Start Sandbox

Start a stopped or archived sandbox

POST /sandbox/{sandboxIdOrName}/start

cURL

curl -X POST https://api.daytona.io/sandbox/sandbox123/start \
  -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": "starting",
  "desiredState": "started",
  "autoStopInterval": 60,
  "autoArchiveInterval": 10080,
  "autoDeleteInterval": -1,
  "volumes": [],
  "createdAt": "2024-10-01T12:00:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-10-01T14:30:00Z",
  "runnerId": "runner789"
}

Starts a stopped sandbox or restores an archived sandbox to a running state.

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 start

Response

Returns the updated sandbox object with the new 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

networkAllowList · string

Comma-separated list of allowed CIDR network addresses

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 starting or restoring)

Options: starting, restoring, started

desiredState · string

The desired state of the sandbox

autoStopInterval · number

Auto-stop interval in minutes

autoArchiveInterval · number

Auto-archive interval in minutes

autoDeleteInterval · number

Auto-delete interval in minutes

volumes · array

Array of volumes attached to 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 POST https://api.daytona.io/sandbox/sandbox123/start \
  -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": "starting",
  "desiredState": "started",
  "autoStopInterval": 60,
  "autoArchiveInterval": 10080,
  "autoDeleteInterval": -1,
  "volumes": [],
  "createdAt": "2024-10-01T12:00:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-10-01T14:30:00Z",
  "runnerId": "runner789"
}

Notes

• If the sandbox is in an archived state, it will be restored before starting
• The sandbox state will transition to starting and eventually to started
• Starting a sandbox that is already running will have no effect