# Kill a sandbox

Collection: api
Human docs: https://zei.sh/docs/api

Force-stop a stuck sandbox runtime.

POST /public/sandboxes/:sandboxId/kill
Permission: MACHINE_UPDATE.
Use kill for a runtime that does not respond to a normal stop request.
Response: The lifecycle result.

Example:

```
curl -X POST https://api.zei.sh/api/v1/public/sandboxes/:sandboxId/kill \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ZEISH_API_KEY"
```