---
search:
  tags:
    - sandboxes
    - POST
seo:
  description: >-
    A sandbox that is still being created, resumed or forked (on its way to…
    Reference for the POST /v1/sandboxes/{sandbox}/stop endpoint in the pols.so
    API.
sidebar:
  label: Stop a sandbox (snapshot, then free; stopped time is not metered)
  badge: POST
title: Stop a sandbox (snapshot, then free; stopped time is not metered)
type: openapi-operation
---
A sandbox that is still being created, resumed or forked (on its way
to `running`) may be stopped too; it is powered off at once. Returns
409 if the sandbox is deleted, being deleted or failed.

`POST /v1/sandboxes/{sandbox}/stop`