CodeSandbox

CodeSandbox templates API

Sandbox template management

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

POST /templates Create a template #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://codesandbox.io/docs/sdk

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/codesandbox/refs/heads/main/openapi/codesandbox-templates-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/codesandbox/codesandbox-sdk

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/codesandbox/refs/heads/main/json-schema/codesandbox-sandbox-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/codesandbox/refs/heads/main/json-schema/codesandbox-vm-start-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/codesandbox/refs/heads/main/json-schema/codesandbox-preview-token-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/codesandbox/refs/heads/main/json-schema/codesandbox-meta-information-schema.json

Other Resources

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Vocabulary
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/codesandbox/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/codesandbox-vocabulary.yml
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JSONLDContext
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/codesandbox/refs/heads/main/json-ld/codesandbox-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

codesandbox-templates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: CodeSandbox meta Templates API
  version: '2023-07-01'
  description: The CodeSandbox API provides programmatic access to create, manage, and control sandboxes and virtual machines (devboxes) backed by Firecracker microVMs. Authenticated via Bearer token obtained from codesandbox.io/t/api.
  contact:
    url: https://codesandbox.io/docs/sdk
  x-source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codesandbox/codesandbox-sdk/main/openapi.json
servers:
- url: https://api.codesandbox.io
security: []
tags:
- name: templates
  description: Sandbox template management
paths:
  /templates:
    post:
      operationId: templates/create
      summary: Create a template
      description: 'Create a new template in the current workspace (creates 3 sandboxes and tags them)

        '
      tags:
      - templates
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        description: Template Create Request
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TemplateCreateRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Template Create Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TemplateCreateResponse'
      security:
      - authorization:
        - template:create
components:
  schemas:
    Response:
      title: Response
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TemplateCreateResponse:
      title: TemplateCreateResponse
      type: object
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Response'
      - type: object
        properties:
          data:
            type: object
            required:
            - tag
            - sandboxes
            properties:
              tag:
                type: string
              sandboxes:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  required:
                  - id
                  - cluster
                  properties:
                    id:
                      type: string
                    cluster:
                      type: string
    TemplateCreateRequest:
      title: TemplateCreateRequest
      type: object
      required:
      - forkOf
      properties:
        forkOf:
          type: string
          example: pt_1234567890
          description: Short ID of the sandbox to fork.
        title:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
          description: Template title. Maximum 255 characters.
        description:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
          description: Template description. Maximum 255 characters.
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          default: []
          description: Tags to set on the new sandbox.
    Error:
      title: Error
      oneOf:
      - type: string
      - type: object
        additionalProperties: true
  securitySchemes:
    authorization:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer