Delete Sandbox

Permanently delete a sandbox

DELETE /sandbox/{sandboxIdOrName}

cURL

curl -X DELETE https://api.daytona.io/sandbox/sandbox123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Daytona-Organization-ID: your-org-id"

Response

{
  "id": "sandbox123",
  "organizationId": "org456",
  "name": "my-development-sandbox",
  "snapshot": "ubuntu-4vcpu-8ram-100gb",
  "user": "daytona",
  "env": {
    "NODE_ENV": "development"
  },
  "labels": {
    "project": "my-app",
    "environment": "dev"
  },
  "public": false,
  "networkBlockAll": false,
  "target": "us-east-1",
  "cpu": 4,
  "gpu": 0,
  "memory": 8,
  "disk": 100,
  "state": "destroying",
  "desiredState": "destroyed",
  "createdAt": "2024-10-01T12:00:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-10-01T18:00:00Z",
  "runnerId": "runner789"
}

Permanently deletes a sandbox and all associated resources. This action cannot be undone.

Headers

X-Daytona-Organization-ID · string

Use with JWT to specify the organization ID

Path Parameters

sandboxIdOrName · string · required

ID or name of the sandbox to delete

Response

Returns the deleted sandbox object with the updated state.

id · string

The unique identifier of the sandbox

organizationId · string

The organization ID of the sandbox

name · string

The name of the sandbox

snapshot · string

The snapshot used for the sandbox

user · string

The user associated with the sandbox

env · object

Environment variables for the sandbox

labels · object

Labels for the sandbox

public · boolean

Whether the sandbox HTTP preview is public

networkBlockAll · boolean

Whether all network access is blocked

target · string

The target environment for the sandbox

cpu · number

The CPU quota for the sandbox

gpu · number

The GPU quota for the sandbox

memory · number

The memory quota for the sandbox in GB

disk · number

The disk quota for the sandbox in GB

state · string

The current state of the sandbox (will be destroying or destroyed)

Options: destroying, destroyed

desiredState · string

The desired state of the sandbox

createdAt · string

The creation timestamp of the sandbox

updatedAt · string

The last update timestamp of the sandbox

runnerId · string

The runner ID of the sandbox

cURL

curl -X DELETE https://api.daytona.io/sandbox/sandbox123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Daytona-Organization-ID: your-org-id"

Response

{
  "id": "sandbox123",
  "organizationId": "org456",
  "name": "my-development-sandbox",
  "snapshot": "ubuntu-4vcpu-8ram-100gb",
  "user": "daytona",
  "env": {
    "NODE_ENV": "development"
  },
  "labels": {
    "project": "my-app",
    "environment": "dev"
  },
  "public": false,
  "networkBlockAll": false,
  "target": "us-east-1",
  "cpu": 4,
  "gpu": 0,
  "memory": 8,
  "disk": 100,
  "state": "destroying",
  "desiredState": "destroyed",
  "createdAt": "2024-10-01T12:00:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-10-01T18:00:00Z",
  "runnerId": "runner789"
}

Notes

• This operation is irreversible and will permanently delete the sandbox
• All data stored in the sandbox will be lost unless backed up
• Attached volumes are not automatically deleted and must be managed separately
• The sandbox state will transition to destroying and eventually to destroyed