBytes` number, required: The maximum drive size in bytes.
    - `name` string, required: The unique drive name within the project.
    - `parentDriveId` string: The ID of the source drive when this drive is a fork.
    - `projectId` string, required: The project that owns the drive.
    - `region` string, required: The region where the drive is stored.
    - `rootDriveId` string: The ID of the original drive at the root of this fork.
    - `updatedAt` number, required: The last time the drive was updated, in milliseconds since the epoch.
    - `v0` false | true: Whether this drive is managed by v0 on the customer's behalf.

## Other responses

- `400`: One of the provided values in the request body is invalid. One of the provided values in the request query is invalid.
- `401`: The request is not authorized.
- `402`: The account is missing a payment so payment method must be updated
- `403`: You do not have permission to access this resource.
- `404`
- `409`
- `410`
- `422`
- `429`
- `503`

## Changes

- **2026-10-24** `4a06e85c2848`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `422`
- **2026-10-08** `b426de1e3932`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/vercel/apis/api/changes/v2/sandboxes/drives/:name/fork/post.md)

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