# Create snapshot (/docs/api-reference/sandboxes/create-snapshot)

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Related: [List sandboxes](/docs/api-reference/sandboxes/list-sandboxes.md), [Create sandbox](/docs/api-reference/sandboxes/create-sandbox.md), [List sandboxes (v2)](/docs/api-reference/sandboxes/list-sandboxes-v2.md), [List sandbox metrics](/docs/api-reference/sandboxes/list-sandbox-metrics.md), [Get sandbox logs](/docs/api-reference/sandboxes/get-sandbox-logs.md), [Get sandbox logs (v2)](/docs/api-reference/sandboxes/get-sandbox-logs-v2.md)

# Create snapshot

`POST /sandboxes/{sandboxID}/snapshots`

Create a persistent snapshot from the sandbox's current state. Snapshots can be used to create new sandboxes and persist beyond the original sandbox's lifetime.

## OpenAPI

```json
{
  "security": [
    {
      "ApiKeyAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "parameters": [
    {
      "name": "sandboxID",
      "in": "path",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  ],
  "requestBody": {
    "required": true,
    "content": {
      "application/json": {
        "schema": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "name": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Optional name for the snapshot template. If a snapshot template with this name already exists, a new build will be assigned to the existing template instead of creating a new one."
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "responses": {
    "201": {
      "description": "Snapshot created successfully",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "snapshotID",
              "names"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "snapshotID": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Identifier of the snapshot template including the tag. Uses namespace/alias when a name was provided (e.g. team-slug/my-snapshot:default), otherwise falls back to the raw template ID (e.g. abc123:default)."
              },
              "names": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "description": "Full names of the snapshot template including team namespace and tag (e.g. team-slug/my-snapshot:v2)"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "400": {
      "description": "Bad request",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "required": [
              "code",
              "message"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "code": {
                "type": "integer",
                "format": "int32",
                "description": "Error code"
              },
              "message": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Error"
              }
            },
            "type": "object"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "401": {
      "description": "Authentication error",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "required": [
              "code",
              "message"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "code": {
                "type": "integer",
                "format": "int32",
                "description": "Error code"
              },
              "message": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Error"
              }
            },
            "type": "object"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "404": {
      "description": "Not found",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "required": [
              "code",
              "message"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "code": {
                "type": "integer",
                "format": "int32",
                "description": "Error code"
              },
              "message": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Error"
              }
            },
            "type": "object"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "500": {
      "description": "Server error",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "required": [
              "code",
              "message"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "code": {
                "type": "integer",
                "format": "int32",
                "description": "Error code"
              },
              "message": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Error"
              }
            },
            "type": "object"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```