# Shutdown running sandboxes (/docs/cli/shutdown-sandboxes)

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Related: [Authentication in CLI](/docs/cli/auth.md), [Connect to sandbox](/docs/cli/connect-to-sandbox.md), [Create sandbox](/docs/cli/create-sandbox.md), [Execute commands in sandbox](/docs/cli/exec-command.md), [List sandboxes](/docs/cli/list-sandboxes.md), [BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud)](/docs/byoc.md)

You can shutdown single or all running sandboxes with the E2B CLI.

## Shutdown single or multiple sandboxes [#shutdown-single-or-multiple-sandboxes]

To shutdown a single or multiple sandboxes, run the following command:

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    <CodeBlockTab value="Terminal">
      ```bash  terminal 
      e2b sandbox kill <sandbox-id1> <sandbox-id2> <sandbox-id3>
      ```
    </CodeBlockTab>
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## Shutdown all sandboxes [#shutdown-all-sandboxes]

To shutdown all running sandboxes, run the following command:

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    <CodeBlockTab value="Terminal">
      ```bash  terminal 
      e2b sandbox kill --all
      ```
    </CodeBlockTab>
  </CodeBlockTabs>
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Further, you can filter the sandboxes to be shutdown by state, metadata or both.

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    <CodeBlockTab value="Terminal">
      ```bash  terminal 
      e2b sandbox kill --all --state=running,paused
      ```
    </CodeBlockTab>
  </CodeBlockTabs>
</CodeGroup>

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  <CodeBlockTabs defaultValue="Terminal" groupId="terminal">
    <CodeBlockTabsList>
      <CodeBlockTabsTrigger value="Terminal">
        Terminal
      </CodeBlockTabsTrigger>
    </CodeBlockTabsList>

    <CodeBlockTab value="Terminal">
      ```bash  terminal 
      e2b sandbox kill --all --metadata=key=value
      ```
    </CodeBlockTab>
  </CodeBlockTabs>
</CodeGroup>

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  <CodeBlockTabs defaultValue="Terminal" groupId="terminal">
    <CodeBlockTabsList>
      <CodeBlockTabsTrigger value="Terminal">
        Terminal
      </CodeBlockTabsTrigger>
    </CodeBlockTabsList>

    <CodeBlockTab value="Terminal">
      ```bash  terminal 
      e2b sandbox kill --all --state=running,paused --metadata=key=value
      ```
    </CodeBlockTab>
  </CodeBlockTabs>
</CodeGroup>